Ludwig van Beethoven
Born: 1770-12-16 in Bonn, Germany
Died: 1827-03-26
Known For: Sound
Biography
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. As a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. By his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. In 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life.
Filmography
2026
- Europiano (2/2) - The finest piano concertos from across Europe ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Eric Lu in Stockholm ... (Original Music Composer)
- Europiano (1/2) - The finest piano concertos from across Europe ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 - Lukas Sternath in Athens ... (Original Music Composer)
- Riccardo Chailly dirige la 9e de Beethoven - Scala de Milan ... (Music)
- Fidelio - Wiener Staatsoper ... (Original Music Composer)
- Concert for Europe 2026 With the Berliner Philharmoniker ... (Original Music Composer)
- Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Beethoven and Brahms With Frank Peter Zimmermann ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Second Assignment ... (Music)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Martha Argerich in Hamburg ... (Original Music Composer)
- Concerto di Pasqua 2026 - OSN ... (Original Music Composer)
- Go On, Have Another One ... (Music)
- Concerto Internazionale per la Pace ... (Original Music Composer)
2025
- OSN: Giulio Cilona dirige il tradizionale Concerto di Natale 2025 ... (Original Music Composer)
- NOCTURNE ... (Music)
- Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Jenneba Kanneh-Mason @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025 ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Fontainebleau Journey - Women's Music at the French Court ... (Original Music Composer)
- Concerto di Pasqua dal Duomo di Orvieto 2025 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Klaus Florian Vogt sings Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Joana Mallwitz @ Konzerthaus Berlin ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beyond time and space : The Bridges Chamber Orchestra plays Türkmenoglu, Beethoven, and Pashasadeh ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hayaller Özgürlük İster ... (Music)
- ORIGAMI ... (Music)
- Armonie di Speranza ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio ... (Writer)
- Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel 10 year anniversary of the Philharmonie de Paris ... (Compositor)
- Ohio Sonata ... (Music)
- Soneriada ... (Sound)
- Concerto per Agrigento - Capitale italiana della Cultura 2025 ... (Original Music Composer)
2024
- Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes ... (Original Music Composer)
- Fidelio - Dutch National Opera ... (Music)
- Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity ... (Music)
- Thomas Hengelbrock and Orchestre de chambre de Paris Paris Pantheon ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ion Marin conducts Beethoven With Martha Argerich ... (Original Music Composer)
- Concerto di Pasqua 2024 - OSN ... (Original Music Composer)
- Marc Coppey and François Dumont - Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Cello and Piano ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 - Leipzig | Paris | Milan | Vienna ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Loneliest City on South America ... (Compositor)
- P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bruce Liu Ruhr Piano Festival 2024 ... (Original Music Composer)
2023
- Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest ... (Music)
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 with Sir András Schiff
- 60 years of the Élysée Treaty ... (Original Music Composer)
- Delirium ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Janitor ... (Music Producer)
- Thibaut Garcia: Hommage to Agustín Barrios Chapelle Corneille in Rouen ... (Original Music Composer)
2022
- Prelúdio as Self (archive footage)
- Cerukku ... (Music)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex ... (Music)
- Eu Odeio Poeira ... (Music)
- Hélène Grimaud, 11 September 2001 Great moments in music ... (Original Music Composer)
- Currentzis conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 9 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Symphony No. 5 ... (Music)
2021
- Systam ... (Music)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ouverture - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia ... (Original Music Composer)
- Inaugurazione Auditorium Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ut Musica: Il Mascagni a Livorno ... (Original Music Composer)
- Just Like Another Day ... (Music)
- RCO: Pappano conducts Beethoven & Schumann ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos ... (Music)
2020
- Grand Requiem d'après Beethoven ... (Writer)
- Louis van Beethoven ... (Original Music Composer)
- Just Before I Leave ... (Music)
- An Afternoon at the Cinematheque ... (Music)
- Philippe Jordan Conducts Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony ... (Original Music Composer)
- New Year’s Concert 2020 ... (Songs)
- One ... (Music)
- Vienna celebrates Beethoven - Philippe Jordan and the Vienna Philharmonic ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven: Fidelio ... (Music)
2019
- VICTORIA XXI ... (Music)
- Pappano a Mosca con Santa Cecilia ... (Original Music Composer)
- Chromophobia ... (Music)
- Belmonte ... (Music)
2018
- The Piano Forest ... (Music)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Uchida, Rattle ... (Music)
2017
- Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla ... (Original Music Composer)
- OSN: Russell Davies e Lucchesini ospiti ... (Original Music Composer)
2016
- Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 3 ... (Music)
- Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 ... (Music)
2015
- This is Opera ... (Original Music Composer)
- Andrea Bacchetti in Concert ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven Violin Concerto ... (Music)
- Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 ... (Music)
- Beethoven: Fidelio - Salzburg Festival ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bad Times At Conformity High ... (Music)
2014
- Your Lie in April ... (Music)
- Beethovenova 9. symfonie – Koncert pro EU ... (Original Music Composer)
- Leaving ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven: Symphony 9 by Riccardo Muti ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven · Fidelio ... (Original Music Composer)
2013
- Ode to Joy ... (Music)
2011
- Souvenirs of Serge ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Addams Family XXX ... (Music)
2010
- Epic Rap Battles of History ... (Characters)
- The King's Speech ... (Additional Music)
- The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer ... (Music)
- Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Coriolan Overture ... (Compositor)
2009
- Knowing ... (Additional Music)
2008
- Fidelio - Beethoven - Opernhaus Zürich 2008 ... (Music)
- Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 ... (Compositor)
- Karajan - Beethoven: The Symphonies ... (Author)
- Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan) ... (Original Music Composer)
- Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5-8 ... (Compositor)
- Pierre Fournier: Classic Archive ... (Original Music Composer)
- Orchestra ... (Music)
- Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1-4 ... (Compositor)
2007
- Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 ... (Compositor)
2006
- Faqir ... (Original Music Composer)
- Ed's Eaten Elevenses ... (Additional Soundtrack)
- Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica ... (Music)
2005
- Dérives ... (Music)
- Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 ... (Compositor)
- Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005 ... (Original Music Composer)
2004
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Fidelio as Self - Composer
- Three Leaders ... (Original Music Composer)
2003
- Listening ... (Songs)
- Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me ... (Additional Soundtrack)
- 31 Minutos en la Teletón ... (Music)
- Uto Ughi - Beethoven ... (Original Music Composer)
2002
- Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Man with Green Glasses 3 ... (Music)
2001
- Joy of Life ... (Music)
- The Cupboard ... (Music)
2000
- Fantasia 2000 ... (Music)
1998
- Star Trek: Insurrection ... (Additional Soundtrack)
1996
- Christmas ... (Original Music Composer)
1995
- Neon Genesis Evangelion ... (Music)
- Welcome Home ... (Music)
- Christophe Coin, le musicien ... (Music)
1994
- Immortal Beloved ... (Original Music Composer)
1993
- Germany Year 90 Nine Zero ... (Music)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War ... (Music)
- Oh, Woe Is Me ... (Music)
1992
- HBO First Look ... (Original Music Composer)
- Für Elise ... (Music)
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs ... (Music)
1991
- Down a Moonlit Road ... (Music)
1990
- Red On Red ... (Music)
- Das Konzert - November 1989 as Composer
1989
- Das Mauerkonzert ... (Compositor)
- Ode to Freedom ... (Music)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5, op. 73 ... (Original Music Composer)
1988
- King Lear ... (Music)
- The Power of Speech ... (Music)
- The Black Monk ... (Music)
1986
- Tester ... (Original Music Composer)
- Erinnerung - ein Film mit Oskar Kokoschka ... (Music)
1984
- Planet Parade ... (Music)
- Samuel ... (Music)
1983
- First Name: Carmen ... (Music)
- The Chosen Ones ... (Music)
1981
- The Teenagers ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Les Fiancées de l'empire ... (Music)
- The Nightingale ... (Music)
- Allegro Con Brio ... (Music)
1980
- Fidelio ... (Original Music Composer)
- Beethoven's Fidelio ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Conductor ... (Music)
1977
- The Lorry ... (Music)
- Beethoven Symphony No. 9 ... (Compositor)
- Poslední zkouška ... (Music)
1976
- Beethoven - Days in a Life ... (Music)
- To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream ... (Music)
1974
- Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5 ... (Compositor)
1973
- Jail Bait ... (Music)
1972
- Space and Light ... (Music)
- L. van Beethoven Symfonie d moll ... (Original Music Composer)
- Eroica as Composer
1971
- Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 ... (Original Music Composer)
1970
- Beethoven: Fidelio ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rött vin i gröna glas ... (Music)
1969
- Sorrows ... (Music)
1967
1965
- Nights of Farewell ... (Music)
1961
- Lola ... (Additional Soundtrack)
1959
- Fidelio ... (Original Music Composer)
- All the Boys Are Called Patrick ... (Music)
- The Clock Stopped at Midnight ... (Music)
1956
- Fidelio ... (Music)
1952
- Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome ... (Original Music Composer)
1949
- Eroica ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dance of Fire ... (Songs)
1948
- Romance sin palabras ... (Original Music Composer)
- Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 ... (Original Music Composer)
1944
- Apasionadamente ... (Original Music Composer)
1943
- Sant'Elena, piccola isola ... (Music)
1942
- Claro de luna ... (Original Music Composer)
1940
- Fantasia ... (Music)
1937
- The White Disease ... (Music)
1922
- Häxan ... (Music)