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2 days ago · Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
- 17 December 1770
- 26 March 1827 (aged 56), Vienna
3 days ago · After watching Beethoven in a rehearsal in 1814 for the Archduke Trio, the composer Louis Spohr said: “In forte passages the poor deaf man pounded on the keys until the strings jangled, and in piano he played so softly that whole groups of notes were omitted, so that the music was unintelligible unless one could look into the pianoforte part ...
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10 hours ago · The piano, as we know it, dates back hundreds of years. The instrument was key in many seminal compositions, from the classical era to modern times. Pianists have learned to play exquisite pieces ...
5 days ago · He’s an internationally in-demand pianist, a composer himself, and a very busy recording artist. He makes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, the “Emperor Concerto,” sound as fresh as a new
4 days ago · During the Romantic era the cello became increasingly used as a concerto instrument; though the violin and piano remained the most frequently used. Beethoven contributed to the repertoire of concertos for more than one soloist with a Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra while later in the century, Brahms wrote a Double ...
3 days ago · The BCSO completes the festive evening with Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony,” arguably the most famous orchestral work in the classical repertoire. First performed in Vienna in 1808, the Fifth has become one of the cornerstones of symphonic music.
5 days ago · WoO 4: Piano Concerto No. 0 in E ♭ major (solo part only with indications of orchestration) (1784) WoO 5: Violin Concerto movement in C major, fragment (1790–92) WoO 6: Rondo in B ♭ major for piano and orchestra, possibly part of initial version of the Piano Concerto No. 2 (1793) Dances.
