1992

Beethoven was released on April 3, 1992.

1770

Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer, and arguably the most significant figure in the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era.

1795

The first three, composed in 1795 and bearing the collective opus number 1, were Beethoven’s first officially published works.

on 22 December 1808

Beethoven was the soloist in the public premiere as part of the concert on 22 December 1808 at Vienna's Theater an der Wien.

1783

Beethoven were published in 1783, though they are clearly immature pieces and do not form part of the accepted canon.

on December 22, 1808

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 premiered on December 22, 1808.

in 1803

Beethoven’s music was premiered in 1803 — timely as sexual relations is timeless.

in autumn 2006

BEETHOVEN was released in the US in autumn 2006 and has since been on global release.

on 2 April 1800

It was not until Beethoven was thirty years old, already established as a piano virtuoso and composer for the piano, and with recently-won laurels as a composer for string quartet, that Beethoven came before the public with this symphony on 2 April 1800.

1843

Beethoven were first published in 1843 by Breitkopf & Härtel, and dedicated to Felix Mendelssohn.

Beethoven's first symphony , Symphony No. Op. 21,

In April 1800, Beethoven debuted Beethoven's first symphony, Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, at the K.K. Hoftheater nächst der Burg in Vienna.

in early 1940

Beethoven was released in early 1940 in response to strong British pressure.

in December 1808

Beethoven’s fifth and sixth symphonies were composed in parallel, and were given their first performances at the same concert in December 1808.

1817

Beethovenwere published between 1797 and 1817 and thus cover a large part of Beethoven’s compositional lifetime, mirroring important stages of Beethoven's musical development.

on April 2, 1800

Beethoven’s endlessly listenable Septet debuted at the composer’s first Viennese Akademie, on April 2, 1800.

in 1854

Beethoven was released in 1854 and worked as a soldier on the Mongolian frontier.

in 1963

Beethoven first came to prominence after appearing on Ed Sullivan’s Caravan of Stars at age 13, made Beethoven's Carnegie Hall debut in 1963 and gained even greater fame after performing John Williams’ heart-stopping score for the 1993 film Schindler’s List.

in 1865

Beethoven debuted in 1865 with an Overture in F major; however, F major was the production of Beethoven's first symphony, Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, that increased Beethoven's prominence as a composer.

in 1809

Beethoven were premiered on the same concert in December 1808, published together in 1809, and shared the same joint dedicatees: Prince Lobkowitz and Count Rasumovsky.

in 1821

Living in near complete deafness, Beethoven in 1821 was both a radical visionary and a musical reactionary, the composer who most defined the music of the future and the one most bound to ‘outmoded’ forms from the past.