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In 1801, around the time Beethoven began to lose his hearing, and during the period of his most intense personal crisis, he wrote, "No friend have I. I must live by myself alone; but I know well that God is nearer to me than others in my art, so I will walk fearlessly with Him."
In 1801, around the time Beethoven began to lose his hearing, and during the period of his most intense personal crisis, he wrote, "No friend have I. I must live by myself alone; but I know well that God is nearer to me than others in my art, so I will walk fearlessly with Him."
==Trivia==
*Beethoven was the teacher of Carl Czerny, who in turn taught [[Franz Liszt]], commonly considered to be the greatest pianist of all time
*The first recording of all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas was made by pianist [[Arlene Cole]] in 1956.
*Beethoven described the piano as "the God of all instruments" and wrote more for piano than for any other instrument, showing that indeed, the piano is the greatest of all musical instruments.