Beethoven showed musical talent from an early age, and his father knew his son's musical talent for a long time. In order to cultivate him into a child prodigy like Mozart, he was forced to learn piano and violin at the age of four, and began to perform in concerts and try to compose music at the age of eight. However, his music education in this period has been very chaotic and unsystematic. Beethoven dropped out of school at the age of eleven and concentrated on studying music at home. At the age of twelve, he was able to play freely and worked as an assistant to organist Nie Fei (1748- 1798). Thirteen-year-old Beethoven was hired as a harpsichord player by Bonn Theatre and officially became a professional musician. At this time, he began to formally learn music from Nie Fei. Nie Fei is a versatile musician. He broadened Beethoven's artistic horizons, familiarized him with some excellent examples of German classical art, and consolidated Beethoven's understanding of lofty goals. Beethoven's formal study and systematic upbringing actually began with Nie Fei's careful teaching and training: Nie Fei also led him to teach Mozart in Vienna from 65438 to 0787. After listening to his performance, Mozart predicted that Beethoven would shake the world one day.
Beethoven's creative conception is broad, his image is magnificent, his feelings are deep and his contrast is sharp, which makes him pay attention to the adoption and expansion of sonata form. At the same time, due to the rich and diverse images, the sonata form used in each work has its own characteristics. Beethoven's other orchestral works include violin concerto, five piano concertos, two overtures, piano band, chorus fantasia, two violins and orchestra romance. Although the three famous composers of Vienna Classical School lived in similar times, Beethoven's thoughts obviously did not belong to the same era as Haydn and Mozart. Haydn was humiliated all his life. Although he is occasionally provoked, he always resigns. At that time, progressive literary thoughts and revolutionary emotions rarely excited him, and his music was always insulated from struggle. Mozart's mental pain is no less than Haydn's. He dared to resist, preferring poverty to endure the insult of the archbishop. However, in his music, people often feel a kind of pain, melancholy and sadness behind the joy full of sunshine and youthful vitality. Only Beethoven, who not only angrily opposed the autocratic feudal system, but also called on people to fight for freedom and happiness with his music.
Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the history of world art. His creation embodies his giant personality and reflects the progressive thought of that era. His image of revolutionary heroism can be used as "through suffering-towards joy; Win through struggle. " His works are magnificent and unpretentious, and his music is rich in content and easy to be understood and accepted by the audience.
Beethoven's music reflects the pain and joy, struggle and victory of the people at that time. Therefore, its music always inspires and inspires people, and it still makes people feel cordial and inspiring until now.
His nine symphonies occupy an extremely unique position in all his creations. These symphonies can be compared to a complete large-scale symphonic narrative poem-a long epic describing the life of a hero. Although there is no story to connect, it reveals all aspects of the protagonist's life, activities and thoughts, that is, some of the most important life problems faced by the protagonist, such as: the protagonist and his struggle, the protagonist and nature, the protagonist and his inner world, the protagonist and the people, and so on. His nine symphonies are the most important part of the world cultural heritage.