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6. Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart

After the death of Mozart in 1791, musicians in his hometown of Vienna were in need of a new genius. The Viennese Count Waldstein (pictured) told the young Beethoven if he worked hard enough he would receive ‘Mozart’s spirit through Haydn’s hands’. No pressure then.

  1. Image 1: Beethoven Haus Bonn
  2. Image 2: Ludwig's father Johann van Beethoven
  3. Image 3: Beethoven's brother
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  6. Image 6: Count Waldstein
  7. Image 7: Vienna
  8. Image 8: Bach's well tempered clavier
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