BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Saturday, February 12, 1825. The shoemaker needs to get paid by Beethoven so he can pay his employees. Ludwig and Karl gossip about Brother Johan and his unfaithful wife. If only he could catch her in the act he could cut her off. https://unheardbeethoven.org/beethoven-200-years-ago-today-saturday-february-12-1825/