Ignaz von Seyfried recalled that Beethoven’s morning consisted of ‘mechanical work, actual note-writing’, which would include the writing out of autographs, and the latter part of the day was ‘dedicated to thought and to the arrangement of his ideas.’ Much of this thinking would occur while Beethoven was out walking. … Continue reading BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Tuesday, August 15, 1820 (approximately)