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Liszt's Addictions
Franz Liszt was plagued by self doubt despite his happy-go-lucky public persona

Ravel's Head Injury
How a head injury in 1932 took five years to claim Maurice Ravel's life and sanity

Weber's Consumption
When Weber moved to London he knew he was dying of tuberculosis

Paganini's Obsession
Why Niccolo Paganini was dubbed the 'violin-playing vampire'

Beethoven's Deafness
Beethoven's career was threatened when he went deaf at the age of 31

Schumann's Depression
Why the composer Robert Schumann's depression could have masked a more serious condition