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Medical Notes

A series looking at the debilitating conditions suffered by some of the great composers

World Service,6 episodes

Episodes

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Beethoven's Deafness
Beethoven's career was threatened when he went deaf at the age of 31
20 Feb 1995,13 mins
Schumann's Depression
Why the composer Robert Schumann's depression could have masked a more serious condition
20 Feb 1995,13 mins
Paganini's Obsession
Why Niccolo Paganini was dubbed the 'violin-playing vampire'
08 Mar 1995,13 mins
Weber's Consumption
When Weber moved to London he knew he was dying of tuberculosis
19 Jun 1995,13 mins
Liszt's Addictions
Franz Liszt was plagued by self doubt despite his happy-go-lucky public persona
29 Jun 1995,13 mins
Ravel's Head Injury
How a head injury in 1932 took five years to claim Maurice Ravel's life and sanity
29 Jun 1995,13 mins