Happy Birthday!

240 years ago, the greatest pianist of them all, was born. I'm talking about Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Beethoven was born in Bonn, Holy Roman Empire (actual west Germany), and grew to became the world's last romantic pianist, and the first classical pianist. Neglected and violented by his father when a child; some sources say his father hit him with violins, and against the harpsichord when he didn't understand the music lessons.
Despite this, he grew up to love music, to feel it.
While hearing his compsitions you will feel pain, love, laughter, death...everything....
I'll leave you with 2 of his greatest works, the 1st mov. of the Moonlight Sonata, and the 1st mov. of the Pathétique sonata, performed by Argentinian/Israeli pianist Daniel Barenboim who specializes in Beethoven. Enjoy.





PS. I wore his "I don't give a crap-bohemian" hairstyle for a while a few years ago.