Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer (1770-1827)

1770–1827

6,206 works in the index

Born: 1770
Died: 1827
Birthplace: Bonn
Place of death: Vienna
Citizenship / historical state: Electorate of Cologne; Austrian Empire
Period (estimated from birth year): Classical

Biography

Beethoven sits on the hinge between the Classical style he inherited and the Romantic one he made possible, and the catalogue spans both: thirty-two piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, nine symphonies, five piano concerti and a large body of songs and chamber music.

The piano sonatas are the most-bought and the most misjudged. The famous ones — the Moonlight, the Pathétique, the Waldstein — are advanced works, and the first movement of the Moonlight being playable early does not make the rest of it so. The genuine starting points are the two sonatas of Op. 49 and the bagatelles, including the one everyone knows as Für Elise.

He revised heavily and his manuscripts are difficult, so editions disagree about specific notes and markings more than you might expect from a composer this recent. If you are working with a teacher, use theirs.

Life and musical career

Occupations: composer
Teachers: Christian Gottlob Neefe; Joseph Haydn; Antonio Salieri; Johann Baptist Schenk; Johann Georg Albrechtsberger; Gilles van der Eeden; Muzio Clementi; Andrea Luchesi
Recorded memberships: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Instruments played: piano; violin
Genres: classical music; art music; opera; symphony; sonata
Movements: Classical period; Romantic music
Notable works: Für Elise; Symphony No. 9; Piano Sonata No. 14; Missa Solemnis; Piano Sonata No. 8; Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6; Piano Sonata No. 21; Piano Sonata No. 23; Violin Sonata No. 9; Symphony No. 3; Fidelio
Awards: Bröckemännche Award
Official website: https://beethoven.de
Native languages: German
Languages used: German
VIAF ID: 32182557
ISNI: 0000000121268987
GND ID: 118508288
Library of Congress ID: n79107741
MusicBrainz ID: 1f9df192-a621-4f54-8850-2c5373b7eac9

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, violin, Cello, Orchestra, Voice
Genres represented: Classical, pop, Jazz, Pop, Christmas
Works with composition dates: 358 of 6,206

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 107 of 130

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre
Für Elise - Set of Parts	—	—	—	—	—
Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, No. 4 from "Six Songs", Op. 48	—	Op. 48	—	—	—
Ode to Joy - Euphonium	—	—	—	—	—
Fur Elise a minor WoO 59 - Alto Guitar 2	—	WoO 59	—	—	—
Minuet C Major WoO 10 No. 1 - Piano	—	WoO 10 No. 1	—	—	—
Minuet G Major - Score	—	—	—	—	—
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73: Mvmt. 1	—	Op. 73	E-flat major	—	—
Ode to Joy - Clarinet 2 in B-flat	—	—	—	—	—
Ode to Joy - Trombone 1	—	—	—	—	—
Fanfare On Ode to Joy - from Symphony No. 9 - Bassoon	—	—	—	—	—
Fanfare On Ode to Joy - from Symphony No. 9 - Bb Trumpet	—	—	—	—	—
Fanfare On Ode to Joy - from Symphony No. 9 - Bells	—	—	—	—	—
Moonlight Sonata in D minor	—	—	D minor	—	—
Skuld gammel venskab rejn forgo	—	—	—	Piano, violin	—
6 Bagatelles Op. 126 no 3 in E flat major	—	Op. 126 no 3	E-flat major	Piano	Classical
Jesús en pesebre	—	—	—	Piano, violin	Jazz, Classical
6 Bagatelles Op. 126 no 6 in E flat major	—	Op. 126 no 6	E-flat major	Piano	Classical
First Movement (Emperor Concerto) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical
March (Egmont) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]	—	—	—	—	—
Theme (Variations Op.26) [Beethoven, Ludvig Van]	—	Op.26	—	Piano	Classical
La Marmotte Op.52 No.7	—	Op.52 No.7	—	Piano	Classical
Sonata No.19 In G Minor Op.49 No.1	—	Op.49 No.1	G minor	Piano	Classical
Sonata Op.27 No.2 First Movement	—	Op.27 No.2	—	Piano	Classical
Themes From Violin Concerto Op.61 First Movement	—	Op.61	—	Piano	Classical
String Quartet In A Op.18 No.5	—	Op.18 No.5	—	String Quartet	Classical
String Quartet In B Flat Op.18 No.6	—	Op.18 No.6	—	String Quartet	Classical
String Quartet In C Minor Op.18 No.4	—	Op.18 No.4	C minor	String Quartet	Classical
String Quartet In D Op.18 No.3	—	Op.18 No.3	—	violin, String Quartet, Viola	Classical
String Quartet In F Op.18 No.1	—	Op.18 No.1	—	String Quartet	Classical
String Quartet In G Op.18 No.2	—	Op.18 No.2	—	String Quartet	Classical
Cello Sonata No.4 In C Major Op.102 No.1	—	Op.102 No.1	C major	Piano, Cello	Classical
Cello Sonata No.5 In D Major Op.102 No.2	—	Op.102 No.2	D major	Piano, Cello	Classical
Seven Variations On 'Bei Mannern, Welche Liebe Fuhlen'	—	—	—	Piano, Cello	Classical
Vivace And Largo Poco Andante (Sonata In E Minor Op.3 No.3) [Blavet, Michel]	—	Op.3 No.3	E minor	Guitar	Classical
Op. 12, No. 1 In D Major	—	Op. 12, No. 1	D major	violin	Classical
Op. 12, No. 2 In A Major	—	Op. 12, No. 2	A major	violin	Classical
Op. 12, No. 3 In E Flat Major	—	Op. 12, No. 3	E-Flat major	violin	Classical
Op. 23 In A Minor	—	Op. 23	A minor	violin	Classical
Op. 24 In F Major	—	Op. 24	F major	violin	Classical
Op. 30, No. 1 In A Major	—	Op. 30, No. 1	A major	violin	Classical
Op. 30, No. 2 In C Minor	—	Op. 30, No. 2	C minor	violin	Classical
Op. 30, No. 3 In G Major	—	Op. 30, No. 3	G major	violin	Classical
Op. 47 In A Major	—	Op. 47	A major	violin	Classical
Op. 96 In G Major	—	Op. 96	G major	violin	Classical
Sonatas:	—	—	—	violin	Classical
Overture To Coriolanus Op.62	—	Op.62	—	—	—
Symphony No.3 In E Flat Op.55 'Eroica'	—	Op.55	—	Piano, Orchestra	Classical
Concerto No.5 In E Flat 'Emperor' Op.73	—	Op.73	—	Orchestra	Classical

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 32182557. Portrait: Joseph Karl Stieler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.