Why Was Beethoven So Important?
April 19, 2025
Ludwig van Beethoven isn’t just seen as a great composer today — even back in the 19th century, he was already a huge deal. So
Scandals, feuds, and fanboys —
Mozart threw shade, Berlioz obsessed, and Wagner was the drama.
They wrote the music.
We tell the stories.
Because composers were messy, too.
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