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“After Rossini dies, who will be there to promote his music?”

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven, born in Bonn, Germany in 1770, was an outstanding composer whose works had a profound impact on classical and romantic music, regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music. more

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