Description
German composer and pianist, born in 1770 (baptized 17 December 1770) in Bonn, Germany and died 26 March 1827 in Vienna, Austria.
A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and...
Top pieces
1801
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ('Moonlight Sonata')
1805
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Fidelio (Opera)
1805
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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ('Appassionata')
1806
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
1808
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Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
1808
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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ('Pastoral')
1809
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E♭ major, Op. 73 ('Emperor')
1823
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Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
1824
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ('Choral')
1826
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String Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131
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Daniel Ginn
4 months ago
Big fan of the second movement of the Moonlight Sonata but generally more ambivalent about Beethoven's compositions, something about his style just fails to strike me.
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