Representative works include:

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major "Hero",

Symphony No. 5 in C minor "Destiny",

Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral",

Symphony No. 7 in A major,

Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Chorus" ("Ode to Joy") Main theme),

Overture "Egmont",

"Leonora",

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight",

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major "Spring",

Romantic No. 2 in F major.

Extended information:

Ludwig van Beethoven

(Beethoven1770-1827) a famous German musician, Vienna classical music One of the representative figures. He composed 9 numbered symphonies, 35 piano sonatas, the last 32 of which were numbered, 10 violin sonatas, 16 string quartets, 1 opera, 2 masses, 1 oratorio and 3 cantatas. There is also a large amount of chamber music, art songs, and dance music. These works had a profound impact on the development of music, so he was respected as the "Sage of Music". [6]

Ludwig van Beethoven studied music from his father since he was a child. He showed his musical talent very early and began performing on stage at the age of eight. When he was seventeen years old, the Bonn court sponsored him to go to Vienna to audit philosophy, and it was at this time that he had a brief contact with Mozart. In 1792, under the guidance of Haydn, he went to Vienna, the capital of music, for further study, and made rapid progress in his art. He has created a large number of outstanding works full of the flavor of the times, such as the symphonies "Hero" and "Destiny", "Pastoral Symphony", "Chorus", Overture "Egmont", piano music "Pathetique", "Moonlight", "Tempest", "Passion" and " Dawn" and so on. He collected the culmination of classical music and at the same time opened up the path of music in the romantic period, playing a decisive role in the development of world music. He is a very creative composer. Germany's greatest musician, composer, pianist and conductor. One of the representatives of the Viennese classical music school, he, Haydn and Mozart are known by later generations as the "Three Masters of Vienna". He, Michelangelo and Leo Tolstoy all experienced various hardships and ups and downs in their lives. The French writer Romain Rolland wrote "The Biography of Famous People" based on their lives. When Beethoven was 19 years old, the outbreak of the French Revolution brought Beethoven the hope of freedom, equality, and fraternity.

For four years from 1796 to 1800, Beethoven's ears were ringing day and night, which was a precursor to deafness. When Beethoven was 26 years old, in 1796, his hearing began to weaken and he became deaf in middle age. The musical works he composed include "Moonlight Sonata", "Symphony No. 5 in C minor", etc.

All nine of his symphonies had their premieres in Vienna. In 1805, his only opera creation "Fidelio" also had its premiere at the Vienna State Opera. Beethoven is considered by later generations to be the greatest symphony writer of all time. His "Eroica Symphony" is full of passion. His "Ninth Symphony" is based on the German poet Schiller's "Ode to Joy" and has now become the EU's anthem.

Beethoven had a rough life. His hearing gradually declined at the age of twenty-six, and by the time he was forty-five, he was completely deaf and could only communicate with people through conversation books. But his lonely life did not make him silent and retired. He still adhered to the political belief of "freedom, equality, and fraternity" in the feudal restoration era when all progressive ideas were banned. Through his speeches and works, he vigorously shouted for communism and ideals, reflecting the revolutionary enthusiasm of the bourgeoisie at that time to fight against feudalism and fight for democracy, and wrote the immortal masterpiece "Ninth Symphony". His works were influenced by the Enlightenment Movement of the 18th century and the German Sturm und Drang movement. His works have a distinctive personality and have developed greatly compared with their predecessors.

In terms of musical performance, he was involved in almost all musical genres at that time, greatly improving the expressive power of the piano, giving it a symphonic dramatic effect, and making the symphony an important music form that directly reflected social changes. His major works include nine symphonies, the third "Eroica", the fifth "Symphony of Destiny", the sixth "Pastoral Symphony" and the ninth "Choral Symphony", the most famous opera "Fidelio" and so on.