Beethoven’s true ‘intimidating’ face has been revealed through scientific reconstruction almost 200 years after his death.

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Once the research team established Beethoven’s genetic profile, they compared it with the DNA of his living relatives in Belgium. But in a twist, they weren’t able to determine a complete match.

It’s an ode to DNA. A new study sheds light on how Ludwig van Beethoven died almost 200 years ago — a puzzle that many have been interested in solving. Using five strands of the German ...

Ditto for irritable bowel syndrome since Beethoven's genetic profile showed a lowered risk for IBS. As for Beethoven's hearing loss, past scholars have attributed it to otosclerosis, or possibly ...

In this short film Howard Goodall offers a profile of Beethoven and his development from classical composer to romanticism. Includes extracts from Jan Dussek's Piano Sonata Opus 35, Beethoven’s ...

Whether Beethoven saved his best symphony for last is a matter of opinion. However, one can hang several descriptors on his Symphony No. 9, and “anticlimactic” isn’t one of them. If you’re ...

DNA from strands of Beethoven’s hair is helping to uncover what may have caused his death, researchers say. The composer was plagued with health issues for most of his life. On March 26 ...

Because of Beethoven’s deafness, the great composer never got to hear his Symphony No. 9, with its beloved “Ode To Joy” movement, performed the way he wrote it: from start to finish ...