Ludwig van Beethoven

* 1770, Bonn - † 1827, Vienna

Portrait Beethovens mit der Partitur zur Missa Solemnis von Joseph Karl Stieler (1781(1781)–1858(1858)) Ludwig van Beethoven (~ 17. Dezember 1770 in Bonn; † 26. März 1827 in Wien) war ein Komponist der Wiener Klassik. Er gilt als der Komponist, der die Musik dieser Stilepoche zu ihrer höchsten Entwicklung geführt und der Romantik den Weg bereitet hat. — Beethoven in Bildern BonnImage: CC

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, 1st movement, Bamberger Symphoniker, Conductor: Jonathan Nott; Beethoven Hall, Bonn, Oct. 3, 2010 (MP3)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1st movement from the Symphony No 3 in E-flat Major op 55 Eroica

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, 2nd movement, Bamberger Symphoniker, Conductor: Jonathan Nott; Beethoven Hall, Bonn, Oct. 3, 2010 (MP3)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 (Eroica), 2nd movement: Funeral March

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, Sinfonica Heliopolis, Conductor: Roberto Tibirica; Beethoven Hall, Bonn, Oct. 3, 2010 (MP3)

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major op. 93

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15, 3rd movement, Minguet Quartet; Beethoven House, Bonn, Sept. 24, 2010 (MP3)

Ludwig van Beethoven 3rd movement from the String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor op 132 Galitzin

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