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  1. Jul 5, 2023 · Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine symphonies, piano concertos, piano sonatas, and string quartets, Beethoven was a great innovator and very probably the most influential composer in the ...

  2. Apr 30, 2021 · Listen to Beethoven works performed by Carnegie Hall artists. Available on Apple Music and Spotify . Beethoven portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820; photo courtesy Beethoven-Haus Bonn. Learn about the composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, as well as the genesis of the all-Beethoven concert.

  3. Ludwig van Beethoven, (baptized Dec. 17, 1770, Bonn, archbishopric of Cologne—died March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria), German composer. Born to a musical family, he was a precociously gifted pianist and violist. After nine years as a court musician in Bonn, he moved to Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn and remained there for the rest of his life.

  4. Dec 12, 2023 · 12 December 2023, 12:47. Beethoven's greatest works. Picture: Getty. By John Suchet. Beethoven is considered by many the greatest classical music mind of all time. From his symphonies to his sonatas, I’m going to count down this extraordinary composer’s most memorable pieces of music.

  5. Dec 17, 2020 · Ludwig van Beethoven charted a powerful new course in music. His ideas may have been rooted in the work of European predecessors Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Josef Haydn, but the iconic German...

  6. Biography. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer and pianist, who is arguably the defining figure in the history of Western music. View more. Lang Lang – Beethoven's 'Für Elise' LIVE | The Global Awards 2019 | Classic FM. Watch on. Beethoven features. Listen to Classic FM’s Beethoven: The Man Revealed podcast with John Suchet.

  7. First period. The works of the first period, apart from the first two piano concerti, the Creatures of Prometheus, and the First Symphony (some accountings include the Second Symphony as a first-period work as well), consist almost entirely of chamber music, most of it based on Beethovens own instrument, the piano.

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