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In the period from 1803 to 1806, Beethoven composed three major works that were to remain, in his own eyes, the culminating peaks of his genius: the "Eroica" Symphony, the Appassionata, and "Leonora," his only opera (subsequently known as "Fidelio"). ...

Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was ... He also placed the finishing touches on his musical research on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven. Shortly before his death, he wrote P�guy (1944), ..