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    Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history...
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    Ludwig or Ludovicus van Beethoven the Elder (born Lodewijk van Beethoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑm ˈbeːt(ɦ)oːvə(n)]); (?) January 5, 1712 –...
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    composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Johann became an alcoholic later in his life and was at times an abusive father to Ludwig. At 18, Ludwig had to...
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    The composition of Ludwig van Beethoven consist of 722 works written over forty-five years, from his earliest work in 1782 (variations for piano on a march...
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    van Beethoven (née Reiß: Reiss) and the sole nephew of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. He is mainly remembered for being the center of a bitter custody...
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    Ludwig van Beethoven, a German composer, died in his apartment in the Schwarzspanierhaus, Vienna, on 26 March 1827 at the age of 56, following a prolonged...
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    Symphony (German: Schicksalssinfonie), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in...
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    Beethoven, and the mother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Her birthplace is now a museum, the Mutter-Beethoven-Haus. Maria Magdalena Keverich was born...
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven wrote 32 mature piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. (He also wrote 3 juvenile sonatas at the age of 13 and one unfinished sonata...
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  • Anton Karl van Beethoven (baptized 8 April 1774 – 15 November 1815) was a brother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Kaspar van Beethoven was born in...
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  • (1756–1791) had a powerful influence on the works of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Beethoven held Mozart in high regard; some of his music recalls...
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist. Ludwig van Beethoven may also refer to: Ludwig van Beethoven (1712–1773), German singer...
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    minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna...
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    The German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) is among the most admired composers in the history of Western music, and has been the subject of many...
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    marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess...
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    van Beethoven (2 October 1776 – 12 January 1848) was a brother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. He was born in Bonn, youngest son of Johann van Beethoven...
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    pronounced [eˈʁoːikaː] ) is a symphony in four movements by Ludwig van Beethoven. One of Beethoven's most celebrated works, the Eroica symphony is a large-scale...
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    in A major, Op. 92, is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1811 and 1812, while improving his health in the Bohemian...
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  • The composer Ludwig van Beethoven has been the subject of a number of biographical films. A now-lost French silent film called Beethoven was mentioned...
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    (German: Pastorale), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and completed in 1808. One of Beethoven's few works containing explicitly programmatic...
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    for example, Ludwig van Beethoven "from Beethoven" (maybe Bettenhoven)[better source needed] and Rembrandt van Rijn "from the Rhine". Van is also a preposition...
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    Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, was dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten, an early patron of the composer. The piece was...
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    the Beethoven-Haus association, it studies the life and work of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The centrepiece of the Beethoven-Haus is Beethoven's birthplace...
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    Ludwig van Beethoven composed his String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4, between 1798 and 1800 in Vienna and published in 1801. The Op. 18 collection...
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    No. 3 in A major, Op. 69, is the third of five cello sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed it in 1807–08, during his productive middle period....
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    The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1806. Its first performance by Franz Clement was unsuccessful and for some...
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  • the triumphs and heartaches of Ludwig van Beethoven's last years. The film starts off in the year 1827 with Beethoven dying in his bed during a thunderstorm...
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  • Johanna van Beethoven (née Reiß [Reiss]; 1786–1869) was the sister-in-law of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. She is remembered for the bitter custody...
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    Für Elise (category Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven published posthumously)
    Elise), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 years...
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    English-speaking countries, is a concerto composed by Ludwig van Beethoven for piano and orchestra. Beethoven composed the concerto in 1809 under salary in Vienna...
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