The correct answer is
the third statement. The statement which is true in regard of Beethoven is
that he produced his best piano sonatas and the Ninth Symphony after losing his
hearing. Beethoven lost his hearing in 1798. due to unknown cause. <span>He
wrote a letter to his brothers about his thoughts of suicide due to his
deafness, but decided to continue living for and through his art. After that he
wrote the Ninth Symphony (1824), which is his most famous work.</span>
