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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Music, War, and Revolution: Volume III

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George Li plays Beethoven and Liszt

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Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

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The Rolston Sessions
The Rolston Sessions

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Marek Janowski conducts Beethoven and Saint-Saëns

With the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

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Sol Gabetta plays Schubert and Beethoven

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