"My angel, my all, my very self--Only a few words today and at that with pencil (with yours)…can our love endure except through sacrifices…" These lines are from the "" letter, a document found among Beethoven's papers after his death. Throughout his life, Beethoven remained a bachelor. This letter is the only love letter he is known to have written. Its recipient is never named: Beethoven only calls her his "." Scholars' attempts to identify this woman sparked decades of controversy, and the mystery surrounding the letter has never been ....