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Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany to Johann van Beethoven (1740-92) and Magdalena Keverich van Beethoven (1744-87). The father worked as a musician in the Electoral court at Bonn.
Beethoven's first music teacher was his father, an alcoholic who beat him and unsuccessfully attempted to exhibit him as a child prodigy. However, Beethoven's talent was soon noticed by others. He was given instruction and employment by Christian Gottlob Neefe , as well as financial sponsorship by the Prince-Elector. Beethoven's mother died when he was 17, and for several years he was responsible for raising his two younger brothers.
Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792, where he studied with Joseph Haydn and other teachers. He quickly established a reputation as a piano virtuosoA virtuoso is a musician who has attained the highest level of skill in a fine art, especially at playing a specific instrument or singing. Many Baroque composers were also virtuosi on their instrument, most commonly the violin ( Pietro Locatelli and Anto, and more slowly as a composer. He settled into the career pattern he would follow for the remainder of his life: rather than working for the church or a noble court (as most composers before him had done), he was a freelance, supporting himself with public performances, sales of his works, and stipends from noblemen who recognized his ability.
Beethoven's personal life was troubled. Around age 28 he started to become deaf, a calamity which led him for some time to contemplate suicide. Beethoven was attracted to unattainable (married or aristocratic) women, whom he idealized; he never married. A period of low productivity around 1812-1816 is thought by some scholars to have been the result of depression, resulting from Beethoven's realization that he would never marry. Beethoven quarreled, often bitterly, with his relatives and others, and frequently behaved badly to other people. He moved often from dwelling to dwelling, and had strange personal habits such as wearing filthy clothing while washing compulsively. Beethoven's health was often bad, and it failed entirely in 1826, the year before his death at age 56.
It is common for listeners to perceive an echo of Beethoven's life in his music, which often depicts struggle followed by triumph; this description is often applied to Beethoven's creation of masterpieces in the face of his severe personal difficulties.
Beethoven's career as a composer is conventionally divided into Early, Middle, and Late periods. In the Early period, he is seen as emulating his great predecessors Haydn and MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( January 27, 1756 December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. His works are loved by many and are frequently performed. Life Mozart was born in Salzburg, now in Au, at the same time exploring new directions and gradually expanding the scope and ambition of his work. Some important pieces from the Early period are the FirstLudwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major (Op. Beethoven began work on the symphony in 1799 and completed it a year later. The first performance, under the composer's direction, took place on April 2, 1800 in the National-Hof-Theater in Vienna and and SecondLudwig van Beethoven's Symphony Number 2 in D Major (Opus 36 . This symphony consists of four movements: #Adagio molto Allegro con brio #Larghetto #Scherzo (Allegro) #Allegro molto The work was premiered in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on April 5, 18 Symphonies, the first six string quartetsLudwig van Beethoven's Opus 18, published in 1801 by T. Mollo et Comp in Vienna, consisted of his first six string quartets. They were composed between 1798 and 1800. The order of publication (numbering within the opus) does not correspond to the order of, the first two piano concertoA piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. Concertos for the harpsichord were written throughout the Baroque era, notably by Johann Sebastian Bach (see list of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach for a list). These are often today perfs, and about a dozen piano sonataThis list of works by Ludwig van Beethoven consists of links to articles on Beethoven's works in the Wikipedia, organized by genre a catalog of the composer's works. The date in parentheses is the date of composition, where known. Articles on works of Bees, including the famous "Pathetique".
The Middle period began shortly after Beethoven's personal crisis centering around deafness, and is noted for large-scale works expressing heroism and struggle; these include many of the most famous works of classical music. The Middle period works include Symphonies Nos. 3-8, the last three piano concertos and Violin Concerto, the string quartets #7-11, many piano sonatas (including the "Moonlight", "Waldstein", and "Appassionata"), and the opera Fidelio.
Beethoven's Late period began around 1816 and lasted until Beethoven ceased to compose in 1826. The late works are greatly admired for their intellectual depth and their intense, highly personal expression. They include the Ninth Symphony, the Missa Solemnis, the last six string quartets and the last five piano sonatas.
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