Who did Ludwig van Beethoven write for?
Over his lifetime Beethoven wrote for hundreds of people by commission or out of friendship. He was paid to compose by such noblemen as Prince Lichnowsky and Prince Lobokwitz in Vienna and the Elector, Maximillian Franz in Bonn. He wrote pieces for his friends, such as the “Farewell” piano sonata for Archduke Rudolph, the “Fur Elise” for Therese Malfatti and the “Moonlight Sonata” for Giulietta Giuccardi.