Ludwig van Beethoven
composer, pianist

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • December 17, 1770 Bonn (Germany) - March 26, 1827 Vienna (Austria)

Biography

Ludwig van Beethoven, known throughout the world for the Hymn to Joy of his ninth symphony, is one of the greatest composers in musical history. Despite spending his early years in poverty and pain with a drunkard for a father, Beethoven received a solid musical education, particularly in Vienna with Haydn and Salieri.

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Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 3, 5, 8, and 18
Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 3, 5, 8, and 18

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Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 6, 7, 11, and 17
Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 6, 7, 11, and 17

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Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 10, 15, and 16
Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 10, 15, and 16

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Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 13, and 26
Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 13, and 26

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Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 9, 12, and 14
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Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 21-23
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Louis Lortie plays Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 30-32

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The Trio Sōra plays two Beethoven Trios and a piece by Kelly-Marie Murphy

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Musicians from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra play Mozart, Schulhoff, and Beethoven

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Beethoven: Last Sonatas — With Alexandre Tharaud

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Fabio Luisi conducts Stravinsky, Beethoven, and Strauss

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