December 2020 marks the 250th birth anniversary of composer Ludwig van Beethoven, considered by many to be the greatest composer who ever lived. “City Lights” is getting a jump start on that celebration with its “Beethoven 250” series. WABE music contributor Dr. Scott Stewart joined the show on this curated tour of this celebrated musical master.
Beethoven composed a great deal of music during his youth and early twenties when he was essentially reproducing Classical forms reminiscent of Haydn and Mozart. Before long, he would veer off into a more experimental approach that would usher in the Romantic style.
The young Beethoven was a piano and composing superstar, who was raised at the height of Mozart and Haydn. Side note, he was a pupil of Haydn’s for a while, and is alleged to have met and played for Mozart.
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