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1. Which of the following composers lost the ability to play piano after trying to make his hand bigger?
2. Which composer died after stabbing himself in the foot, which soon became infected, with his staff whilst conducting in France?
3. After listening to the entire recording of Rubinstein playing Grieg's piano concerto, Rachmaninoff's reply was simply:
4. Which of these has been suggested as a cause of Beethoven's death?
5. Mahler's 8th symphony is known as the Symphony of ?
6. Who was Wagner's Father-in-law?
7. Who was considered to be possessed by a devil because of his ugliness?
8. In which location, and of what circumstances, did Robert Schumann eventually die?
9. Who wrote the waltz, 'Bethena'?
10. Who was buried in a communal grave, never to be found again?
11. Which one of the following is a real opera?
12. Which of the following was a real ancient instrument?
13. 87 per cent of those who were asked considered which piano concerto to be the greatest of all time?
14. Schopenhauer wrote that music, above all other arts, would get you 'Closer to ... ' ,whom?
15. Who had unusually small hands?
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