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Some of them are better known for their ability to play great music out of the piano than the music they wrote. These great masters played a great role in forming and shaping the world we live in today. In this article, I want to share a few facts about the top 2 masters of the piano of all time in my humble opinion.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Old John Back in my opinion is the forefather of classical music. This highly talented musician from Germany learned to play musical instruments under the guidance of his own father. After his parents passed on, Bach was to move in with his big brother. His brother taught him how to play the organ.
When he was just 18, he started working as a organist in a church, but the job did not last long. The church didn't like the fact that Bach was reacting too much to the music.
This led Johann to start looking for another job. As fate would have it, he began working as an organist in a church in Weimar. In this church he had to create a new music piece each and every month. And old Johann Bach still improvised like crazy as he had always done, and luckily the people of the church actually liked it. This made way for more and more masterpieces created by Bach that we are now loving and admiring so much.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Talented Beethoven is considered to be one of the greatest pianists that ever lived on the surface of the Earth. Ironically, tragic is not the last word we use to describe the life and career of Mr Ludwig. When he was young, he already won the applause of many people. He was so well known and became a huge celebrity during his lifetime. His music pieces sold like hot cakes back then.
Being one of the best composers that ever lived, Mr Beethoven did not even get to name his songs and music pieces. The publishers would do that for him. And as mentioned previously, even though unlike many talented musicians and artists, he became very famous and recognized in his living times.
For most of us, we would say Beethoven one lucky chap, but the truth was far from that. Mr Beethoven started losing his hearing when he was just 26 years old and finally became completely deaf during the end of his life. Oh how tragic it is that Beethoven couldn't even hear the cheering of the crowds.
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