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"Discovering Beethoven: Unveiling the Life and Legacy of a Musical Genius" Step into the world of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of history's most influential composers

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PMUS2C-00002
Ludwig van Beethoven with one of his manuscripts. Antique photograph of a painting

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1826. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in F Major, Op

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1826. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135, showing the beginning of the fourth movement, headed by the words Must it be

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT. Sketches by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT. Sketches by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) for his Ninth Symphony in D Minor, opus 125, with quotes from Schillers " Ode to Joy."

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven - studied from the death mask i. e. life

Ludwig van Beethoven - studied from the death mask i. e. life
Ludwig van Beethoven - studied from the death mask i.e. life mask. Photograph of bust statue by Hugo Hagen, based on life mask by Franz Klein done in 1812

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethovens Hearing Aids

Beethovens Hearing Aids
Selection of ear trumpets (which once belonged to Beethoven)

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethovan Life Mask

Beethovan Life Mask
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Life mask of the German Composer

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Jk Stieler

Beethoven / Jk Stieler
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait of him holding a score

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Advertisement for A. Wilson. Peck and Co. Ltd. Beethoven House, Pinstone Street, Sheffield

Advertisement for A. Wilson. Peck and Co. Ltd. Beethoven House, Pinstone Street, Sheffield
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP Folder 62

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1806. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in C Major

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1806. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, showing the beginning of the last movement

Background imageBeethoven Collection: LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827). German composer. Oil, 1819-1820, by Joseph Carl Stieler

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827). German composer. Oil, 1819-1820, by Joseph Carl Stieler

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Valve Horn on its Own

Valve Horn on its Own
The VALVE HORN (French : Cor a pistons) was introduced in the 1830s and completely replaced the Natural Horn used by Mozart and Beethoven

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Torggler

Beethoven / Torggler
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven

Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Digitally colored engraving of a drawing by Louis Latronne

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / H Wulff

Beethoven / H Wulff
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Beethoven out for a walk on a windy day

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven Composing

Beethoven Composing
Ludwig Van Beethoven Composing

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / L Balestrieri

Beethoven / L Balestrieri
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Beethoven composes his symphonies sitting under a tree

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Waldmuller

Beethoven / Waldmuller
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Bonn Birthplce

Beethoven / Bonn Birthplce
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN His birthplace at 515 Bonngasse, Bonn The Relic Room Date: 1770 - 1827

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN: NINTH SYMPHONY. Sketches for Ludwig van Beethovens Ninth Symphony in D Minor

BEETHOVEN: NINTH SYMPHONY. Sketches for Ludwig van Beethovens Ninth Symphony in D Minor, opus 125, the last movement

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1799. Copy of Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in F Major Op. 18 no

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1799. Copy of Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in F Major Op. 18 no. 1, with dedication to Carl Amenda in Beethovens hand, 1799

Background imageBeethoven Collection: The death mask of Beethoven, molded by Josef Danhauser around twelve hours after Beethovens death

The death mask of Beethoven, molded by Josef Danhauser around twelve hours after Beethovens death. Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 - 1827. German composer and pianist

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1825. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in B Flat

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1825. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 130, showing the fifth movement, 1825

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven conducting with baton

Ludwig van Beethoven conducting with baton
5906240 Ludwig van Beethoven conducting with baton; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Katzaroff. German composer, 17 December 1770- 26 March 1827.)

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) - by Mahler

Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) - by Mahler
GIA4811756 Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) - by Mahler, Society of Friends of Music of Vienna. by Mahler or Maehler, Willibrord Joseph (1778-1860); Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven and his friends, (1770-1827), German composer, 1909

Ludwig van Beethoven and his friends, (1770-1827), German composer, 1909

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN: MANUSCRIPT. The title-page of Ludwig van Beethovens corrected ms. of his Symphony no

BEETHOVEN: MANUSCRIPT. The title-page of Ludwig van Beethovens corrected ms. of his Symphony no. 3 in E-flat minor, opus 55, " Eroica" (1804)

Background imageBeethoven Collection: PMUS2P-00002

PMUS2P-00002
Ludwig van Beethoven. Antique photograph of a painting

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethovens birthplace

Beethovens birthplace
Birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn, viewed in the 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Vienna Statue

Beethoven / Vienna Statue
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Inauguration of the monument to the German composer at Vienna on 1 May 1880

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven (Lemud)

Beethoven (Lemud)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Dreaming at the keyboard

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Ninth Symphony

Beethoven / Ninth Symphony
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Beethoven sits, head in hands, and struggles with his inner demons as he composes his Ninth Symphony

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Printing Art

Beethoven / Printing Art
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Composer Beethoven

Composer Beethoven
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Home in Vienna

Beethoven / Home in Vienna
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN His home in Vienna - the room in which he composed his ninth symphony Date: 1770 - 1827

Background imageBeethoven Collection: LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827). German composer. Painting, 1870

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827). German composer. Painting, 1870

Background imageBeethoven Collection: BEETHOVEN: SONATA, 1801. A page from Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op

BEETHOVEN: SONATA, 1801. A page from Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (also known as Moonlight Sonata ) by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1801

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven at Prague

Beethoven at Prague
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Date: 1770 - 1827

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Clement

Beethoven / Clement
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait in Vienna, 1801

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Rumpf

Beethoven / Rumpf
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / Nister

Beethoven / Nister
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Beethoven / German Anon

Beethoven / German Anon
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Portrait of Beethoven by Gustave Dore, circa 1855, to illustrate a text by Hippolyte Taine

Portrait of Beethoven by Gustave Dore, circa 1855, to illustrate a text by Hippolyte Taine: " -What is Beethoven
PCT4262448 Portrait of Beethoven by Gustave Dore, circa 1855, to illustrate a text by Hippolyte Taine: " -What is Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven
5308220 Ludwig van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The corner of old Vienna
5308218 The corner of old Vienna.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the corner of old Vienna where Ludwig van Beethoven lived. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist

Background imageBeethoven Collection: The birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn (Germany), around 1800. 19th century color engraving

The birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn (Germany), around 1800. 19th century color engraving
NWI4928678 The birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn (Germany), around 1800. 19th century color engraving.; (add.info.: The birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn (Germany), around 1800

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer

Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer
NWI4929176 Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer.; (add.info.: Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Portrait of Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer - Illustration 1887 - Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
NWI4929002 Portrait of Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer - Illustration 1887 - Composer Ludwig van Beethoven - Photogravure of an illustration; (add.info)

Background imageBeethoven Collection: Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven

Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven
5308222 Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven written in French. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist. Dated 19th century



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"Discovering Beethoven: Unveiling the Life and Legacy of a Musical Genius" Step into the world of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of history's most influential composers. From his iconic compositions to his remarkable life, there is much to explore. In PMUS2C-00002, we are presented with an exquisite portrait captured by Jk Stieler. This image allows us to glimpse into the face that brought forth such extraordinary music. The BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT from 1806 reveals a page from his String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. It showcases the beginning of its final movement, showcasing Beethoven's mastery in creating powerful melodies that resonate through time. Interestingly, Beethoven studied from his own death mask - a life mask that immortalized him even after he was gone. This unique approach allowed him to understand himself better as he composed masterpieces like Symphony No. Speaking of which, the BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT for Symphony No. 9 contains sketches adorned with quotes from Schiller's Ode to Joy – a testament to Beethoven's ability to infuse profound emotions into every note he wrote. Beethovens Hearing Aids shed light on another aspect of his life; despite suffering from hearing loss himself, he continued composing groundbreaking works that transcended any physical limitations. A captivating oil painting by Joseph Carl Stieler portrays Ludwig van Beethoven during the years between 1819 and 1820 – capturing both his intensity and genius within its brushstrokes. The Valve Horn on its Own serves as a reminder of how innovative and experimental Beethoven was in expanding musical possibilities during his time – pushing boundaries and challenging conventions at every turn. Finally, we delve into yet another manuscript page from one of his string quartets: this time it is Opus 135 in F Major. The words "Must it be.