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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Revolutionary of Classical Music

Introduction to Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist, whose music reshaped Western classical traditions and marked the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era. His innovative symphonies, piano sonatas, concertos, and chamber music broke boundaries of musical form and expression. Despite facing progressive deafness, Beethoven continued composing, creating some of the most powerful and emotionally profound music ever written. His influence on composers from Schubert to Brahms and beyond remains unparalleled.

Beethoven’s Most Celebrated Works

Symphonies: Defining the Romantic Era

Beethoven revolutionized the symphony, expanding its scope and expressive depth:

  • Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" (1804) – A bold, dramatic work that broke classical conventions and ushered in the Romantic era.
  • Symphony No. 5 (1808) – Instantly recognizable by its famous "da-da-da-DUM" motif, a symbol of fate and resilience.
  • Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" (1808) – A deeply evocative depiction of nature.
  • Symphony No. 9 "Choral" (1824) – Featuring the triumphant "Ode to Joy," this was one of the first symphonies to incorporate a full choir.

Piano Works: The Evolution of Expression

Beethoven’s piano compositions transformed the instrument’s role in music:

  • Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" (1811) – A grand and majestic concerto, showcasing Beethoven’s virtuosity.
  • Moonlight Sonata (1801, Op. 27, No. 2) – A hauntingly beautiful and introspective piece.
  • Appassionata Sonata (1805, Op. 57) – One of Beethoven’s most fiery and passionate works.

Chamber and Orchestral Masterpieces

Beethoven’s chamber works and concertos remain staples of the classical repertoire:

  • Violin Concerto in D major (1806) – A lyrical and technically brilliant piece for violin.
  • String Quartets (Op. 59, 74, 95, 127, 130–135) – Profound and highly expressive works that influenced generations of composers.

Beethoven’s Legacy

Beethoven’s music symbolizes human perseverance, artistic freedom, and emotional depth. His works continue to inspire and move audiences, standing as testaments to his visionary genius and revolutionary spirit.

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  • Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonatas For Piano: No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 ''Mondscheinsonate'', No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90, No. 32 in C minor, Op. 11 - Mihály Bächer (piano) / Qualiton LP Stereo, Mono / LPX 11 414 Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonatas For Piano: No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 ''Mondscheinsonate'', No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90, No. 32 in C minor, Op. 11 - Mihály Bächer (piano) / Qualiton LP Stereo, Mono / LPX 11 414
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    Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonatas For Piano: No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 ''Mondscheinsonate'', No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90, No. 32 in C minor, Op. 11 - Mihály Bächer / Qualiton LP Stereo, Mono

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  • Beethoven - Sonatas For Piano: No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ''Pathetique'', No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78, No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ''Waldstein'' - Dezső Ránki / Hungaroton LP Stereo, Mono / LPX 11553 Beethoven - Sonatas For Piano: No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ''Pathetique'', No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78, No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ''Waldstein'' - Dezső Ránki / Hungaroton LP Stereo, Mono / LPX 11553
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    Beethoven - Sonatas For Piano: No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ''Pathetique'', No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78, No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ''Waldstein'' - Dezső Ránki / Hungaroton LP Stereo, Mono  LPX 11553   Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano...
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  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 "Fate" - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Paul Kletzki / Supraphon LP Mono / SUA 10795 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 "Fate" - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Paul Kletzki / Supraphon LP Mono / SUA 10795
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    Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 "Fate" - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Paul Kletzki / Supraphon LP Mono SUA 10795   The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, also known as the Fate...
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  • Beethoven - Chamber Music For Wind Instruments: Octet, Rondino, Sextet - Chamber Ensemble Of The Czech Philharmonic / Supraphon LP 1969 Mono / 0 11 0703 Beethoven - Chamber Music For Wind Instruments: Octet, Rondino, Sextet - Chamber Ensemble Of The Czech Philharmonic / Supraphon LP 1969 Mono / 0 11 0703
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    Beethoven - Chamber Music For Wind Instruments: Octet, Rondino, Sextet - Chamber Ensemble Of The Czech Philharmonic / Supraphon LP 1969 Mono  0 11 0703   The Octet in E-flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven, Op...
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Leonie Rysanek, Irmgard Seefried, Ernst Haefliger, Friedrich Lenz, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kieth Engen, Gottlob Frick, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Dirigent: Ferenc Fricsay / ETERNA LP Stereo 1968 / 8 25 150 Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Leonie Rysanek, Irmgard Seefried, Ernst Haefliger, Friedrich Lenz, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kieth Engen, Gottlob Frick, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Dirigent: Ferenc Fricsay / ETERNA LP Stereo 1968 / 8 25 150
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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Leonie Rysanek / ETERNA LP Stereo 1968

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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Leonie Rysanek / ETERNA LP Stereo 1968  8 25 150   Fidelio (/fɪˈdeɪljoʊ/; German: [fiˈdeːlio]), originally titled Leonore, oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe (Leonore, or The Triumph...
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Ausschnitte - Adam, Altmeyer, Jerusalem, Meven, Nimsgern, Nossek, Wohlers, Rundfunkchore Leipzig und Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur / ETERNA LP Stereo 1984 / 8 27 723 Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Ausschnitte - Adam, Altmeyer, Jerusalem, Meven, Nimsgern, Nossek, Wohlers, Rundfunkchore Leipzig und Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur / ETERNA LP Stereo 1984 / 8 27 723
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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Ausschnitte - Adam, Altmeyer, Jerusalem, Meven, Nimsgern, Nossek, Wohlers / ETERNA LP Stereo 1984

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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Ausschnitte - Adam, Altmeyer, Jerusalem, Meven, Nimsgern, Nossek, Wohlers / ETERNA LP Stereo 1984  8 27 723   Label: ETERNA – 8 27 723 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: German Democratic...
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Günther Leib, Edith Mathis, James King, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Franz Crass, Martti Talvela, Chor Der Staatsoper Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Dirigent: Karl Böhm / ETERNA LP Stereo / 8 26 058 Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Günther Leib, Edith Mathis, James King, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Franz Crass, Martti Talvela, Chor Der Staatsoper Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Dirigent: Karl Böhm / ETERNA LP Stereo / 8 26 058
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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Günther Leib, Edith Mathis, James King, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam / ETERNA LP Stereo

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    Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio - Günther Leib, Edith Mathis, James King, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam / ETERNA LP Stereo  8 26 058   Fidelio (/fɪˈdeɪljoʊ/; German: [fiˈdeːlio]), originally titled Leonore, oder Der...
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  • Beethoven: Negen Symfonieën - Gewandhaus-Orkest Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny / Fontana LP Stereo / K 71 BA 600 Beethoven: Negen Symfonieën - Gewandhaus-Orkest Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny / Fontana LP Stereo / K 71 BA 600
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    Beethoven: Negen Symfonieën - Gewandhaus-Orkest Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny / Fontana LP Stereo

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    Beethoven: Negen Symfonieën - Gewandhaus-Orkest Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny / Fontana LP Stereo K 71 BA 600   The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony...
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  • Ludwig Van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Elisabeth Søderstrøm, Marga Höffgen, Waldemar Kmentt, Martti Talvela, Das Neue Philharmonia Orchester London Und Chor, Otto Klemperer / Electrola 2x LP, Box Set / SMA 91489/90 Ludwig Van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Elisabeth Søderstrøm, Marga Höffgen, Waldemar Kmentt, Martti Talvela, Das Neue Philharmonia Orchester London Und Chor, Otto Klemperer / Electrola 2x LP, Box Set / SMA 91489/90
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    Ludwig Van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Electrola 2x LP, Box Set

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Electrola 2x LP, Box Set  SMA 91489/90   The Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123, is a Solemn Mass composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819 to 1823. It was...
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  • Concierto De Catedra - Fundacion Banco Santander - Mozart: Sinfonia Praga, Beethoven: Triple concierto / Rosseta Plus Audio CD 2012 / CD ESMRS159 Concierto De Catedra - Fundacion Banco Santander - Mozart: Sinfonia Praga, Beethoven: Triple concierto / Rosseta Plus Audio CD 2012 / CD ESMRS159
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    Concierto De Catedra - Fundacion Banco Santander - Mozart: Sinfonia Praga, Beethoven: Triple concierto / Rosseta Plus Audio CD 2012

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    Concierto De Catedra - Fundacion Banco Santander - Mozart: Sinfonia Praga, Beethoven: Triple concierto / Rosseta Plus Audio CD 2012 CD ESMRS159  DDD   Total Playtime 60:45  Made in Spain   La Fundación Banco...
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  • Cherubini: Requiem - Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque - Performed On Period Instruments / Cherubini: Requiem In C Minor, Cherubini: Marche Funebre, Beethoven: Elegiac Song / Telarc Audio CD 2007 / CD-80658 Cherubini: Requiem - Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque - Performed On Period Instruments / Cherubini: Requiem In C Minor, Cherubini: Marche Funebre, Beethoven: Elegiac Song / Telarc Audio CD 2007 / CD-80658
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    Cherubini: Requiem - Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque - Performed On Period Instruments / Cherubini: Requiem In C Minor, Cherubini: Marche Funebre, Beethoven: Elegiac Song / Telarc Audio CD 2007 / CD-80658

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    Cherubini: Requiem - Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque - Performed On Period Instruments / Cherubini: Requiem In C Minor, Cherubini: Marche Funebre, Beethoven: Elegiac Song / Telarc Audio CD 2007 / CD-80658 UPC...
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  • Beethoven: Missa Solemnis In D Major, Op.123 (Sylvia McNair, Janice Taylor, John Aler, Tom Krause), Mozart: Mass In C Minor K.427 "The Great" - Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Telarc 2x Audio CD 1988 / CD-80150 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis In D Major, Op.123 (Sylvia McNair, Janice Taylor, John Aler, Tom Krause), Mozart: Mass In C Minor K.427 "The Great" - Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Telarc 2x Audio CD 1988 / CD-80150
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    Beethoven: Missa Solemnis In D Major, Op.123 (Sylvia McNair, Janice Taylor, John Aler, Tom Krause), Mozart: Mass In C Minor K.427 "The Great" - Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Telarc 2x Audio CD 1988 / CD-80150

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    Beethoven: Missa Solemnis In D Major, Op.123 (Sylvia McNair, Janice Taylor, John Aler, Tom Krause), Mozart: Mass In C Minor K.427 "The Great" - Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Telarc 2x Audio CD 1988 / CD-80150 UPC...
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