Around the time of writing his Second Symphony was when Beethoven first revealed that he was starting to lose his hearing, 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 Masterworks: Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 36 for July 8, 2024
