Possibly. You can often tell when a piece was composed based on how much he uses the low octaves. Some of his lower pitched works are because he could still he

Possibly. You can often tell when a piece was composed based on how much he uses the low octaves. Some of his lower pitched works are because he could still hear those notes well. You can notice this in his 7th symphony for example. https://youtu.be/Qu_kAWCKSo8?si=swCapaFJM9CwYwWV https://youtu.be/Qu_kAWCKSo8?si=swCapaFJM9CwYwWV This movement is incredible because it’s so simple. It’s basically beginner piano. And yet it’s overflowing with emotion.