"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life."
-- Ludwig van Beethoven

 

 

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.

Born: December 16, 1770, Bonn Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna Full name: Ludwig van Beethoven Compositions: Symphony No.9, Symphony No.5, Piano Sonata No.14, Bagatelle in A minor, Symphony No.7, Symphony No.3, Piano Sonata No.8, Symphony No.6, Piano Concerto No.5, Fidelio, Piano Sonata No.23, Missa Solemnis, Violin Concerto, Symphony No.1 in C, Piano Sonata No.21, Egmont, Symphony No.4, Anthem of Europe, Violin Sonata No.9, Piano Sonata No.29, Late String Quartets, Piano Concerto No.4, Piano Sonata No.32, Piano Sonata No.17, String Quartets Nos. 1 - 6, Opus 18, Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra in C major, Symphony No.2, String Quartet No. 14, Choral Fantasy, Diabelli Variations, Große Fuge, Symphony No.8, Coriolan Overture, Violin Sonata No.5, Piano Concerto No.3, Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, Piano Concerto No.1, Turkish March, The Creatures of Prometheus, Piano Sonata No.30, String Quartet No. 16, Piano Sonata No.26, String Quartet No. 15, Piano Sonata No.31, Septet, An die ferne Geliebte, Wellington's Victory, Rondo a Capriccio, Piano Sonata No.1, String Quartet No. 13 Parents: Johann van Beethoven, Maria Magdalena Keverich Siblings: Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven, Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven