Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven ( baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, he was mentored during the Classical period , and his musical style was a key driver of the transition to Romantic music , and the expansion of instrumental forms such as the symphony , the piano sonata and the string quartet . His compositions have attracted extraordinary casual and scholarly interest, and remain among the most performed in the world.

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