Ludwig van Beethoven was, and remains today, an influential figure in the history of classical music. Perhaps no other composer in history wrote music of such inspiring power and expressiveness. His influence on the last 150 years of music is unequalled. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770...

According to John N. Burk, "Ludwig van Beethoven, with the exception of Johann Sebastian Bach, played a more decisive role in the evolution of music than any other single figure" (24). As a musician, Beethoven liberated the classical forms from their former restrictions and gave them an al...

How many artists, composers and musicians do not enjoy recognition during their own lifetime? This surely was not the case with Ludwig Van Beethoven. Although his life was made up of trials and tribulations, his deaf ears were able to feel the vibrations of audiences clapping and stamping their appr...