The twenty-two-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven came to Vienna from Bonn in 1792, and from the time of his death in 1827 he never left the city that was particularly attractive to musicians. Beethoven composed the vast majority of his works here. All nine of his symphonies were premiered in Vienna. In 1805, his only opera, Fidelio, was premiered at the Vienna State Opera. Beethoven is regarded by posterity as the greatest symphonic writer of all time. His Heroic Symphony is full of passion. His Ninth Symphony, taken from the German poet Schiller's Ode to Joy, is now the EU's anthem.
The splendor of Beethoven's compositions did not disguise a difficult life. In 1802, Beethoven wrote what may have been a testament to his brother, in a fit of grief over the gradual loss of his hearing. His passionate endowment forced him to move frequently. He left dozens of residences in the northern part of Vienna's city center, where there were hot springs. But the spas ultimately could not save him from deafness, and in 1819 Beethoven's hearing was completely lost. In 1827, he was buried in the Waehringer Friedhof cemetery. In 1888, Beethoven's remains were interred in the Central Mausoleum in Vienna.
Visiting Beethoven
Beethoven moved around a lot in his later years, and although he left behind a number of homes, many of them are not open to visitors as exhibition halls. Beethoven liked to live in a place called Heiligenstadt, far from the city, directly north of the city. In 1802, Beethoven lived in this town and composed his second symphony here. In October of that year, Beethoven wrote his "Heiligenstadt Testament", a letter to his two brothers, which was not sent and is still intact today. This site of Beethoven is now known as the 'Heiligenstadt Will House' and is open to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday.
Address: Probusgasse 6, 1190 Wien
The Paqualitihaus was one of Beethoven's longer residences. Between 1804 and 1815, Beethoven left the house several times, but eventually returned to it. The owner of the building, Pasquivaldi, was a good friend of Beethoven's, and each time Beethoven left, he instructed the servants not to rent out Beethoven's room because "he would always come back". It was here that Beethoven experienced his creative heyday, with his Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, the Fourth Piano Concerto and the opera Fidelio all composed here.
Address: Moelkerbastei 8, 1010 Wien
When Beethoven died in 1827, numerous friends and admirers came to pay their respects. Beethoven was buried in the Weihringer cemetery (Waehringer Friedhof). Literary giant Grillparzer once said in his eulogy "Beethoven gave everything he had to the multitudes, and from them he gained nothing, so he turned away from them." The one thing that will make Beethoven rest in peace is that Schubert was also buried here in 1828 to be with him. A Schubert garden (Schubertpark) was built next to the Wehringer cemetery in honor of Schubert, a talented young musician. Today, this Schubert garden on Wehringerstrasse is a place where many tourists linger.
Address: W ringer Stra submission, 1180 Wien
In 1888, the coffins of the two masters of music were moved together to the central mausoleum. Today, Beethoven is buried in the Central Mausoleum's Celebrity Cemetery, 32A, in grave 29.
Address: Zentralfriedhof, Simmeringer Hauptstra?e 234, 1110 Wien
In 1880, the admirers of Beethoven also built a monument to him. Since then, the area has been renamed Beethovenplatz. The statue of Beethoven is surrounded by nine cherubs, symbolizing the nine symphonies immortalized by the master musician.
Address: Beethovenplatz, 1010 Wien
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of Germany's greatest musicians. Born in Bonn, Germany, a family of commoners, he showed musical talent at an early age, and began to perform on stage at the age of eight. 1792, he went to Vienna for further study, and made rapid progress in his art. Beethoven faith **** and, venerate the hero, created a large number of outstanding works full of the atmosphere of the times, such as: symphony "hero", "fate"; overture "mourning Gemmont"; piano sonata "Pathos", "moonlight", "storm", "passion" and so on. He had a difficult life and did not establish a family. At the age of twenty-six, he became deaf, and in his later years he became totally deaf, and could only talk to people through talking books. But the lonely life did not make him silent and retired, in all progressive ideas are banned in the feudal restoration era, still adhere to the "freedom, equality" political beliefs, through the speech and works, for the **** and ideals of the arm shouting, wrote the immortal masterpiece "Ninth Symphony". His works were influenced by the 18th century Enlightenment and the German Rhapsody, with a distinctive personality and a great development compared with his predecessors. In terms of musical expression, he touched on almost all the musical genres at that time; greatly improved the expressive power of the piano to obtain symphonic dramatic effects; and made the symphony an important form of music that directly reflected social change. Beethoven's collection of classical music, at the same time opened up the path of the romantic period of music, the development of world music has a pivotal role, is honored as the "saint of music".
Links: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, "Heroes"
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, "Destiny"
Symphony No. 6 in F major, "The Field"
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Chorale"
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, "Chorus"
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, "Chorale"
Violin Concerto in D major
Piano Sonata No. 8 in c minor, Pathétique
Piano Sonata No. 14 in ascending c minor, Moonlight
Piano Sonata No. 23 in f minor, Passion
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Farewell
Romance for Violin No. 2 in E major
Overture to "Lamentations de Grammont"
Opera Fidelio
Minuet in G major
Dedicated to Alice
Turkish Farewell Song