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I agree with Jay in that none of Beethoven's music is sullen. He may have wrestled with dark thoughts, the foreboding opening to his 5th Symphony being an example of this conflict between two opposite forces that lies at the heart of many of his
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Ed Harris played Ludwig van Beethoven in the 2006 movie Coying Beethoven. ChaCha!
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Thanks, Mark Levesque and Judy Handler International and Classical Music http://www.judyandmark.com http://www.youtube.com/user/acousticblend http://www.myspace.com/judyhandlerandmarklevesque --> Reply With Quote --> Oct-07-2009 11:21pm #2
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The Immortal Beloved's identity remains unknown; Antonie Brentano is considered a likely candidate.
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The Fourth Piano Concerto, whose public premiere in 1808 was the last occasion on which Beethoven played the piano in
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Don't worry, even late Beethoven is always considered classical by the standards you are talking about. Piano exams and competitions classify each composer by period, not each piece. So no matter what piece by Beethoven you play, it will count as a
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What was the last piano concerto Mozart wrote in Vienna and which inspired Beethoven's 5th Symphony?
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This reference sites Mozart's last SYMPHONY which inspired Beethoven's 5th, and actually has elements lifted from Mozart's work. The 19th century musicologist Gustav Nottebohm first pointed out that this theme has the same sequence of pitches (
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I personally prefer Beethoven's 9th. But comparing major works of musical geniuses of the caliber of Mozart and Beethoven is like asking which is better, raspberry gelato or chocolate chip mint ice cream? It can only be answered subjectively in
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It is said that Beethoven wrote the Pathetique to illustrate his frustration at going deaf, although I've also heard that he was inspired to write it by his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky, whom the sonata is dedicated to.
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