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Ludwig van Beethoven: Media
German composer
Videos
The life, work, and legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven
Overview of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring examples played...
German music throughout history
Overview of the history of German music, from Classical composers Johann Sebastian...
Images
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, lithograph after an 1819 portrait by Ferdinand Schimon, c....
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Ludwig van Beethoven statue
Bronze monument of Ludwig van Beethoven by Ernst Julius Hähnel (1845), in Münsterplatz,...
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, portrait by Josef Karl Stieler.
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Audio
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major
Excerpt from Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 61, by Ludwig van Beethoven,...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major
First movement, “Adagio molto—Allegro con brio,” of Beethoven's Symphony No....
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 (Kreutzer)
Excerpt from the first movement, “Adagio sostenuto—Presto,” of Beethoven's Violin...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Third movement, “Scherzo—Allegro,” of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Major,...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Opus 55 (Eroica)
Excerpt from the first movement, “Allegro con brio,” of Beethoven's Symphony...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor (Appassionata)
First movement, “Allegro assai,” of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata
The opening measures of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor,...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
Excerpt from the first movement, “Allegro con brio,” of Beethoven's Symphony...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Second movement, “Allegretto,” of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major,...
Ludwig van Beethoven: 33 Variations for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major (Diabelli Variations)
“Variation III in C Major” from Beethoven's 33 Variations for Piano on a Waltz...
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major
Fourth movement, “Alla danza tedesca,” of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major (Archduke)
Second movement, “Scherzo—Allegro,” of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, overture
Overture from Beethoven's Fidelio; from a 1953 recording by the Berlin Philharmonic...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Archduke Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven's Archduke Trio, third and fourth movements.
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor: Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight)
Excerpt from the first movement, “Adagio sostenuto,” of Beethoven's Piano Sonata...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Pathétique Sonata
Excerpt from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major (Emperor)
The first movement, “Allegro,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59
First movement, “Allegro,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 7 in...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59
Second movement, “Allegretto vivace,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59
Third movement, “Adagio,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 7 in F...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59
First movement, “Allegro,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 8 in...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59
Fourth movement, “Presto,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 8 in...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59
Second movement, “Molto adagio,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No....
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59
Third movement, “Allegretto,” of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 8...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125 (Choral)
Excerpt from the fourth movement, “Finale,” of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: An die ferne Geliebte (“To the Distant Beloved”)
An excerpt from the first lied, “Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend,” in Ludwig van Beethoven's...
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Concerto in D Major
First movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op....
Drones: From World War II to today
Second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op....
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Concerto in D Major
Third movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op....
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