Out of a total of 400 conversation books, it has been suggested that 264 were destroyed (and others were altered) after his death by his secretary Anton Schindler, who wished only an idealised biography of the composer to survive.
Dun total de 400 libros de conversa, suxeriuse que 264 foron destruídos (e outros alterados) despois da morte do compositor por Anton Schindler, que desexaba que sobrevivise só unha biografía idealizada de Beethoven.