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Ludwig van Beethoven, time stream

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a 18th and 19th century German composer.

After Jonathan Archer restored a damaged timeline, Ludwig van Beethoven playing the piano could be seen in the time stream as the timeline realigned itself. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")

In 2367, Geordi La Forge was listening to the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony Number Six (Pastoral Symphony) while on his way to a conference on Risa, shortly before being captured by Romulans. (TNG: "The Mind's Eye")

Among his works was his Symphony Number Nine. In 2368, Data listened to the piece to analyze its aesthetics. (TNG: "A Matter Of Time")

In 2369, Captain Picard listens to Lt. Commander Nella Daren play Beethoven's Piano Sonata Number 14 while at the fourth intersect in Jefferies tube 25, which she says is the most acoustically perfect spot on the ship. (TNG: "Lessons")

In 2375, the computer offered Beethoven's Piano Sonata Number 8 (Pathetique) in response to Captain Picard's request for some music. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

In the first story outline for Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Requiem for Methuselah", Beethoven had actually been Flint.
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 75), the birth and death years of Ludwig van Beethoven were 1770 and 1827, respectively.

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