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Ludwig van Beethoven

About Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a uniquely talented composer and musician. But by the time Beethoven was 30, his increasing deafness put an end to his career as a pianist. That did not stop him from continuing to compose some of the most beautiful music the world has ever known.As a composer, Beethoven was a revolutionary. He took the Classical forms he learned from Mozart and Haydn, and pushed them into the next period of musical history -- the Romantic era.
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Music In This Episode

Symphony # 9

Leonore Overture #3

Symphony #7

Piano Concerto #5

Sonata #18

String Quartet Op. 18 #2

F?OEr Elise

Symphony #5