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Seems it may actually be more than just a myth. See the penultimate paragraph on http://www.dutchaudioclassics.nl/?strPage=Info&strBrand=Various&strType=The_cd_laser&blnSefURL=true http://www.dutchaudioclassics.nl/?strPage=Info&strBrand=... Wikipedia also gives http://www.aes.org/historical/store/oralhistory/?code=OHP-016-DVD http://www.aes.org/historical/store/oralhistory/?code=OHP-01... as a source for the Beethoven story being true, although you have to buy that interview to actually hear it.