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German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven is recognized as one of history's great masters. His talent and brilliance has set the standards for generations of musicians. Beethoven was a major figure  Continued...

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Anonymous
03.16.08
Beethoven is kind of wierd he tried to kill himself
 
murad
09.25.07
beethoven is my best musician ever he is just a miracle.
 
curtis
04.25.07
Beethoven's works are the stuff of legend. They're beauty is incomparable to any other on earth.
 
maddison
12.27.06
Ludwig is the best conductor of symphonies
 
Anonymous
05.22.06
music unite the world
 
WomensWallets
11.20.09
Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience. - Ludwig van Beethoven
 
haleythebear
11.20.09
i <3 ludwig van beethoven
 
JuanIgnacioGil
11.20.09
Escuchó: Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata #14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2, "Moonlight" - 2. Allegretto
 
mansiontwit
11.20.09
Ludwig van Beethoven comes just below Lou Reed in my music library. That seems strange to me.
 
Birth_Eater
11.20.09
"Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman." - Ludwig van Beethoven
 

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Ludwig van Beethoven music biography continued...

in Western Classical music in both the Classical and Romantic eras.

He was born in Bonn, Germany around December 16, 1770. His father Johann van Beethoven was a musician at the Electoral court at Bonn and was the young Ludwig's first instructor. His incredible talent was evident at a young age. Christian Gottleb Neefe became his instructor and boss as Beethoven earned some money as his assistant as well. His mother died suffering from tuberculosis when he was 16 forcing him to care for his two younger brothers since his father was an unreliable alcoholic. He began to play the viola in various orchestras establishing relationships with other musicians Antoine Reicha, Nikolaus Simrock and Franz Ries.

He moved to Vienna in 1792 and studied with Joseph Haydn receiving additional instruction from Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and Antonio Salieri. He soon established his reputation as a pianist. He was a freelance composer earning a living through annual income, gifts from the aristocracy, concerts, lessons, and from the sales of his works.

His works are divided into the Early, Middle and Late periods. During the Early period, his major influences were Mozart and Haydn often emulating their works and later transforming their styles into his own signature method. Critical pieces created during this period are the first and second symphonies, the first six string quartets, the first two piano concertos, and the first twenty piano sonatas notably Pathétique and Moonlight.

Around 1800, Beethoven began to notice his increasing deafness which eventually led him to contemplate suicide at 28 years old, yet he continued to compose despite the hindrance. Throughout the Middle Period, his works displayed much heroism and strain, emotions which imitated his real life struggle. His most noteworthy works during this period were symphonies three to eight, the last three piano concertos, his triple concerto, his violin concerto, five string quartets, and seven piano sonatas particularly Waldstein (no 21) and Appassionata (no 23), and Fidelio his only opera. From 1812 to 1816, it is rumoured that Beethoven went through a depression which would explain his lack of productivity during this period.

His late works which began in 1816 are notably of more personal and intellectual quality. His major compositions of this period are Quartet in C Sharp Minor, the infamous ninth symphony, Missa Solemnis, the last five string quartets and the last five piano sonatas.

In 1826, he began to experience severe problems with his liver, gall bladder, spleen, and pancreas which eventually led to his death on March 26, 1827. Research from the Beethoven Center in San Jose, California shows that lead poisoning may have contributed to the composer's poor health.