Why Beethoven?

Black Holes, Bandwidths and Beethoven

It is usually believed that a function φ(t) whose Fourier spectrum is bounded can vary at most as fast as its highest frequency component ωmax. This is in fact not the case, as Aharonov, Berry and others drastically demonstrated with explicit counter examples, so-called superoscillations. It has been claimed that even the recording of an entire Beethoven symphony can occur as part of a signal w...

"Beethoven on Beethoven: Playing His Piano His Way." By William S. Newman

Beethoven (Muss es sein? Es muss sein!)

"The child is father of the man" is the philosophy of the paediatrician, hence the recent trend of intense interest in child development, which embraces the study of factors which influence the growth of the body, mind, personality and spirit from conception to maturity and ultimate achievement. As practitioners of medicine it is natural that much of our effort should be used in the diagnosis a...

The Digital Beethoven House: Collection Building, Presentation and Maintenance

An increasing number of cultural institutions accept the challenge to build digital libraries. They start the process of digitising and describing their treasures in order to present them to cultural audiences as digital media. So did the Beethoven House in Bonn who owns the largest and most valuable collection of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute f...

Beethoven: The Man and the Madness behind the Music

Widely hailed as one of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven (17701827) was a musical genius constantly troubled by physical ailments of varying gravity which, for the most part, began in early adulthood and lasted until his death by liver failure at age 57 (Mai 96). His deafness is perhaps the most commonly known among these medical afflictions, due to the tragic concept of...