Ludwig van Beethoven
Born: December 1770, Bonn
Died: 26th March 1827, Vienna
Nationality: Austrian, German
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. His career has conventionally been divided into early, middle, and late periods. The "early" period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his "middle" period showed an individual development from the "classical" styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is sometimes characterized as "heroic".
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In The Shadows with Michael Spyres
The American singer teams up with Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset to explore some of the operas which influenced Wagner - including works by Méhul, Beethoven, Meyerbeer and Spontini.
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The 20-year-old Spanish violinist combines a sense of almost childlike wonder with absolute technical mastery on her debut recording of the Beethoven concerto with the Wiener Symphoniker & Manfred Honeck, supplemented with shorter pieces by composers who wrote cadenzas to the work.
Popular Genres: Beethoven
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Popular Works: Beethoven
- Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (298)
- Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (259)
- Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) (459)
- Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b (260)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (376)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 (338)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (448)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (489)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' (511)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 (226)
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 (248)
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' (452)
- Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 'March Funebre' (218)
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' (522)
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto (212)
- Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' (213)
- Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest' (314)
- Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt' (223)
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' (369)
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' (518)
- Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' (285)
- Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 (224)
- Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 (283)
- Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 'Hammerklavier' (299)
- Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 (375)
- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 (385)
- Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (438)
- Romance No.2 in F, Op.50 (303)
- Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (441)
- Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (405)
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' (595)
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 (425)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (669)
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' (517)
- Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (582)
- Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (438)
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' (583)
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (457)
- Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring' (259)
- Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' (316)
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