Welcome to All About Beethoven

Dedicated to the greatness of the genius that was Ludwig van Beethoven, the site offers the reader accurate information regarding the life, music and existence of the great composer.The information is structured in 7 parts. You will be able to navigate using the menu on the left side of the screen to access information regarding Beethoven's life and his music. You will also find a pictures gallery and some free Beethoven music sheet .

• Beethoven Symphonies - Each of the nine Beethoven symphonies analyzed.
• The piano sonatas - Analysis of the sonata form and the most important Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
• Trios - General discussion regarding Beethoven's trios for various instruments and ensembles.
• Sonatas for Cello and Piano - Discussion about Beethoven's five cello and piano sonatas.
• Sonatas for Violin and Piano - Overview of Beethoven's ten sonatas for violin and piano.
• String Quartets - Brief analysis of Beethoven's seventeen string quartets.
• The Opera "Fidelio" - The background, subject and influences of Beethoven's only opera.
• The Concertos - Beethoven's five piano concertos, his violin concerto and triple concerto analyzed.
• The Overtures - Brief overview of some of the most important Beethoven overtures.
• The Chamber Music - Brief introduction to Beethoven's chamber music creations.

1. Beethoven: The Universal Composer by Edmund Morris; Eminent Lives (October 4, 2005).
2. Beethoven by Maynard Solomon; Schirmer Books; 2nd Rev edition (September 1, 2001).
3. Beetoven: The Music and the Life by Lewis Lockwood;W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (January 30, 2005). .
4. Late Beethoven: Music, Thought, Imagination by Maynard Solomon; University of California Press; 1 edition (October 4, 2004).
5. Beethoven as I Knew Him by Anton Felix Schindler; Dover Publications; n.e.of "Beethoven as I Knew Him: A Biography" edition (September 3, 1996).

• Beethoven's childhood (1770-1792) - The period between Beethoven's birth in Boon and his leaving for Vienna.
• Beethoven's Rise to Fame (1792-1805) - His first years in Vienna.
• Artistic Maturity (1805-1815) - The years of great compositions and lost loves.
• The Last Years (1815-1821) - The end of an era and the beggining of another.
• The Heiligenstadt Testament - The testament like document that Beethoven wrote in October 1802.
• The Immortal Beloved Letters - The mysterious letter that created numerous commentaries and assumptions among Beethoven scholars.
• Chronology - Chronological List of the main events in Beethoven's life.

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