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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. His career has conventionally been divided into early, middle, and late periods. The "early" period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his "middle" period showed an individual development from the "classical" styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is sometimes characterized as "heroic". During this time, he began to suffer increasingly from deafness. In his "late" period from 1812 to his death in 1827, he extended his innovations in musical form and expression.

His first major orchestral work, the First Symphony, premiered in 1800, and his first set of string quartets was published in 1801. Despite his hearing deteriorating during this period, he continued to conduct, premiering his Third and Fifth Symphonies in 1804 and 1808, respectively. His Violin Concerto appeared in 1806. His last piano concerto (No. 5, Op. 73, known as the 'Emperor'), dedicated to his frequent patron Archduke Rudolf of Austria, was premiered in 1811, without Beethoven as soloist. He was almost completely deaf by 1814, and he then gave up performing and appearing in public. He described his problems with health and his unfulfilled personal life in two letters, his "Heiligenstadt Testament" (1802) to his brothers and his unsent love letter to an unknown "Immortal Beloved" (1812).

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  • Beethoven - Symphony No. 4, No. 5 Fidelio - Overture / Budapest Symphony Orchestra / Conducted by Tamás Vásáry / Live Recording / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1997 / HCD 31719 (5991813171924 Beethoven - Symphony No. 4, No. 5 Fidelio - Overture / Budapest Symphony Orchestra / Conducted by Tamás Vásáry / Live Recording / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1997 / HCD 31719 (5991813171924
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    Beethoven - Symphony No. 4, No. 5 Fidelio - Overture / Budapest Symphony Orchestra / Conducted by Tamás Vásáry / Live Recording / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1997 / HCD 31719

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  • Great Preformances / Beethoven V. , Schubert VIII. „Befejezetlen” Szimfóniája / Bernstein / New York Philharmonic / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 12608 Great Preformances / Beethoven V. , Schubert VIII. „Befejezetlen” Szimfóniája / Bernstein / New York Philharmonic / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 12608
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven - Osszes Zongoraszonata / 3.Album - G-dur Op.49/2, D-dur Op.10/3, G-dur Op.14/2, c-moll Op.111 / Fischer Annie / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 31628 Ludwig van Beethoven - Osszes Zongoraszonata / 3.Album - G-dur Op.49/2, D-dur Op.10/3, G-dur Op.14/2, c-moll Op.111 / Fischer Annie / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 31628
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven - Osszes Zongoraszonata / 5.Album - A-dur Op.101, e-moll Op.90, E-dur Op.14/1, cisz-moll '"Mondschein" Op.27/2 / Fischer Annie / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 31630 Ludwig van Beethoven - Osszes Zongoraszonata / 5.Album - A-dur Op.101, e-moll Op.90, E-dur Op.14/1, cisz-moll '"Mondschein" Op.27/2 / Fischer Annie / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 31630
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    Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 5 / Osszes Zongoraszonata / 5. Album - A-dur Op.101, e-moll Op.90, E-dur Op.14/1, cisz-moll '"Mondschein" Op.27/2 / Fischer Annie / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO MK 31630

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  • Beethoven – Zongoraszonáták / Appassionata, Vihar / Piano: Jandó Jenő / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 31027 Beethoven – Zongoraszonáták / Appassionata, Vihar / Piano: Jandó Jenő / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 31027
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  • Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Soloists Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra / Conducted by Paul Kletzki / Crystal Colletion / Supraphon Audio CD 1991 (8596911067024) Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Soloists Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra / Conducted by Paul Kletzki / Crystal Colletion / Supraphon Audio CD 1991 (8596911067024)
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  • Beethoven Symphony No. 9 / Éva Andor, Márta Szirmay, György Korondi, Sándor Sólyom-Nagy / Budapest Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra / Conducted by János Ferencsik / Hungaroton White Label Audio CD 1988 / HRC 115 (HRC 115) Beethoven Symphony No. 9 / Éva Andor, Márta Szirmay, György Korondi, Sándor Sólyom-Nagy / Budapest Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra / Conducted by János Ferencsik / Hungaroton White Label Audio CD 1988 / HRC 115 (HRC 115)
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    Beethoven Symphony No. 9 / Éva Andor, Márta Szirmay, György Korondi, Sándor Sólyom-Nagy / Budapest Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra / Conducted by János Ferencsik / Hungaroton White Label Audio CD 1988 / HRC 115

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    Beethoven Symphony No. 9 / Éva Andor, Márta Szirmay, György Korondi, Sándor Sólyom-Nagy / Budapest Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra / Conducted by János Ferencsik / Hungaroton White Label Audio CD 1988 HRC...
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  • Beethoven - String Quartets / A Minor Op. 132, F Major Op. 135 / Bartók Quartet / Hungaroton White Label Audio CD 1989 / HRC 126 (HRC126) Beethoven - String Quartets / A Minor Op. 132, F Major Op. 135 / Bartók Quartet / Hungaroton White Label Audio CD 1989 / HRC 126 (HRC126)
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    Ludwig Van Beethoven - String Quartets / A Minor Op. 132, F Major Op. 135 / Bartók Quartet / Hungaroton White Label Audio CD 1989 / HRC 126

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  • Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 Eroica / Hungarian State Orchestra / János Ferencsik / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 12566 Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 Eroica / Hungarian State Orchestra / János Ferencsik / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 12566
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    Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 Eroica / Hungarian State Orchestra / János Ferencsik / HUNGAROTON CASSETTE STEREO / MK 12566

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  • Ludwig van Beethoven - Klavierkonzerte - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Maurizio Pollini / Wiener Philharmoniker / Conducted: Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm ‎/ Deutsche Grammophon CASSETTE STEREO /‎ MKL 31221 Ludwig van Beethoven - Klavierkonzerte - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Maurizio Pollini / Wiener Philharmoniker / Conducted: Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm ‎/ Deutsche Grammophon CASSETTE STEREO /‎ MKL 31221
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    Ludwig van Beethoven - Klavierkonzerte - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Maurizio Pollini / Wiener Philharmoniker / Conducted: Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm ‎/ Deutsche Grammophon CASSETTE STEREO /‎ MKL 31221

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    Ludwig van Beethoven - Klavierkonzerte - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Maurizio Pollini / Wiener Philharmoniker / Conducted: Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm ‎/ Deutsche Grammophon CASSETTE STEREO MKL 31221   Label: Deutsche Grammophon...
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven - "Emperor" Concerto / Klavierkonzert Nr.5 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 31223 Ludwig van Beethoven - "Emperor" Concerto / Klavierkonzert Nr.5 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 31223
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    Ludwig van Beethoven - "Emperor" Concerto / Klavierkonzert Nr.5 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 31223

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    Ludwig van Beethoven - "Emperor" Concerto / Klavierkonzert Nr.5 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO MKL 31223   Label: Deutsche Grammophon ‎– MKL...
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / ‎Wienner Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 31222 Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / ‎Wienner Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 31222
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    Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / ‎Wienner Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO / MKL 31222

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    Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 / Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm / Vienna Philharmonic / ‎Wienner Philharmoniker / Deutsche Grammophon ‎CASSETTE STEREO MKL 31222   Label: Deutsche Grammophon ‎– MKL 31222 Format:...
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