Ludwig van Beethoven
163 albums · 1950s–2020s · CD · LP · MC · 7" · appears on 175 albums
German composer and pianist, born in 1770 (baptized 17 December 1770) in Bonn, Electorate of Cologne and died 26 March 1827 in Vienna, Austrian Empire.
A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in classical music. Beethoven led Viennese Classicism to its highest development and paved the way for Romantic music.