Historians have narrowed the identity of the "Immortal Beloved" down to two main women, though a definitive answer remains elusive. Beethoven's Immortal Beloved Identified
The letter is famously signed "Forever thine. Forever mine. Forever us." and includes the haunting line, "I can live only wholly with you or not at all". Immortal Beloved
The "Immortal Beloved" refers to the unnamed recipient of a ten-page, three-part love letter written by composer on July 6 and 7, 1812. Found in a hidden drawer of his desk after his death in 1827, the letter is one of the most famous mysteries in music history because it was never sent and reveals a deeply vulnerable side of the typically temperamental composer. The Immortal Beloved Letter Historians have narrowed the identity of the "Immortal