Hearing Beethoven

“[The book] deepens readers’ knowledge of Beethoven’s artistic life while broadening their understanding of hearing and loss. Highly recommended.” — Library Journal We’re all familiar with the image of a scowling Beethoven, struggling to overcome his rapidly progressing deafness. That Beethoven continued to play and compose for more than a decade after he lost his hearing is often seen as an act of superhuman heroism. But the truth is that Beethoven’s response to his deafness was entirely human.