![Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BE0HY9/ludwig-van-beethoven-baptized-december-17-1770-march-26-1827-was-a-german-composer-and-pianist-a-crucial-figure-in-the-transition-between-the-classical-and-romantic-eras-in-western-art-music-he-remains-one-of-the-most-famous-and-influential-of-all-composers-beethoven-was-born-in-bonn-but-moved-to-vienna-in-his-early-20s-studying-with-joseph-haydn-and-quickly-gaining-a-reputation-as-a-virtuoso-pianist-his-hearing-began-to-deteriorate-in-his-late-twenties-yet-he-continued-to-compose-conduct-and-perform-even-after-becoming-completely-deaf-in-about-1800-his-hearing-began-to-deteri-2BE0HY9.jpg)
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art
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Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art
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