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LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827)wasacomposerofuniversalgeniuswhosepopularity,extraordinaryevenduringhislifetime,hasneverceasedtogrowandnowencirclestheglobe.HismostfamousworksareasbelovedinBeijingastheyareinBoston.Alifelongdevotee,EdmundMorris,theauthorofthreebestsellingpresidentialbiographies,bringsthegreatcomposertolifeasamanofastonishingcomplexityandoverpoweringintelligence—agigantic,compulsivelycreativepersonalityunabletotolerateconstraints.ButBeethoven'sachievementrestsinhisimmortalmusic,whosegrandeurandbeautywereconceived"ontheothersideofsilence."