Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a powerful influence on the work of Ludwig van Beethoven.

They
are said to have met in Vienna in 1787, and Beethoven is said to have had a few lessons from
Mozart. However, this is uncertain, as there is only one account of a meeting, and it is not
contemporary. Beethoven knew much of Mozart's work. Some of his themes recall Mozart's, and he
modeled a number of his compositions on those of the older composer.