Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
A composer made of fire
Beethoven's life
Vienna
Fur Elise
Other music from Beethoven
Other music from Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67180833:00Symphony
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92181237:53Symphony
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2180115:35Keyboard
Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68180841:30Symphony
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13179718:52Keyboard
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73180939:25Concerto
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61180644:14Concerto
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55180349:54Symphony
Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125182401:07:30Symphony
Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 5918103:16Keyboard
Fidelio, opera, Op. 72180402:01:12Opera
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37180036:34Concerto
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ("Appassionata"), Op. 57180424:49Keyboard
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58180534:28Concerto
Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84180928:59Orchestral
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93181225:56Symphony
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21180025:48Symphony
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15179845:23Concerto
Citations
http://quest.eb.com/search/113_917700/1/113_917700/cite
Map Of Vienna, Austria, 1899. Photo. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 9 Dec 2015.
http://quest.eb.com/search/300_213639/1/300_213639/cite
"Beethoven-Fur Elise." Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
<https://youtu.be/k_UOuSklNL4>.
Other Facts
- 20,000 people lined the streets in a solemn parade for Beethoven's funeral.
- "I shall hear in heaven" were Beethoven's Last words.
- Beethoven was thrown into a custody battle for his nephew who once attempted suicide.
- Beethoven had a very hot temper, he once threw hot food at a waiter. He swept candles off a piano during a bad performance. He even hit a choir boy.
- Beethoven often wrote about women. Some of his pieces about women are Fur Elise, Or A Moonlight Sonata