Ludwig van Beethoven died today – 181 years ago

Composer (of “Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13, or the Pathétique”, “Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor ‘Quasi una fantasia’, Op. 27, No. 2, or the Moonlight Sonata”, and a few other works) Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He said, “Only the pure in heart can make a good soup." [Ain’t that the way it is: you can write great music, so you think you know who can make good soup.]... Mr. van Beethoven died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria.