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Ludwig van Beethoven
composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • December 17, 1770 Bonn, Germany - March 26, 1827 Vienna, Austria

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Ludwig van Beethoven: his work

Ludwig van Beethoven, known throughout the world for the Hymn to Joy of his ninth symphony, is one of the greatest composers in musical history. Despite spending his early years in poverty and pain with a drunkard for a father, Beethoven received a solid musical education, particularly in Vienna with Haydn and Salieri.

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Chamber Orchestra of Europe plays Haydn, Mozart, Say, and Beethoven — With Fazıl Say

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Maria João Pires and Renaud Capuçon play Mozart and Beethoven

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Carl Nielsen International Competition: Violin Pre-final

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International Conducting Competition Rotterdam: Round 3 — Public rehearsal

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International Conducting Competition Rotterdam: Round 3 — Concert with 4 conductors

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5th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 2022: Second Qualifying Round (II/II)
5th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 2022: Second Qualifying Round (II/II)

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Gábor Tákacs-Nagy conducts Beethoven — With Mao Fujita

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Oksana Lyniv conducts Bohdana Frolyak, Brahms, and Beethoven — With Mao Fujita

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Julian Rachlin plays and conducts Brahms, Haydn, and Beethoven
Julian Rachlin plays and conducts Brahms, Haydn, and Beethoven

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Grand Piano Competition 2021: Finals (II/II)

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Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Schumann and Beethoven — With Igor Levit
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Schumann and Beethoven — With Igor Levit

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Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (II/IV)

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Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (IV/IV)
Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (IV/IV)

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Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart and Beethoven — With Josef Špaček

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Mikhail Pletnev performs Beethoven
Mikhail Pletnev performs Beethoven

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Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Ysaÿe and Beethoven — With Marc Bouchkov

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Leeds International Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)
Leeds International Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)

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Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, and Renaud Capuçon perform Bizet and Beethoven — With Sylvain Cambreling and the Symphoniker Hamburg

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Yefim Bronfman performs Beethoven, Debussy, Schumann, and Chopin

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The concert of laureates (7) — Under the direction of Gautier Capuçon

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The 2021 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

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Beethoven's Fidelio

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Barenboim on Beethoven 1: Genius and Destiny

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