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Episode 194: Ludwig van Beethoven, the Musical Innovator

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Beethoven's Trip to Vienna

Beethoven made a trip to vienna at the age of just 16 or 17. There, he may have met one of his musical idols, mozart. However, i'm sorry to say that er this vienna trip, it only got worse from there. In 17 87, after he got back maria magdalena, his mum died. This sent his dad into a further spiral of alcohol fueled ruin. But half of johann's pension was actually paid directly to ludwig to support the rest of the beethoven family.

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