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Intellifive - Ludwig van Beethoven- The story behind his Piano Sonatas    Ludwig van Beethoven is a legend. His life inspired many as one of the greatest musicians of his time became completely deaf in the course of his life but still kept composing melodious music. Beethoven’s pieces range from his 9 symphonies, piano sonatas, string quartets to opera. Every composition by Beethoven had a wonderful story attached to it. This Intelli5 is based on his five famous piano sonatas and the story behind them. Beethoven's works are usually divided into Early, Middle, and Late periods. In this scheme, his early period is taken to last until about 1802, the middle period from about 1803 to about 1814, and the late period from about 1815.