Ludwig van Beethoven Violist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: Germany
- Born: Jan 1, 1770
- Died: Mar 26, 1827
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. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music, choral works, and songs.
Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by Christian Gottlob Neefe. During his first 22 years in Bonn, Beethoven intended to study with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and befriended Joseph Haydn. Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792 and began studying with Haydn, quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. In about 1800 his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. He gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from this period.
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
music & wisdom
Recommend to your children virtue that alone can make them happy, not gold.
being alone
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
being good
Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.
being alone, experience & money
Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!
happiness
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
music
Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.
music
Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.
music
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman.
music
Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.
knowledge & music
Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup.
being good
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
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