Ludwig van Beethoven - Biography.

Ludwig van Beethoven - Biography. German composer Birth December 16?, 1770 Death March 26, 1827 Place of Birth Bonn, Germany Principal Vienna, Austria Residence Milestones 1792 Traveled to Vienna to study with Austrian composer Joseph Haydn and settled in the city 1798 Completed the Sonata in C minor op. 13 (Pathétique) 1801 Composed the Sonata in C-sharp minor op. 27/2 (Moonlight) 1804 Completed the Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major op. 55 (Eroica) 1805 Completed the Sonata in F minor op. 57 (Appassionata) 1808 Completed the Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 67 1809? Was granted an annual salary by Archduke Rudolph and other members of the nobility, which allowed him to live as an independent musician 1818 Completed the Sonata in B-flat major op. 106 (Hammerklavier) 1823 Completed the Mass in D major op. 123 (Missa Solemnis) 1824 Completed the Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 (Choral) Did You Know In 1812 Beethoven wrote-but did not mail-a love letter to an unidentified woman whom he referred to as 'Immortal Beloved.' Beethoven never married and was often unhappy in his personal life, which suffered because of his health problems and his constant worrying about his nephew Karl, over whom he had guardianship. Beethoven acknowledged in the early 1800s that he was losing his hearing; he became completely hearing-impaired around 1819. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.