although he continued to produce other important works such as the piano sonata Sonata quasi una fantasia known as the “Moonlight Sonata.” In the spring of 1801 he completedThe Creatures of Prometheus, a ballet. The work received numerous performances in 1801 and 1802, and Beethoven...
The composer ofOde To JoyandThe Moonlight Sonatawas by all accounts, mercurial, and a demanding conductor of his works, in many ways typifying the iconic image of the composer utterly consumed by passion. In Theodor Von Frimmel’s biography of Beethoven, he tells of Karl Friedrich Hirsch’...
Beethoven’s compositions between 1800 and 1802 were dominated by two large-scale orchestral works, although he continued to produce other important works such as the piano sonata Sonata quasi una fantasia known as the “Moonlight Sonata.” In the spring of 1801 he completedThe Creatures of Prome...