Beethoven first revealed that he was starting to lose his hearing around the time of writing his Second Symphony, even confessing that he would have ended his own life if not for his art. We’ll hear it tonight at 7: the Symphony No. 2 in D by Beethoven, our Evening Masterwork, on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Evening Masterwork: Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 36 for March 28, 2024
