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  • Ludwig Van Beethoven: The Entire Life Story of a Genius Composer

  • Great Biographies, Book 1
  • Written by: The History Hour
  • Narrated by: Jerry Beebe
  • Length: 1 hr and 45 mins

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Written by: The History Hour
Narrated by: Jerry Beebe
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Publisher's Summary

Ludwig van Beethoven, a genius composer, one of the most recognized and influential of all composers.

Ludwig van Beethoven is a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Classical music. Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. Inside you’ll learn about:

  • Background and early life
  • Establishing his career in Vienna
  • Musical maturity
  • Loss of hearing
  • Patronage
  • Middle period
  • Personal and family difficulties
  • Late works
  • Illness and death
  • And much more!

At the age of 21 he moved to Vienna, where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. By his late 20's his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost completely deaf. In 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life. Listen to the full Beethoven biography!

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