Ill health and increasing deafness caused a drop in productivity at the end of Beethoven's life, but he still managed to produce important works like his 'Late Quartets' in , which were wildly inventive for the time.
Beethoven died in Vienna on the 26th March after a long illness that has variously been attributed to alcohol, hepatitis, cirrhosis and pneumonia. Did you know? Beethoven composed only one opera, Fidelio, which took years to get right. He re-wrote one aria no fewer than 18 times and came up with four different overtures before deciding upon the one he liked. Discover Music. Bernstein, L. See more Beethoven News. See more Beethoven Music. See more Beethoven Pictures.
See more Beethoven Album Reviews. See more Beethoven Guides. Ludwig van Beethoven Biography. The fast and friendly guide to Beethoven. This period, which later became known as the Heroic Period because of the larger than life nature that his compositions took on, saw the creations of such masterpieces as the Tempest Sonata, Op.
Some say that this middle period was Beethoven's greatest. It certainly was his most productive. In about a decade Beethoven produced countless masterpieces in every genre. In , however, his musical output began to drop, possibly in connection to his declining health and mental state. Around the famous Immortal Beloved affair occured which left Beethoven in deep depression and contemplating suicide. Beethoven's output was mostly null until At this point he was completely deaf and slightly mad.
Also his brother died leaving Beethoven's only nephew, Karl, in the guardianship of his mother. Now Beethoven felt that she was not fit to raise Karl, so he entered into a vicious lawsuit over custody of the child. For the most part he was able to use his influence with the aristocracy to win the battle.
Unfortunately Beethoven was not a fit father and his relationship with Karl was quite poor, driving him to an suicide attempt a few years later. Beethoven loved Karl dearly, and the pain of his failed attempts to teach Karl music must have been devestating for Beethoven. It's often spectulated that Karl was probably a strong contributor to Beethoven's late style.
It is relevant at this time to include a few words about Beethoven's compositional processes. Mozart was able to get on a train, a few hours later get off with a whole opera composed in his head.
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