Beethoven's middle period

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Beethoven's middle period is the highly creative and heroic phase of his career, roughly from 1803 to 1814, during which he composed many of his most famous and groundbreaking works.

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instanceOf creative period ⓘ
phase of Ludwig van Beethoven's career ⓘ
alsoKnownAs heroic period ⓘ
associatedWith Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
characterizedBy dramatic contrasts ⓘ
expanded musical forms ⓘ
greater use of motivic development ⓘ
heroic style ⓘ
increased emotional intensity ⓘ
orchestral power ⓘ
endTime 1814 ⓘ
followedBy Beethoven's late period ⓘ
hasWork Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 ⓘ
linked to: Coriolan Overture

Egmont Overture, Op. 84 ⓘ
Leonore Overtures ⓘ
linked to: Leonore overtures

Mass in C major, Op. 86 ⓘ
Opera "Fidelio", Op. 72 ⓘ
linked to: Fidelio, Op. 72

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 ⓘ
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest" ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 ⓘ
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp" ⓘ
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso" ⓘ
String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky" ⓘ
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky" ⓘ
String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky" ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 ⓘ
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" ⓘ
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 ⓘ
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 ⓘ
Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56 ⓘ
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ⓘ
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" ⓘ
linked to: Violin Sonata No. 9
historicalContext Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
influenced Romantic era in Western classical music ⓘ
notableFeature transition from Classical to Romantic style in Beethoven's music ⓘ
partOf Ludwig van Beethoven's compositional career ⓘ
precededBy Beethoven's early period ⓘ
startTime 1803 ⓘ

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Leonore Overture No. 1 → compositionPeriod → Beethoven's middle period ⓘ
Kreutzer Sonata → associatedWith → Beethoven’s middle period ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven's middle period
Allegretto (from Symphony No. 7) → associatedWith → Beethoven’s middle period ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven's middle period
Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the countryside → belongsTo → Beethoven’s middle period ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven's middle period
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 → belongsTo → Beethoven’s middle-period piano sonatas ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven's middle period