Ludwig van Beethoven, (1770-1827). Painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller in 1823.

This undated image shows a sheet of music from German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven's three page manuscript discovered in 1988 in London, United Kingdom with the notes for the end of the 9th symphony, "Ode to Joy" by German poet Friedrich Schiller. (AP Photo) --- Diese Seite gehoert zu einem insgesamt dreiseitigen Manuskript von Ludwig van Beethoven, das 1988 in London auftauchte. Der Fund enthaelt einen grossen Teil der von Friedrich Schiller verfassten 'Ode an die Freude', die den Schluss der 9. Sinfonie bildet. Beethoven komponierte die 9. Sinfonie in den Jahren 1822-1824. (AP Photo)

This is an undated sketch of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven was born in Bonn on Dec. 17, 1770 and died in Vienna on March 26, 1827. (AP Photo)

Composer Ludwig van Beethoven's birthplace, located in the courtyard of Bonngasse 20, one of the oldest streets in Bonn, Germany, is shown on Dec. 3, 1969. Beethoven was born in Dec. 1770 and died in 1827. The Beethoven House Society was founded in 1889 to preserve the Gerburtshaus, which is a museum open to the public. (AP Photo)

West German actor Karlheinz Boehm conducts an orchestra in the role of Ludwig van Beethoven, at the set whilst filming

A statue of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven stands in Munsterplatz, a city square, in Bonn, Germany, March 11, 1945, surrounded by bomb wreckage. The statue was in augurated in 1845 and survives intact. (AP Photo/William C. Allen)