Cyprien Katsaris - piano
"At around five o' clock it started to pour with rain. At the same time a flash of lightening lit up the room (in front of the house, the ground was covered with snow). At this Beethoven opened his eyes wide and raised his right hand...
When his hand fell back down onto the bed his eyes were half closed. My right hand held his head, my left pressed his chest. No breath passed his lips, his heart had stopped beating..."
Account of Beethoven's death, by Anselm Hüttenbrenner, at Vienna, March 26th 1827