num_pages: 288
description: Beethoven's extraordinary ability to compose great music despite severe health problems, including deafness and depression, has puzzled and inspired. The author looks at the relationship between Beethoven's health and creativity to show how the composer was able to transcend physical and emotional torment to produce some of the most powerful and beautiful music in Western culture.
language: English
title: Diagnosing Genius: The Life and Death of Beethoven
titlecomplete: Diagnosing Genius: The Life and Death of Beethoven
genres: History, Music
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations