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Liszt's Addictions
Franz Liszt was plagued by self doubt despite his happy-go-lucky public persona
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Ravel's Head Injury
How a head injury in 1932 took five years to claim Maurice Ravel's life and sanity
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Weber's Consumption
When Weber moved to London he knew he was dying of tuberculosis
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Paganini's Obsession
Why Niccolo Paganini was dubbed the 'violin-playing vampire'
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Beethoven's Deafness
Beethoven's career was threatened when he went deaf at the age of 31
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Schumann's Depression
Why the composer Robert Schumann's depression could have masked a more serious condition