The Josephine Mystery
On the morning of July 6, 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a letter to an unknown recipient. He begins, “My angel, my all, my very self …” But who was the recipient?
Tragedy, Change, Romance
Sir Edward William Elgar said of his Cello Concerto, “If ever after I’m dead you hear someone whistling this tune on the Malvern Hills, don’t be alarmed. It’s only me.”