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Jan 2022
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Pourquoi Beethoven ne disait jamais non,...

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C’est l’un sinon LE drame de Ludwig Van Beethoven, être devenu sourd. Malgré ce handicap cruel, le compositeur et pianiste Allemand, improvisateur de génie, un des plus grands musiciens de tous les temps, a continué de composer des œuvres majeures. Mention spéciale à sa dernière symphonie, la 9ème. Chef d'œuvre monumental, absolue, considéré comme l'une des plus importantes symphonies et œuvres musicales de tous les temps. Une symphonie que Beethoven n’a pourtant jamais entendu…  



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