Beethoven op 111
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byHui-tzu Lin
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 - 1827, lived at a time when new and powerful forces were abroad in human society, forces which affected him and made themselves felt in his work.
Historically, Beethoven's work is built on the conventions, genres, and styles of the Classic period.
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Through external circumstances and the force of his own genius, he transformed this heritage and become the source of much that was characteristic of the Romantic period.
Everybody knows that Beethoven was ahead of his time, and so was his piano playing.
It had unprecedented power, personality and emotional appeal. In many respects he can be considered the first romantic pianist: the one who broke all of the laws in the name of expression; the one who thought orchestrally and achieved orchestral effects on the piano.
In this he was alone in his day, and his like was not to be seen until the maturity of Franz Liszt.
It has been customary to divide Beethoven's works into three periods on