Beethoven related information In April 1787, a young man went to Vienna to meet the great musician Mozart at that time. This man was unattractive, short and shrewd. He showed off his piano skills in front of Mozart, and even Mozart, who was known as a child prodigy, was amazed. He immediately said to his friends present: "This young man will definitely make waves in the music world." Mozart's prediction came true less than ten years later, and this person was none other than the famous Beethoven.

Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in Bonn on the Rhine River near Cologne, Germany. His father, John, was mediocre and addicted to alcohol. Beethoven had no happiness at all during his childhood.

~The pain of being whipped in childhood~

His father hoped that his son would become the second child prodigy so that he could enjoy glory and wealth, so he forced him to learn piano, but there was some failure. , and was beaten severely. It was under such a miserable and painful fate that Beethoven spent his childhood. Beethoven's extraordinary talent, coupled with the hard training he acquired, made his skills higher and higher, which even his teacher could not compare with.

At the age of twelve, Beethoven was employed as a court piano and organ musician, and also took on the responsibility of supporting the family. Beethoven gradually received more attention in the court, but he had great ambitions and in 1787 he went to Vienna to worship Mozart. Unfortunately, his mother was critically ill in Bonn and died shortly after returning home. This was a huge blow to Beethoven, who stayed in Bonn for another five years.

In order to realize his ideal, Beethoven went to Vienna again in 1792. Count Waldstein helped a lot this time. In order to repay the favor, Beethoven later wrote Piano Sonata Opus 53 and dedicated it to Waldstein.

When he arrived in Vienna, Beethoven studied under Haydn for a year, and also sought advice from famous teachers such as Schenck, Abretzberg and Salieri, especially the latter, whom he studied for ten years. for a long time.

～Break off the constraints and pursue freedom～

Beethoven held his first concert in Vienna in 1795. At that time, he personally played the "Piano No. 2" he wrote. Concerto" impressed the citizens of Vienna, and he became famous far and wide.

His "Symphony No. 1" was composed later. In the same year, he published three piano trios, Beethoven also established his dual reputation as a performer and composer.

In the next five years, he wrote Piano Sonatas No. 1 to No. 11. and Piano Concertos Nos. 1 to 3. In 1799 Beethoven completed the "Symphony No. 1". With his miraculous imagination, he wrote one after another masterpieces that shocked the music world. These works are filled with the joy and enthusiasm of life, and express unprecedented freedom of artistic conception, breaking through the strict forms that even Mozart was bound to.

Beethoven's reputation was at its peak when everything was going smoothly, but an unfortunate fate befell him - he suffered from deafness.

～The Giant Who Cannot Hear～

This was a cruel blow. In order to fear that others would find out that he was deaf, Beethoven gradually lived in isolation and became more and more lonely.