Ludwig van beethoven achievements

Ludwig Van Beethoven of course is known as the genius who went deaf midway through his career, and yet still managed to create some of the greatest masterworks in the entire repertoire. His musical output spanned the transition from the classical era – music of Mozart and Haydn – to the romantic music of Brahms, Dvorak, Schumann, etc., and then carrying on to Mahler and others. His early works in fact were classical in nature – including his early quartets and his first symphony.

Beethoven’s fame and reputation rests with his symphonies, string quartets, concerti and piano works. But of course, there had to be a beginning – music that was his learning laboratory. There were hundreds of pieces that are listed simply as WoO – werke ohne opus, which translates as works without opus number. These include instrumental works and songs.  Among them is Für Elise – a piano work made popular by the Suzuki piano method, which means that literally thousands and thousands of young students had to learn this piece as part of their studies. And as it turns out, it is a goo

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