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Beethoven's Immortal Beloved, Part 1
Episode 241

Beethoven's Immortal Beloved, Part 1

Noble Blood

July 15, 202530m 24s

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Show Notes

After Beethoven died, his secretary published an effusively romantic letter the composer had written to someone identified only as his "Immortal Beloved." Beethoven had a type -- namely: noble, and unavailable. But the true identity of the letter's intended recepient has mystified music historians.

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Noble BloodDana SchwartzAaron MahnkeLoreUnobscuredCabinet of CuriositiesBeethovenmusic historyclassical music