Ludwig van Beethoven



Alternative names	Beethoven
Description	German composer and pianist He was a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music. Beethoven remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis and an opera, Fidelio.
Date of birth/death	17 December 1770 (baptised)	26 March 1827
Location of birth/death	Bonn, Electorate of Cologne	Vienna, Austrian Empire
Work period	1782–1827
Work location	Bonn, Vienna
Authority control	: Q255 VIAF: 32182557 ISNI: 0000 0001 2126 8987 ULAN: 500339269 LCCN: n79107741 NLA: 35016586 MusicBrainz: 1f9df192-a621-4f54-8850-2c5373b7eac9 Open Library: OL127077A DBNL: beet001 GND: 118508288 SELIBR: 177119 SUDOC: 026714329 BNF: 138912954 NDL: 00432740 BIBSYS: 90051084 NKC: jn19990000607 SBN: IT\ICCU\CFIV\005324 BNE: XX826607 NLP: A11206780 KulturNav: b5001314-26fc-4b3c-bace-4fa56e01e14d RKD: 448562 BNR: RUNLRAUTH7710222 Koninklijke: 068716494 WorldCat

Portraits[edit]

Painting by unknown Bonn artist, ca. 1783
Painting by Joseph Neesen, 1786
Painting by Riedel, 1801
Painting by Hornemann, 1803
Painting by Mähler, 1804
Painting by Mähler, 1804 (zoom)
Beethoven in his home
Painting by Louis-René Létronne, 1814
Painting by Mähler, 1815
Painting by Jaeger, 1818
Drawing by C.F.K. Klober, 1818
Drawing by August Klöber, 1818
Painting by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1819 or 1820
Painting by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1819 or 1820 (zoom)
Painting by Waldmüller, 1823
Engraving by Sichling after Waldmüller
Drawing by Steinmüller, 1823
Beethoven, 1824
Illustration by Emil Eugen Sachse, 1854
Beethoven composing the sixth symphony
Print after a drawing by Johann Peter Lyser
Drawings by Lyser
Beethoven and Goethe at Teplitz, 1812

Patrons, relatives and friends[edit]

Count Ferdinand von Waldstein by A. Machek
Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria
Archduk Rudolph of Austria by J.B. Lampi
Count Andrei Razumovski by J.B. Lampi
Ignaz Schuppanzigh by J. Danhauser
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz
Franz Gerhard Wegeler
Nikolaus Johann, der jüngere Bruder Ludwigs, im Alter von 65 Jahren

Illustrations[edit]

Sonata Op. 109
Heiligenstädter Testament
Sonata Op.111 Title
Missa Solemnis
Eroica Symphony Title Page
Fifth Symphony Coversheet
Sixth Symphony handwritten page
Ninth Symphony handwritten page
Kreutzer Sonata Coversheet
Thirteenth string quartet coversheet
3rd Concerto

Other[edit]

The house where Beethoven was born
Theatre an der Wien, 1810
Beethoven house of birth, Bonngasse, Bonn, Germany
Beethoven house of birth, Bonngasse, Bonn, Germany
Ludwig van Beethoven's native house
Beethovenhaus in Bonn
„Beethon“ (by Klaus Kammerichs, 1986), in front of de:Beethoven-Halle in de:Bonn
Memorial plaque in Lesser Town, Prague
Hinterbrühl Beethovendenkmal
Beethoven's grave
Slovenčina: Busta Ludwiga van Beethovena pred empírovým divadlom v Hlohovci
English: Ludwig van Beethoven's bust in front of Empire theatre in Hlohovec
Beethoven's workroom in 1827, by J.N. Hoechle
Beethoven's funerals on March 29th, 1827, by F. Stober
Beethoven memorial Muensterplatz, Bonn, Germany
Memorial at the Beethovenplatz in Vienna
Signature of Beethoven
Letter from Waldstein to Beethoven, 1792
Deutsch: Der "Biederhof" in Wien-Döbling, wo wesentliche Teile der Eroica geschrieben wurden
English: The "Bieder-Hof" in Döbling, Vienna, where important parts of the Eroica were written
Beethovenhaus in Ungargasse No. 5, Vienna, Austria, where he finished his Symphony No. 9 in 1823/24
Other view of the Beethovenhaus in Ungargasse No. 5, Vienna
Memorial plate at Ungargasse No. 5, Vienna
Second memorial plate at Ungargasse No. 5, Vienna
Deutsch: Gedenktafel in der Laimgrubengasse in Wien
English: Memorial plaque in Vienna
Memorial plaque on Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin-Mitte
Deutsch: Beethoven-Grillparzer-Haus in Wien-Heiligenstadt
English: Beethoven-Grillparzer house in Heiligenstadt, Vienna
Deutsch: Haus des Heiligenstädter Testaments, Wien
English: House of the Heiligenstadt Testament

Trivia, stamps and coins[edit]

Hungarian stamp from 1960
Rheintaler Ludwig van Beethoven

Music[edit]

Incomplete listing

Ogg Piano Sonatas
1	Allegro Adagio Menuetto and Trio Prestissimo
2
3	Allegro con brio
4	Allegro molto e con brio
5
6
7	Presto
8	Grave Adagio cantabile Rondo
9
10
11
12
13
14	Adagio sostenutto Alegretto Presto agitato
15	Allegro Andante Allegro vivace Rondo
16
17
18
19
20
21	Allegro con brio Adagio molto Allegretto moderato
22
23	Allegro assai
24
25
26
27	Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
28	Allegretto ma non troppo Vivace alla marcia Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto Allegro
29
30
31	Moderato cantabile molto espressivo Adagio, ma non troppo
32	Allegro con brio ed appassionato Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile

Ogg Symphonies
1
2
3
4	Adagio - Allegro vivace Adagio Allegro vivace Allegro ma non troppo
5	Allegro con brio Andante con moto Allegro Allegro
6	Allegro non troppo Andante molto mosso Allegro Allegro Allegretto
7	Allegretto Finale
8	Allegro vivace e con brio Alegretto scherzando Tempo di menuetto Allegro vivace

Ogg Piano Concertos
1	Allegro con brio Largo Rondo
2
3	Allegro con brio Largo Rondo
4	Opening 2nd Allegro non troppo Andante con moto
5	Allegro Adagio un poco mosso Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo

Ogg Violin Sonatas
2	Allegro vivace Andante, più tosto allegretto Allegro piacevole
8	Allegro assai Allegro vivace Allegro vivace
9	Adagio sostenuto Andante con variazioni Presto