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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

German composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic eras and, in doing so, changed what a composer was even allowed to be: not a court employee but an artist answerable to no one. He began losing his hearing in his twenties, confessed his despair in a private letter never sent in his lifetime, then kept composing for another quarter century, eventually conducting a premiere he could not hear at all, needing to be turned around to see the audience applauding behind him. His nine symphonies, thirty-two piano sonatas, and chamber works move from Classical poise to a defiant, personal intensity no one had written before. He remains, by most measures, the most performed composer on any concert stage today.

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The easiest Beethoven on the shelf, in order. Nothing here is graded and nobody is ranked: the shelf simply puts the pieces that ask less of your hands before the ones that ask more.

Simfonia n. 5 C major · <1 min Ode an die Freude C major · <1 min Himno a la alegriade la 9ª sinfonia G major · <1 min Für Elise (in 3/4) A minor · <1 min Sonata in G major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo G major · 10 min Joyful joyful we adore thee G major · 1 min Sonatina in G (Anh. 5 No. 1) G major · 3 min Russian Folk Song Op. 107 No. 3 G major · <1 min Minuet in F Major F major · 1 min Sonata No. 14 Moonlight Sonata II. Allegretto D♭ major · <1 min Symphony 7 2nd Movement (Allegretto) Simple A minor · 1 min Pathetique Sonata with a twist C minor · 21 min

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Six valses (N1/6) A♭ major · 2 min Ecossaise in G (WoO 23) G major · <1 min Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125 4th Movement D major · 2 min Deutscher Tanz F major · <1 min Für Ludwig Op. 4 C major · 4 min Sonata in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Menuetto F minor · 1 min Sonata No. 26 Movement 1 E♭ major · 24 min Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': III. Rondo C minor · 17 min Sonata in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo C minor · 7 min 6 Lieder Op. 48 No. 2 - Die Liebe des Nächsten E♭ major · 2 min Minuet in E-flat major, WoO 82 E♭ major · 2 min Für Elise A minor · 2 min Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro G major · 4 min Sonatina in F (Anh. 5 No. 2) F major · 3 min 6 Lieder Op. 48 No. 5 - Gottes Macht und Vorsehung C major · <1 min Sonata No. 1 in F Minor F minor · 1 min Symphony No. 5 (I) C minor · 6 min Zwei kleine Klavierstücke Lustig. Traurig. WoO 54 C major · <1 min 6 Lieder Op. 48 No. 4 - Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur C major · 2 min Sonata 30 Mvt.3. Op. 109. {Professional production score.} E major · 10 min 6 Minuets WoO 10 C major · 8 min Sonata in G major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca G major · 3 min 6 Lieder Op. 48 No. 3 - Vom Tode F♯ minor · 2 min Symphony No. 1 (4th Movement) C major · 12 min Prelude in F minor, WoO 55 F minor · 3 min Pathétique · Adagio A♭ major · 5 min Sonata in F-sharp major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace F♯ major · 3 min Sonata in G major, Op. 79: II. Andante G minor · 2 min Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante G minor · 2 min Klage - Lied from C major · 4 min Sonata in F major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto F major · 2 min The heav'ns O God Thy glory tell C major · 1 min Seven Variations on God Save the King, WoO 78 C major · 6 min Symphony No. 4 (3rd movement) B♭ major · 3 min Symphony No. 1 (1st Movement) C major · 22 min Symphony No. 6 Pastoral (3rd movement) F major · 3 min Hayes F major · 1 min Turkish March - (. by Anton Rubistein) B♭ major · 2 min Moonlight sonanta easier arrangment C♯ minor · 6 min Sonata in F minor Op. 2 No. 1 Movement I F minor · 3 min Sonata in A-flat major op. 110 iii A♭ major · <1 min 6 Lieder Op. 48 No. 1 - Bitten E major · 2 min Symphony No. 7 (4th movement) A major · 8 min Sonata in G major, Op. 79: III. Vivace G major · 2 min Concerto No. 5 2nd Movement fragment B major · 4 min Pathetique Sonata op 13 mvt 2 A♭ major · 5 min Sonata No. 17 (Op. 31 No. 2) D minor · 16 min Symphony No. 9 (2nd Movement-Scherzo) D minor · 5 min Ich liebe dich G major · 1 min Bagatelle Op. 119 N.3 D major · <1 min May the grace of Christ my Saviour - Sardis F major · <1 min Symphony No. 1 (3rd Movement) C major · 2 min 6 Lieder Op. 48 No. 6 - Busslied A minor · 4 min Symphony No. 5 (3rd Movement) C minor · 4 min Sonata Op. 31 No. 17 - 3rd Movement - Te D minor · 6 min Sonata No. 24 (Op. 78) F♯ major · 6 min Symphony No. 7 (2nd movement) C major · 8 min Sonata No. 16 Op. 31 No. 1 G major · 19 min Sonata No. 5 in C-Minor Op. 10 No. 1 C minor · 11 min Symphony No. 7 (3rd movement) F major · 4 min Rondo a Capriccio Rage over a lost Penny op 129 G major · 5 min Symphony No. 1 (2nd movement) F major · 5 min Leonore Overture No. 3 C major · 12 min Symphony No. 4 (4th movement) B♭ major · 6 min Sonata No. 24 G-Majorized G major · 3 min Symphony No. 7 (1st movement) A major · 11 min Sonata No. 23 (Op. 57) F minor · 19 min Symphony No. 6 Pastoral (5th movement) F major · 9 min Sonata No. 29 1st Movement B♭ major · 8 min Symphony No. 5 (4th movement finale) C major · 5 min Symphony No. 4 (2nd movement) E♭ major · 7 min Sonata Medley No. 1 E major · 6 min Symphony No. 3 Eroica 4th Movement E♭ major · 8 min Moonlight Sonata C♯ minor · 6 min Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major (Eroica), 1st movement E♭ major · 16 min Symphony No. 2 1st Movement D major · 10 min Symphony No. 2 (4th Movement) D major · 6 min Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight), complete C♯ minor · 9 min Moonlight Sonata · Presto C♯ minor · 5 min Pathetique sonata coda C major · <1 min Symphony No. 9 (1st Movement) D minor · 13 min Horn Sonata Op. 17. C major · 11 min Cello Sonata 4 C major · 9 min Sonata No. 30 (Op. 109) E major · 11 min Symphony No. 6 Pastoral (4th movement) A♭ major · 4 min Symphony No. 4 (1st Movement) B♭ major · 9 min

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