the comparison of Beethoven's genetic profile with those of approximately 15,000 living individuals revealed that the composer's genetic predisposition for musicality was surprisingly average.

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 ...

Johannes Krause, a bioarchaeologist at the Max Planck Institute, led the effort to explore Beethoven’s genetic health profile. The study provided fascinating insights into how his ailments ...

About the music and performer Use the right hand navigation to read a profile of Artur Pizarro and listen to an interview in which he talks about the concert cycle and discusses Beethoven's work.