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1 day ago · The work saw Beethoven’s visionary ambition play out on an epic scale. It involved the largest orchestra he had ever assembled. At over an hour in duration, it dwarfed any symphony that had ever preceded it. But its most revolutionary feature is that the symphony culminates in song for the first time in musical history.
1 day ago · He composed Missa solemnis between 1819 and 1823 and his final Symphony, No. 9, one of the first examples of a choral symphony, between 1822 and 1824. Written in his last years, his late string quartets, including the Grosse Fuge, of 1825–1826 are among his final achievements.
- 17 December 1770
- 26 March 1827 (aged 56), Vienna
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5 days ago · The finale was a first in the history of Classical music: Beethoven was the first composer to combine vocal and instrumental music in a symphony. In short, Beethoven’s work elevated instrumental music—hitherto considered inferior to vocal music—to the realm of high art.
- What is Ludwig van Beethoven known for?Beethoven is widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived, in no small part because of his ability—unlike any before him—to translate fe...
- How did Ludwig van Beethoven get his start in music?Beethoven was born into a musical family. His father tried to make him into a child prodigy, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but did not succeed. Bee...
- What did Ludwig van Beethoven compose?Beethoven composed music in the transitional period between the Classical and the Romantic eras, and his work has been divided into (roughly) three...
- Was Ludwig van Beethoven deaf?Beethoven was not born deaf, but he gradually became deaf. Although his deafness did not become total until 1819, the first symptoms of the impairm...
3 days ago · Beethoven composed it (1822-1824) as he was going almost completely deaf. It is one of those rarities that can only be believed because it is true; otherwise it would remain impossible to...
4 days ago · Liszt from Romantic young man to ordained Catholic minister. Credits.. The German Pope then proceeded to comment “the very beautiful Psalm 13 [12].” “This piece,” Benedict XVI explained, “dates back to the years in which Liszt stayed in Tivoli and Rome; it was a period when the composer lived his faith intensely, so much so that he almost exclusively wrote sacred music.
4 days ago · FRANZ LISZT (October 22, 1811 – July 31st, 1886) Hungarian pianist, composer, and teacher. Main accomplishments: Taught piano and composition to many students, including Julius Eichberg, Hermann Cohen, and Sophie Menter-Popper. Inventor of the piano recital, the symphonic poem, and the masterclass.
5 days ago · An admirer of Beethoven, Franz Liszt, who made many fine transcriptions of other composers’ music during his career, orchestrated the Andante cantabile from the “Archduke” Trio, which he incorporated into a Cantata for the inauguration of the Beethoven Monument in Bonn.
