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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Emanuel Ax teaches Beethoven: Piano Sonatas and Variations

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The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim play Beethoven and Wagner

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Beethoven's Eroica Symphony by Kent Nagano

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