Ludwig van Beethoven

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pianist, conductor. He was born in December, 1770 in Bonn

in a musical family.

the organ, harpsichord, violin and flute.
His first musical teacher

was Nafe.

the financial responsibilities of the family. Ludwig Beethoven started playing

in an orchestra to earn money.

decided to take lessons from him, he moved to Vienna.

Haydn said that Beethoven's music was dark and strange. However, in those years, his excellent playing on the piano brought him his first fame.

Beethoven wrote his sonatas, with a special desire and zeal.

Then he created a whole series of works for piano and cello, the famous Ninth Symphony, Solemn Mass. Composer's popularity was very high. Even the government, despite of his candid thoughts, did not dare to limit the musician.

to compose music, Beethoven dipped his head in a basin

with cold water. This technique was so entered in his habit, so the composer could not get rid of it until the end of his life.

3, "Eroica» (1803-1804), № 4 (1806), № 5 (1804-1808), №

6 "Pastoral" (1808) , № 7 (1812), № 8 (1812), № 9 (1824)
11 symphonic overtures
5 concerts for piano and orchestra
6 youth sonatas for piano
32 sonatas for piano, 32 variations and 60 pieces for piano
10 sonatas for violin and piano
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello and Orchestra ("Triple Concerto")
5 sonatas for cello and piano
16 string quartets
6 trio
Ballet "The Creation of Prometheus"
Opera "Fidelio"
Solemn Mass
Song cycle "to a distant lover"
Songs on poems by different poets, and folk songs

It is unknown, but U.S. researchers, examining hair and skull

fragments of Ludwig van Beethoven, came to the conclusion that the great German composer, probably died of a long lead poisoning.