Ludwig van Beethoven
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grandfather of composer Ludwig van Beethoven
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1770
- Died
- 1827
- Works
- 1202
Top works
- Ouverture d'Egmont
- Heiligenstädter Testament
- Briefe
- Beethoven-Studien
- פסטיבל המילניום
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- 2,743,696
- Total plays
- 56,951,071
Tags
Classicalinstrumentalromanticcomposersclassic
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is regarded as a central figure in the history of Western art music, and his works are among the most frequently performed in the classical repertoire. His career spans the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era. Beethoven’s early period, generally dated to about 1802, reflects his development within established Classical forms. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ludwig+van+Be
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludwig
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Mechelen
- Place of death
- Bonn
- Child
- Johann van Beethoven
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Lodewijck van Beethoven - Die Gartenlaube (1879) b 613.jpg
- Work location
- Leuven
- Voice type
- tenor
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- date of birth
- 1712-01-05
- date of death
- 1773-12-24
- Commons category
- Ludwig van Beethoven d. Ä.
- different from
- Louis van Beethoven
- name in native language
- Ludwig van Beethoven
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