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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer | German | 1770–1827

About Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770 and remained in his native city until 1792, when he moved to Vienna, where he spent the rest of his life and died in 1827. He began losing his hearing before the age of thirty, a decline that continued until he became completely deaf, yet he went on composing throughout this profound personal challenge. The von Breuning family, close friends from his Bonn years, were said to have been like a second family to him. Beethoven was also a prolific correspondent: although he once confessed to a friend that he "would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter," he nonetheless produced over 100,000 letters by hand over the course of his life. He is remembered today as one of the most important composers in the history of music, and remains vividly present in Bonn, where the Beethoven-Haus preserves his legacy through its archives, chronologies of his years in Bonn and Vienna, and an extensive pictorial biography documenting his life.

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Works by Ludwig van Beethoven recorded on LAWO Classics 21

  • Abschied vom Klavier Recorded on LWC1316
  • Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 «Für Elise» Recorded on LWC1316
  • Drei Equali 3 movements Recorded on LWC1194
  • Leo Tolstoy 2 movements Recorded on LWC1124
  • Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11, «Gassenhauer» (version for clarinet, cello and piano) 3 movements Recorded on LWC1034
  • Quintet in E-flat major 3 movements Recorded on LWC1187
  • Rondino in E-Flat Major, WoO 25 Es-dur Recorded on LWC1036
  • Serenade in D major 7 movements Recorded on LWC1122
  • Serenade in D Major for Flute, Violin and Viola 6 movements Recorded on LWC1034
  • String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9 No. 3 4 movements Recorded on LWC1343
  • String Trio in D Major, Op. 9 No. 2 4 movements Recorded on LWC1343
  • String Trio in E-flat major 6 movements Recorded on LWC1122
  • String Trio in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1 4 movements Recorded on LWC1343
  • Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 (transcr. for wind ensemble by Georg Schmitt) 4 movements Recorded on LWC1370
  • Symphony No. 7 4 movements Recorded on LWC1036
  • Trio in E-Flat Major 6 movements Recorded on LWC1126
  • Trio in G Major 3 movements Recorded on LWC1034
  • Wind Octet in E-Flat Major, Parthia, Op. 103 I. Allegro Recorded on LWC1036
  • Wind Octet in E-Flat Major, Parthia, Op. 103 II. Andante Recorded on LWC1036
  • Wind Octet in E-Flat Major, Parthia, Op. 103 III. Allegro Minuetto – trio Recorded on LWC1036
  • Wind Octet in E-Flat Major, Parthia, Op. 103 IV. Finale presto Recorded on LWC1036