Ludwig van Beethoven

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Romantic-era composer classical composer composer human pianist

Ludwig van Beethoven was a pioneering German composer and pianist whose works bridged the Classical and Romantic eras and profoundly shaped Western music.

Aliases (2)

Beethoven ×1
Ludwig van Beethoven (for piano version) ×1

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Romantic-era composer → classical composer → composer → human → pianist →
activeYearsEnd	1827 →
activeYearsStart	1780 →
baptismDate	1770-12-17 →
birthCountry	Germany →
birthDate	1770-12-17 →
birthPlace	Bonn → Electorate of Cologne →
burialPlace	Vienna → Währinger Ortsfriedhof (historical) →
citizenship	Austria → Electorate of Cologne → Holy Roman Empire →
deathDate	1827-03-26 →
deathPlace	Austrian Empire → Vienna →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	Beethoven →
father	Johann van Beethoven →
genre	chamber music → choral music → concerto → opera → piano sonata → string quartet → symphony →
givenName	Ludwig →
influenced	Franz Schubert → Gustav Mahler → Hector Berlioz → Johannes Brahms → Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky → Richard Wagner →
influencedBy	Johann Sebastian Bach → Joseph Haydn → Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart →
knownFor	bridging the Classical and Romantic eras in Western music → expansion of the symphonic form → innovative use of form and harmony → integration of chorus and soloists into the symphony → use of cyclical themes →
language	German →
medicalCondition	deafness → progressive hearing loss →
mother	Maria Magdalena Keverich →
movement	Classical music → Romantic music →
name	Ludwig van Beethoven →
notableWork	Fidelio, Op. 72 → Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 → Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" → Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" → Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" → Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" → String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" → Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 → Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 →
occupation	composer → pianist →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Bonn → Vienna →
sibling	Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven → Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven →
signatureWork	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 →
styleCharacteristic	dramatic contrasts → expanded harmonic language → motivic development →
teacher	Antonio Salieri → Christian Gottlob Neefe → Johann Georg Albrechtsberger → Joseph Haydn →

Referenced by (70)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fidelio, Op. 72 → Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 → Ode to Joy → Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" → Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" → Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" → Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" → String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" → Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 → Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 →	composer
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach → Christian Gottlob Neefe → Friedrich Schiller → George Frideric Handel → Johann Georg Albrechtsberger → Johann Sebastian Bach → Joseph Haydn → Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart →	influenced
Felix Mendelssohn → Franz Schubert → Hector Berlioz → Johannes Brahms → Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky → Richard Wagner → Robert Schumann → Wilhelm Furtwängler →	influencedBy
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" → Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 → Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 →	premiereConductor
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" → Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 →	workOf
Johann van Beethoven → Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven → Maria Magdalena Keverich →	relative
Vienna Central Cemetery → Währinger Ortsfriedhof (historical) →	burialPlaceOf
Johann van Beethoven → Maria Magdalena Keverich →	child
Christian Gottlob Neefe → Johann Georg Albrechtsberger →	notableStudent
Antonio Salieri → Joseph Haydn →	student
Romanticism →	associatedWith
Bonn →	birthplaceOf
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" →	composedBy
Ludwig van Beethoven ("Beethoven") →	familyName
Vienna →	famousComposerAssociated
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ("Ludwig van Beethoven (for piano version)") →	hasCadenzaBy
Classical period →	hasKeyFigure
Germany →	hasNotableComposer
Ode to Joy →	melodyBy
Agnus Dei →	musicalSettingBy
Ludwig van Beethoven →	name
Ludwig →	notableBearer
Maria Magdalena Keverich →	notableRelative
Währinger Ortsfriedhof (historical) →	originalBurialSiteOf
House of Lobkowicz →	patronOf
Clara Schumann →	performedWorksBy
Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven →	sibling
Währinger Ortsfriedhof (historical) →	significantPlaceFor
Christian Gottlob Neefe →	taught
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger →	teacherOf