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    interviewed Mähler on 24 May 1860. Thayer characterized the friendship between Beethoven and Mähler as one where composer's kindness was returned by Mähler with...
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    Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history...
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    Symphony (German: Schicksalssinfonie), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical...
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    125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7...
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  • Thumbnail for Gustav Mahler's orchestration of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
    Gustav Mahler's orchestration of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was a decades-long project to modernize the symphony through the incorporation of modern instruments...
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    "even more dramatic" than the previous portraits by Mähler, using the same portrait of Beethoven's grandfather for inspiration and highlighting "the composer's...
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    sees the essence of Mahler's music in the theme of struggle, in the tradition of Beethoven. However, according to Schonberg, Beethoven's struggles were those...
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    Willibrord Mähler (10 June 1778 – 20 June 1860) was a German painter. He was born in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein, the son of Franz Josef Mähler and Anna Johanna...
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    English-speaking countries, is a piano concerto composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven composed the concerto in 1809 under salary in Vienna, and he dedicated...
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    Maria Magdalena van Beethoven, née Keverich (19 December 1746 – 17 July 1787) was the wife of the Bonn court musician Johann van Beethoven, and the mother...
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    The Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a piano trio completed in 1811. It is commonly referred to as the Archduke Trio, because...
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    the work with a rhythmic motif similar to the opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, the horn solos in the third movement and the frequently...
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  • Curse of the ninth (category Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven))
    hatched by Mahler. Before him, Beethoven and Schubert had died before or while writing their tenth symphonies. Upon realizing this, Mahler created the...
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    Op. 93 is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Beethoven fondly referred to it as "my little Symphony in F", distinguishing...
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    Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, known as the Waldstein, is one of the three most notable sonatas of his middle period (the other two...
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    the Cleveland Museum of Art. "Gustav Mahler", in New Grove, Macmillan, 1980 Mark Brown (4 August 2016). "Beethoven's Eroica voted greatest symphony of all...
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    Alma Mahler-Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. Musically...
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    Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, was composed in 1805–1806. Beethoven was the soloist in the public premiere as part of...
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    Für Elise (category Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven published posthumously)
    (German: [fyːɐ̯ ʔeˈliːzə], transl. For Elise), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most significant popular compositions. It was not published during his...
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    Orchestra, 2023 Mark Brown. "Beethoven's Eroica voted greatest symphony of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2020. 'Gustav Mahler', in New Grove, Macmillan...
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    just as Mahler's later symphonies (except for Symphony No. 4) are an hour or longer in length. Mahler followed a precedent, established by Beethoven in his...
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    Austin (1966) says "Mahler expanded the orchestra, going ahead to a historic climax in the direction already marked by Beethoven, Berlioz and Wagner…...
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  • Thumbnail for List of compositions by Gustav Mahler
    In his capacity as a conductor Mahler was responsible for many rescorings of works by, among others, J.S. Bach, Beethoven and Schumann. He also prepared...
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    in A major, Op. 69, is the third of five cello sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed it in 1807–08, during his productive middle period. It was...
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    Mahler was written in sketch beginning in 1893, composed primarily in 1895, and took final form in 1896. Consisting of six movements, it is Mahler's longest...
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    song "Rule, Britannia!" (which Beethoven wrote a set of variations for piano in 1803). According to Carl Czerny, Beethoven himself singled out this sonata...
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    Symphony, and Beethoven's Egmont and Leonore No. 3 Overtures. During the 12 October 1901 rehearsal with the Vienna Philharmonic, Mahler was not satisfied...
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    No. 2, composed in 1798–1799, is an early-period work by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to Baroness Josefa von Braun. A typical performance lasts 15...
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  • Thumbnail for List of sculptures of Ludwig van Beethoven
    Frieze – 1901 painting by Gustav Klimt Beethoven (Mähler) – Two portraits of Beethoven by Joseph Willibrord Mähler For public monuments the approximate date the...
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  • Thumbnail for Beethoven concert of 22 December 1808
    The Beethoven concert of 22 December 1808 was a benefit concert held for Ludwig van Beethoven at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna that featured the public...
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