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Ludwig Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
Born Bonn, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
Baptised 17 December 1770
Died (1827-03-26)26 March 1827 (aged 56)
Vienna, Austrian Empire
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Ludwig van Beethoven (/ˈlʊdvɪɡ væn ˈbˌtvən/, /ˈbtˌhvən/; German: [ˈluːtvɪç fan ˈbeːtˌhoˑfn̩]; baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) 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 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio.


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