In part one of our series on arguably the most influential musician in history, Ludwig van Beethoven, we look at this young genius's less than ideal upbringing, where he had to deal with the loss of four siblings, an absent mother, and a drunk, abusive father. But a series of lucky connections would help young Ludwig rise above the life he was born into into one of the most known people in human history. 

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