Ludwig van Beethoven
Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
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1770/12/16 | Ludwig Van Beethoven is born in a 2nd floor (US 3rd floor) room of the family home on Bonngasse in Bonn. | Born | Beethoven's House | Bonn | Ludwig van Beethoven's Birthday | ||
1770/12/17 | Ludwig Van Beethoven is baptized Catholic at St Regius (Brudergasse 8, Bonn). | Faith | Bonn | North Rhine-Westphalia | Ludwig van Beethoven's Birthday | ||
1792/11/00 | Ludwig Van Beethoven departs Bonn for Vienna. Not a particularly good tenant, Beethoven will live in 36 different houses or apartments in Vienna. | Life | |||||
1798/00/00 | "Piano Sonata in C minor, Opus 8 " is released. | Composer | Piano Sonata in C minor, Opus 8, Beethoven | ||||
1800/00/00 | "Violin Sonata in F major, Opus 24 " is released. | Composer | Violin Sonata in F major, Opus 24 | ||||
1800/00/00 | "String Quartets, Opus 18 (Nos 1" is released. | Composer | String Quartets, Opus 18 (Nos 1-6) | ||||
1800/00/00 | "Symphony No 1 " is released. | Composer | Symphony No 1, Beethoven | ||||
1801/03/28 | "The Creatures of Prometheus" (German: Die Geschopfe des Prometheus), Op 43, a ballet by Ludwig van Beethoven following the libretto of Salvatore Vigano, premieres at the Burgtheater in Vienna. It will run for 28 performances. | Composer | Burgtheater, Wien | Vienna, AT | |||
1802/00/00 | Composed between 1801 and 1802, Beethoven dedicates "Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Opus 27,2 " to his pupil, Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. | Composer | Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Opus 27,2 | ||||
1802/04/00 | On the advice of his doctor, Beethoven moves to the town of Heiligenstadt near Vienna. Beethoven will stay here until October 1802. | Home | Beethoven Museum | Vienna, AT | |||
1802/07/00 | In Heiligenstadt, Beethoven works on Piano Sonata Op 31, No 2 (The Tempest), the "Prometheus" Variations, Op 35, and begins his Third Symphony, Eroica. | Composer | Symphony No 3, Beethoven | Beethoven Museum | Vienna, AT | ||
1802/10/06 | Learning his deafness is incurable, Ludwig writes a letter to his brothers Carl and Johann expressing despair, thoughts of suicide and a desire to overcome his ailments. Known as "Heiligenstadt Testament", Ludwig never sent the missive. | Health | Beethoven Museum | Vienna, AT | |||
1803/00/00 | "Violin Sonata in A major, Opus 47 " is released. | Composer | Violin Sonata in A major, Opus 47 | ||||
1803/00/00 | Ludwig van Beethoven moves into the rear wing of the Theater an der Wien. Staying until 1804, he will compose parts of his opera, the Third Symphony and the Kreutzer Sonata here. | Home | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | |||
1803/04/05 | Ludwig van Beethoven's "Second Symphony", "Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor" and the "oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives" premiere at Theater an der Wien. | Composer | Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | ||
1803/04/05 | Ludwig van Beethoven conducts the premiere performance of his second symphony. | Composer | Symphony No 2, Beethoven | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | ||
1804/12/00 | Ludwig van Beethoven performs "Symphony No 3" at Prince Lobkowitz's palace in Vienna. The festival hall is named 'Eroica-Saal' (Hero Room). | Composer | Symphony No 3, Beethoven | Theatermuseum | Vienna, AT | ||
1805/00/00 | "Triple Concerto " is released. | Composer | Triple Concerto | ||||
1805/00/00 | "Piano Sonata in F minor, Opus 57 " is released. | Composer | Piano Sonata in F minor, Opus 57 | ||||
1805/04/07 | The public premiere of Beethoven's "Third Symphony" is held at the Theater an der Wien. | Composer | Symphony No 3, Beethoven | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | ||
1805/11/20 | At the Theater an der Wien, Ludwig van Beethoven conducts the premiere performance of his opera "Fidelio". | Composer | Fidelio | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | ||
1806/00/00 | "String Quartets, Opus 59 " is released. | Composer | String Quartets, Opus 59 | ||||
1806/12/23 | At the Theater an der Wien, Franz Clement performs the premiere performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Violin Concerto". | Composer | Violin Concerto, Beethoven | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | ||
1808/00/00 | "Piano Trio in D major, Opus 70 No 1 " is released. | Composer | Piano Trio in D major, Opus 70 No 1 | ||||
1808/04/00 | Ludwig van Beethoven's "Symphony No 4" makes its public premiere at the Burgtheater in Vienna. | Composer | Symphony No 4, Beethoven | Burgtheater, Wien | Vienna, AT | ||
1808/10/00 | In the autumn, Jerome Bonaparte offers Beethoven 600 gold ducats a year if he will serve as court composer in the Court of Cassel. Archduke Rudolph, Princes Lobkowitz and Kinsky pay 4,000 florins a year so he can find a better position. | Work | Symphony No 3, Beethoven | ||||
1808/12/22 | Ludwig van Beethoven conducts the premiere of his "Symphony No 6" at the Theater an der Wien. | Composer | Symphony No 6, Beethoven | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | Ludwig van Beethoven Akademie 1808 | |
1808/12/22 | At Vienna's Theater an der Wien, Ludwig van Beethoven performs as the soloist in the public premiere of his "Piano Concerto No 4 in G major". | Composer | Piano Concerto No 4 in G major | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | Ludwig van Beethoven Akademie 1808 | |
1808/12/22 | At the Theater an der Wien, Beethoven conducts the premiere of his "Fifth Symphony". | Composer | Symphony No 5, Beethoven | Theater an der Wien | Vienna, AT | Ludwig van Beethoven Akademie 1808 | |
1809/00/00 | "Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major " is released. | Composer | Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major | ||||
1810/00/00 | "Piano Sonata in E flat major, Opus 81A " is released. | Composer | Piano Sonata in E flat major, Opus 81A | ||||
1811/00/00 | "Piano Trio in B flat major, Opus 97 " is released. | Composer | Piano Trio in B flat major, Opus 97 | ||||
1812/00/00 | "Symphony No 7 " is released. | Composer | Symphony No 7, Beethoven | ||||
1812/00/00 | "Symphony No 8 " is released. | Composer | Symphony No 8, Beethoven | ||||
1813/12/08 | "Wellington's Victory", or 'The Battle Symphony' by Ludwig van Beethoven to commemorate Wellington's victory over Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria, premiers in Vienna. It's great success makes Beethoven solvent for the first time. | Composer | |||||
1815/00/00 | "Cello Sonatas, Opus 102 " is released. | Composer | Cello Sonatas, Opus 102 | ||||
1817/00/00 | Ludwig van Beethoven moves to Pfarrplatz. | Home | Mayer on Pfarrplatz, Wien | Vienna, AT | |||
1818/00/00 | "Piano Sonata in B flat major, Opus 106 " is released. | Composer | Piano Sonata in B flat major, Opus 106 | ||||
1820/00/00 | "Piano Sonata in E major, Opus 109 " is released. | Composer | Piano Sonata in E major, Opus 109 | ||||
1822/00/00 | Ludwig Beethoven moves to Vienna's 6th district. | Home | Ludwig van, Wien | Vienna, AT | |||
1822/00/00 | "Piano Sonata in A flat major, Opus 110 " is released. | Composer | Piano Sonata in A flat major, Opus 110 | ||||
1822/00/00 | "Piano Sonata in C minor, Opus 111 " is released. | Composer | Piano Sonata in C minor, Opus 111 | ||||
1823/00/00 | "Diabelli Variations, 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli " is released. | Composer | Diabelli Variations, 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli | ||||
1823/00/00 | "Missa solemnis " is released. | Composer | Missa solemnis, Beethoven | ||||
1823/00/00 | Beethoven toils on his ninth symphony. | Composer | Symphony No 9, Beethoven | Ludwig van, Wien | Vienna, AT | ||
1824/00/00 | "Symphony No 9 " is released. | Composer | Symphony No 9, Beethoven | ||||
1825/00/00 | "String Quartets, Opus 127, 131" is released. | Composer | String Quartets, Opus 127, 131-6 | ||||
1826/00/00 | Beethoven dedicates his Ninth Symphony to Frederick William III of Prussia. At first delighted to learn that the king is sending him a diamond ring, Beethoven is disappointed to receive a ring with a cheap 'reddish' gem. | Composer | Symphony No 9, Beethoven | ||||
1827/03/26 | After a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, Ludwig van Beethoven opens his eyes, lifts his right hand and looks up for several seconds with his fist clenched before ding at the age of 56. Anselm Httenbrenner and a Frau van Beethoven are there. | Died | |||||
2005/07/00 | An authentic 1826 Beethoven manuscript titled "Grande Tugue sic a quatre mains" (Grosse Fuge Op 134) is discovered by a librarian at the Palmer Theological Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. | Composer | |||||
2005/12/01 | Ludwig van Beethoven's Grosse Fuge Op 134 is auctioned by Sotheby's for GBP 1.12 million (USD 1.95 million) by Bruce Kovner. Kovner donated it and 139 other original and rare pieces of music to the Juilliard School of Music in February 2006. | Composer |
33 Creative Works by Ludwig van Beethoven »
Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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Piano Sonata in C minor, Opus 8, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1798/00/00 |
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String Quartets, Opus 18 (Nos 1-6) | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1800/00/00 |
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Violin Sonata in F major, Opus 24 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1800/00/00 |
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Symphony No 1, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1800/00/00 |
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Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Opus 27,2 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1802/00/00 |
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Violin Sonata in A major, Opus 47 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1803/00/00 |
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Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1803/04/05 |
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Symphony No 2, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1803/04/05 |
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Piano Sonata in F minor, Opus 57 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1805/00/00 |
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Triple Concerto | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1805/00/00 |
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Symphony No 3, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1805/04/07 |
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Fidelio | Composer | Opera | 1805/11/20 |
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String Quartets, Opus 59 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1806/00/00 |
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Violin Concerto, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1806/12/23 |
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Piano Trio in D major, Opus 70 No 1 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1808/00/00 |
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Symphony No 4, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1808/04/00 |
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Piano Concerto No 4 in G major | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1808/12/22 |
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Symphony No 5, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1808/12/22 |
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Symphony No 6, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1808/12/22 |
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Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1809/00/00 |
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Piano Sonata in E flat major, Opus 81A | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1810/00/00 |
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Piano Trio in B flat major, Opus 97 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1811/00/00 |
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Symphony No 8, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1812/00/00 |
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Symphony No 7, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1812/00/00 |
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Cello Sonatas, Opus 102 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1815/00/00 |
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Piano Sonata in B flat major, Opus 106 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1818/00/00 |
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Piano Sonata in E major, Opus 109 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1820/00/00 |
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Piano Sonata in C minor, Opus 111 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1822/00/00 |
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Piano Sonata in A flat major, Opus 110 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1822/00/00 |
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Diabelli Variations, 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1823/00/00 |
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Missa solemnis, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1823/00/00 |
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Symphony No 9, Beethoven | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1824/00/00 |
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String Quartets, Opus 127, 131-6 | Composer | Orchestral Composition | 1825/00/00 |
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