Ludwig van Beethoven

LudwigvanBeethoven(Bonn,December16,1770-Vienna,March26,1827),Germancomposerofacademicmusic(orclassicalmusic).Heisconsideredasthemainprecursorofthetransitionfromclassicismtoromanticism.Hisoutputincludespianogender(32sonatas),chamber(16stringquartets,seventrios,10sonatasforviolinandpiano),vocal(liederandopera:Fidelio)andorchestral(5concertsforpianoandorchestra,oneforviolinandorchestra,overtures…)uniquepartofyourrepertoireisthegreatcycleoftheninesymphonies,including:ThirdSymphony,alsocalledEroica,inEflatmajor,FifthSymphonyinCminor,andtheNinthSymphony,inDminor,whosemusicofthefourthmovement,basedontheOdetoJoyfromFriedrichvonSchiller,hasbeenchosenastheanthemoftheEuropeanUnion(EU).
Consideredthelastgreatrepresentativeofclassicism.(afterChristophWillibaldGluck,JosephHaydnandWolfgangAmadeusMozart),BeethovenmanagedtotranscendthemusicofRomanticism,influencingdiversityofmusicalworksofthenineteenthcentury.Hisartwasexpressedinnumerousgenresandevensymphonieswerethemainsourceofinternationalpopularity,impactprovedsignificantmainlyinhispianoworksandchambermusic,
Beethovenisacknowledgedasoneofthegiantsofclassicalmusic;occasionallyheisreferredtoasoneofthe"threeBs"(alongwithBachandBrahms)whoepitomisethattradition.Hewasalsoapivotalfigureinthetransitionfromthe18thcenturymusicalclassicismto19thcenturyromanticism,andhisinfluenceonsubsequentgenerationsofcomposerswasprofound.HismusicfeaturestwiceontheVoyagerGoldenRecord,aphonographrecordcontainingabroadsampleoftheimages,commonsounds,languages,andmusicofEarth,sentintoouterspacewiththetwoVoyagerprobes.
Music:
-FifthandSixthsymphonies

-OperachoralsandVocalMusic(composedforBeethoven)

-SeventhandEighthsymphonies

-NinthSymphony"Choral"

-TheFirstandSecondPianoConcertosnotedforitscheerfuldesign,whilethePianoConcertoNo.3,1801,inaserioustone,isanunparalleledbreadthandquality.Forhispart,PianoConcertoNo.4,Op58,1808,commitmentandlyricaldepthhasbeenconsidered,byEmilLudwig,asthe"bestgigevercomposedforsoloinstrument"

-The10Beethovenovertures

-Fantasyforpiano,chorusandorchestra,Op80

-32PianoSonatasTwosonata(Op.111),four(Op.109)orfivemovements,subjectswithvariations,leakagescherzos,etc.

-ThecelebratedMissaSolemnis,writtenin1818,hissecondworkfortheCatholicChurch,isasongoffaithtoGodandthenatureofman.Oneofhismostfamousworks

-Beethoven’schoralworksaretheFantasyforpiano,chorusandorchestra(Op.80),theMassinCmajor,Latina,(Op.86),aswellasnumerouslieder,arias,chorusesandroyalty,acycleofsongs,acantataandoratorioChristontheMountofOlives,in1803,andthefamousPrestooftheNinthSymphony.°5Symphony
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