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the birth
Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 ,
was a German composer, conductor, pianist and piano teacher. -
Viennese classicism and romanticism music
He started playing the piano when he was only 8 years old, he was the last great representative of Viennese classicism -
his childhood
His grandfather and father were already musicians. They sang and taught music at the court of the German nobleman who ruled Bonn, the musician's hometown. Beethoven thus learned as a child to play various instruments, including the piano and the violin.
At 13 he already had a position as a court musician -
his first trip to vienna
Beethoven found a way out of family pressure in 1787 when, at the age of 17, -
his first demos
During this period he had several musical duels with other pianists. The first was in 1792 - at the age of 21 -
fame and suffering
Soon enough, Beethoven no longer needed concerts and recitals in court halls to survive.
suffered personal penalties produced by two love disappointments. -
the teplice incident
In 1812, Beethoven moved to the spa of Teplitz (Teplice) and during his stay he wrote the letter to his "Immortal Beloved", which caused many speculations about its addressee although it has never been possible to find out exactly. -
Economic problems
Beethoven had made contact with the inventor Johann Mäzel, who built him various instruments to help him with his hearing difficulties, such as acoustic horns or a system for listening to the piano.
He had financial problems because his hearing was beginning to fail -
the economy improves
In 1814, he finished the Seventh and Eighth Symphonies and reformed the opera Fidelio, which was a great success, both in terms of public and economic influx. -
his last years in vienna
Beethoven spent the last years of his life almost totally isolated by deafness, interacting only with some of his friends through "conversation notebooks", which served as a means of communication. His last great success was the Ninth Symphony, completed in 1823. -
his demise
Despite the care of his doctor and the affection of his friends, the poor health of the musician, who had suffered from liver problems throughout his life, worsened. Those last days were accompanied by Franz Schubert, who did not really dare to visit the teacher, but a friend of both showed the dying man the scores of his lieder,
