null

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Revolutionary of Classical Music

Introduction to Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist, whose music reshaped Western classical traditions and marked the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era. His innovative symphonies, piano sonatas, concertos, and chamber music broke boundaries of musical form and expression. Despite facing progressive deafness, Beethoven continued composing, creating some of the most powerful and emotionally profound music ever written. His influence on composers from Schubert to Brahms and beyond remains unparalleled.

Beethoven’s Most Celebrated Works

Symphonies: Defining the Romantic Era

Beethoven revolutionized the symphony, expanding its scope and expressive depth:

  • Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" (1804) – A bold, dramatic work that broke classical conventions and ushered in the Romantic era.
  • Symphony No. 5 (1808) – Instantly recognizable by its famous "da-da-da-DUM" motif, a symbol of fate and resilience.
  • Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" (1808) – A deeply evocative depiction of nature.
  • Symphony No. 9 "Choral" (1824) – Featuring the triumphant "Ode to Joy," this was one of the first symphonies to incorporate a full choir.

Piano Works: The Evolution of Expression

Beethoven’s piano compositions transformed the instrument’s role in music:

  • Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" (1811) – A grand and majestic concerto, showcasing Beethoven’s virtuosity.
  • Moonlight Sonata (1801, Op. 27, No. 2) – A hauntingly beautiful and introspective piece.
  • Appassionata Sonata (1805, Op. 57) – One of Beethoven’s most fiery and passionate works.

Chamber and Orchestral Masterpieces

Beethoven’s chamber works and concertos remain staples of the classical repertoire:

  • Violin Concerto in D major (1806) – A lyrical and technically brilliant piece for violin.
  • String Quartets (Op. 59, 74, 95, 127, 130–135) – Profound and highly expressive works that influenced generations of composers.

Beethoven’s Legacy

Beethoven’s music symbolizes human perseverance, artistic freedom, and emotional depth. His works continue to inspire and move audiences, standing as testaments to his visionary genius and revolutionary spirit.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sort By:

Display Type:
Filters
  • Product
  • Qty in Cart
  • Quantity
  • Price
  • Subtotal
  • Beethoven: String Quartets opp. 18/4 & 5, 59/1 & 3, 95, 130, 132 & 133 - Borodin String Quartet / Virgin Classics 4x Audio CD 2000 / 724356225824 Beethoven: String Quartets opp. 18/4 & 5, 59/1 & 3, 95, 130, 132 & 133 - Borodin String Quartet / Virgin Classics 4x Audio CD 2000 / 724356225824
    Quick view

    Beethoven: String Quartets opp. 18/4 & 5, 59/1 & 3, 95, 130, 132 & 133 - Borodin String Quartet / Virgin Classics 4x Audio CD 2000 / 724356225824

    $35.91
      Beethoven: String Quartets opp. 18/4 & 5, 59/1 & 3, 95, 130, 132 & 133 - Borodin String Quartet / Virgin Classics 4x Audio CD 2000 UPC 724356225824   The String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5,...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $35.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Evgeny Kissin - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3, No. 14 ''Moonlight'', No. 23 ''Appassionata'', No. 26 ''Les Adieux'', No. 32, 32 Variations in C minor / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD 2017 / 479 7581 Evgeny Kissin - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3, No. 14 ''Moonlight'', No. 23 ''Appassionata'', No. 26 ''Les Adieux'', No. 32, 32 Variations in C minor / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD 2017 / 479 7581
    Quick view

    Evgeny Kissin - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3, No. 14 ''Moonlight'', No. 23 ''Appassionata'', No. 26 ''Les Adieux'', No. 32, 32 Variations in C minor / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD 2017 / 479 7581

    $49.91
    Evgeny Kissin - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3, No. 14 ''Moonlight'', No. 23 ''Appassionata'', No. 26 ''Les Adieux'', No. 32, 32 Variations in C minor / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD 2017 / 479 7581 UPC 0028947975816 Product Features Label:...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $49.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Paavo Järvi - Beethoven: Symphony No 4, Symphony No 7 - The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / RCA Red Seal Audio CD 2007 / 88985328562 Paavo Järvi - Beethoven: Symphony No 4, Symphony No 7 - The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / RCA Red Seal Audio CD 2007 / 88985328562
    Quick view

    Paavo Järvi - Beethoven: Symphony No 4, Symphony No 7 - The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / RCA Red Seal Audio CD 2007 / 88985328562

    $39.91
    Paavo Järvi - Beethoven: Symphony No 4, Symphony No 7 - The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / RCA Red Seal Audio CD 2007 UPC 889853285624 Product Features Label: RCA Red Seal Format: CD, Album Released: 2007 Genre: Classical Country:...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $39.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: Gods, Heroes And Men - The Creatures of Prometheus, Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Kent Nagano / Sony Classical Audio CD / 88697857372 Beethoven: Gods, Heroes And Men - The Creatures of Prometheus, Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Kent Nagano / Sony Classical Audio CD / 88697857372
    Quick view

    Beethoven: Gods, Heroes And Men - The Creatures of Prometheus, Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Kent Nagano / Sony Classical Audio CD / 88697857372

    $19.91
    Beethoven: Gods, Heroes And Men - The Creatures of Prometheus, Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' - Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Kent Nagano / Sony Classical Audio CD UPC 886978573728 Product Features Label: Sony Classical Format: CD,...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $19.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18/3, Op. 18/5 & Op. 135 - Artemis Quartett / Virgin Classics Audio CD 2011 / 5099907083426 Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18/3, Op. 18/5 & Op. 135 - Artemis Quartett / Virgin Classics Audio CD 2011 / 5099907083426
    Quick view

    Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18/3, Op. 18/5 & Op. 135 - Artemis Quartett / Virgin Classics Audio CD 2011 / 5099907083426

    $19.91
    Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18/3, Op. 18/5 & Op. 135 - Artemis Quartett / Virgin Classics Audio CD 2011 UPC 5099907083426 Product Features Label: Virgin Classics Format: CD, Stereo Country: Europe Released: 2011 Genre:...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $19.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9 - Berliner Philharmoniker, Abbado / EuroArts DVD Video CD 2002 / 10 5113 9 Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9 - Berliner Philharmoniker, Abbado / EuroArts DVD Video CD 2002 / 10 5113 9
    Quick view

    Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9 - Berliner Philharmoniker, Abbado / EuroArts DVD Video CD 2002 / 10 5113 9

    $29.91
      Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9 - Berliner Philharmoniker, Abbado / EuroArts DVD Video CD 2002 / 10 5113 9 PAL DVD Region Code: 0 (all region) Running Time: 122 mins. UPC 5450270006687 !!! Condition of DVD is USED - LIKE NEW...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $29.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique" - Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Grammofono 2000 Audio CD 1998 / AB 78 792 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique" - Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Grammofono 2000 Audio CD 1998 / AB 78 792
    Quick view

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique" - Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Grammofono 2000 Audio CD 1998 / AB 78 792

    $69.91
      Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique" - Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan / Grammofono 2000 Audio CD 1998 / AB 78 792 UPC 8011662911308   The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $69.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: Egmont - Ouverture Klavierkonzert No. 3, Symphonie No. 5 - Emil Gilels, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Szell / Festspieldokumente / Orfeo Audio CD 1998 Stereo / C 484 981 B Beethoven: Egmont - Ouverture Klavierkonzert No. 3, Symphonie No. 5 - Emil Gilels, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Szell / Festspieldokumente / Orfeo Audio CD 1998 Stereo / C 484 981 B
    Quick view

    Beethoven: Egmont - Ouverture Klavierkonzert No. 3, Symphonie No. 5 - Emil Gilels, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Szell / Festspieldokumente / Orfeo Audio CD 1998 Stereo / C 484 981 B

    $139.91
      Beethoven: Egmont - Ouverture Klavierkonzert No. 3, Symphonie No. 5 - Emil Gilels, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Szell / Festspieldokumente / Orfeo Audio CD 1998 Stereo / C 484 981 B UPC 4011790484129   Egmont, Op. 84...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $139.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: Op. 18/2, Op. 95, Op. 135, Satz (Allegretto) in B minor, WoO - Endellion Quartet / Volume 1 / Warner Classics Audio CD 2005 / 2564 62161-2 Beethoven: Op. 18/2, Op. 95, Op. 135, Satz (Allegretto) in B minor, WoO - Endellion Quartet / Volume 1 / Warner Classics Audio CD 2005 / 2564 62161-2
    Quick view

    Beethoven: Op. 18/2, Op. 95, Op. 135, Satz (Allegretto) in B minor, WoO - Endellion Quartet / Volume 1 / Warner Classics Audio CD 2005 / 2564 62161-2

    $29.91
      Beethoven: Op. 18/2, Op. 95, Op. 135, Satz (Allegretto) in B minor, WoO - Endellion Quartet / Volume 1 / Warner Classics Audio CD 2005 / 2564 62161-2 UPC 825646216123   Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 11 in F...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $29.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Carol Vaness, Waltraud Meier, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Hans Tschammer, Tallis Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate / EMI Digital Audio CD 1990 Stereo / CDC 7 49950 2 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Carol Vaness, Waltraud Meier, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Hans Tschammer, Tallis Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate / EMI Digital Audio CD 1990 Stereo / CDC 7 49950 2
    Quick view

    Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Carol Vaness, Waltraud Meier, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Hans Tschammer, Tallis Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate / EMI Digital Audio CD 1990 Stereo / CDC 7 49950 2

    $39.91
      Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Carol Vaness, Waltraud Meier, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Hans Tschammer, Tallis Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate / EMI Digital Audio CD 1990 Stereo / CDC 7 49950 2 UPC...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $39.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Kletzki / Crystal Collection / Supraphon Audio CD 1988 / 11 0619-2 Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Kletzki / Crystal Collection / Supraphon Audio CD 1988 / 11 0619-2
    Quick view

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Kletzki / Crystal Collection / Supraphon Audio CD 1988 / 11 0619-2

    $29.91
      Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Kletzki / Crystal Collection / Supraphon Audio CD 1988 / 11 0619-2 UPC 8596911061923   Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $29.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonaten op. 26, 27/2, 31/2, 81a - Wilhelm Backhaus / Salzburger Festspiele / Orfeo Audio CD 1992 Mono / C 300 921 B Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonaten op. 26, 27/2, 31/2, 81a - Wilhelm Backhaus / Salzburger Festspiele / Orfeo Audio CD 1992 Mono / C 300 921 B
    Quick view

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonaten op. 26, 27/2, 31/2, 81a - Wilhelm Backhaus / Salzburger Festspiele / Orfeo Audio CD 1992 Mono / C 300 921 B

    $59.91
      Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonaten op. 26, 27/2, 31/2, 81a - Wilhelm Backhaus / Salzburger Festspiele / Orfeo Audio CD 1992 Mono / C 300 921 B UPC 4011790300122   Ludwig van Beethoven wrote 32 mature piano sonatas between...
    Add to Cart
    Qty in Cart: 0
    Quantity:
    Price:
    $59.91
    Subtotal:
    Add to Cart
  • Total: items /

Adding your products to cart

View Cart Continue Shopping

Join Our Newsletter