Quiz: How well do you know Beethoven?
The May issue of Limelight explores Beethoven’s 1808 marathon concert, but how well do you know Herr van Beethoven?
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
The May issue of Limelight explores Beethoven’s 1808 marathon concert, but how well do you know Herr van Beethoven?
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