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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven

1770 – 1827 · aged 56 · Composer

“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”

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Beethoven wrote nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas and the late string quartets while going almost completely deaf. The Ninth Symphony, with its Ode to Joy, was composed when he could no longer hear it performed.

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“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”

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Beethoven with the manuscript of the Missa solemnis
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Ludwig van Beethoven, aged twenty-six (1796). Design by G. Stainhauser; engraving by Johann Josef Neidl, executed for the publisher Artaria Identifier: beethove
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Title: Ludwig Van Beethoven Physical description: 1 print. Notes: This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.; Associated name on shelflist ca
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Miniature portrait of Karl van Beethoven / Nephew of Ludwig van Beethoven / son of Kaspar Karl Anton van Beethoven / son of Johanna van Beethoven
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 (full) | Alina Bercu
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 | Bernard Haitink & the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - Hilary Hahn, violin; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 (Proms 2012)
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Greta Kaiser
11 Mar 2026

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I met Ludwig once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

Kayla Gordon21 Mar 2026

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Sending love from England.

Donna Holmes28 Jul 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

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Gratitude

Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

Archie Roberts4 Mar 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

Harold Spiegel17 Mar 2026

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Sending love from Ireland.

Hoa Wang
21 Jan 2026

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Rest in peace

Ludwig once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.

Ochieng Ochieng21 Jan 2026

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Well put.

Njeri Khumalo
4 Oct 2025

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Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Ludwig was one of them.

Simran Sen10 Mar 2026

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I feel exactly the same way.

Archie Hanson
17 Jul 2025

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The songs don't go anywhere. That's the comfort.

Dolores Gomez
15 Jun 2025

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My dad introduced me to Ludwig's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.

Blanca Campos17 Jul 2025

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Couldn't agree more.

Isha Naidu
28 May 2025

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Ludwig's voice got me through the worst year of my life. I owe them more than I can say.

Karen Peterson8 Sept 2025

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This made me cry. Thank you.

Rolf Frank
4 Apr 2025

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Still with us

Saw Ludwig live once. Best night of my life, and I've had a few.

Ethan Barnes31 Aug 2025

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Yes. This.

Ezra Marcus
28 Mar 2025

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There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Ludwig feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.

Fabio Ricci31 Oct 2025

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Sending love from Nigeria.

Rachel Dean
26 Mar 2025

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One of a kind

Rest well, Ludwig. The work is done, and it was good.

Karen Peterson14 Oct 2025

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Same here. Exactly this.

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143 people are remembering Ludwig here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.

Rebecca Mills🇺🇸6d ago
Brandon Myers🇺🇸14d ago
Madison Burns🇺🇸20d ago
You were one of a kind.
Archie Hanson🇺🇸21d ago
George Gordon🇺🇸8 Aug 2026
Rosemary Powell🇺🇸30 Jul 2026
Gregory Ferguson🇺🇸29 Jun 2026
Mwangi Kariuki🇰🇪26 Jun 2026
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Anonymous🇧🇷21 May 2026
Priya Naidu🇮🇳20 May 2026
Anonymous🇯🇵7 May 2026
You were one of a kind.
Malik Mays🇺🇸6 May 2026
You made the world better.
Megan Wright🇺🇸3 May 2026
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  1. 16 December 1770
    Born in Bonn, Germany
  2. 26 March 1827
    Died in Vienna, Austria
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