Beethoven thought he was younger than he was!
For many years, Beethoven believed he was born in 1772, not 1770.
Why?
His father Johann van Beethoven, who was responsible for his piano learning as a child, told others his son was actually two years younger in order to make him seem like more of a child prodigy than he was. Some say it was to draw comparisons to Mozart, who himself was somewhat of a child prodigy.
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Beethoven thought he was younger than he was!
For many years, Beethoven believed he was born in 1772, not 1770.
Why?
His father Johann van Beethoven, who was responsible for his piano learning as a child, told others his son was actually two years younger in order to make him seem like more of a child prodigy than he was. Some say it was to draw comparisons to Mozart, who himself was somewhat of a child prodigy.
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