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 19 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	Editions
Country Dance No. 1	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Sonata C Min Op111 Pno(Beethoven	—	Op111	—	Piano	Classical	2
An Easy Sonata	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata In F Minor	—	—	F minor	Piano	Classical	4
Sonata Facile Op.49, No.2	—	Op.49, No.2	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonata E flat major Op. 27, No. 1	—	Op. 27, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata E flat major Op. 31, No. 3	—	Op. 31, No. 3	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata F major Op. 54	—	Op. 54	—	Piano	Classical	3
Ecossaise, Wo0 23	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Piano Piece, Wo0 61a	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Song	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Symphony No. 5, 2nd Movement	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata A major Op. 2, No. 2	—	Op. 2, No. 2	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata C major Op. 2, No. 3	—	Op. 2, No. 3	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata C minor Op. 10, No. 1	—	Op. 10, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	4
Sonata in F Major, Opus 10, No. 2	—	Opus 10, No. 2	F major	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata G major Op. 79	—	Op. 79	—	Piano	Classical	3
"Sonata in G, Op. 31 No. 1"	—	Op. 31 No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	3
Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 E flat major op. 27	—	op. 27	—	Piano	Classical	1
First Movement, Allegro con brio	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Third Movement, Allegro	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Andante Second Movemnt	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Landler, Op. 107, No. 1	—	Op. 107, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	3
Violin Concerto in E Minor, First Movement Excerpt	—	—	E minor	Piano	Classical	3
Romanze G-Dur op. 40 -Bearbeitung fur Viola und Klavier-	—	op. 40	—	Piano, Viola	Classical	4
Allegro con brio - First Movement	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
Rondo in C, op. 51 no. 1	—	op. 51 no. 1	—	Piano	Classical	4
No. 3 (Trio) From Menuette (Woo 7)	—	Woo 7	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonate D-Dur op. 6	—	op. 6	—	Piano	Classical	0
Frere Jacques	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	4
Aura Lee	—	—	—	Flute, Mandolin	Classical	3
Father Christmas	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	5
Amazing Grace	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	5
I.	—	—	—	Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet	Classical	4
II.	—	—	—	Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet	Classical	4
Fourth Movement (Symphony No.5)	—	—	—	Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone	—	2
Second Movement (Symphony No.5)	—	—	—	Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone	—	2
Symphony #7 in A Major Theme from Second Movement	—	—	A major	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	10
Adagio from Piano Sonata #8, Op. 13 "Pathetique"	—	Op. 13	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, English Horn, Viola	Classical	9
The Heavens Resound	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	5
Sontina	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	4
Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1	—	Op. 18, No. 1	F major	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	5
Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2	—	Op. 59, No. 2	E minor	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	3
Quartet No. 13 in Bb Major, Op. 130	—	Op. 130	B-flat major	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	5
Quartet No. 3 in Bb Major, Op. 67	—	Op. 67	B-flat major	violin	Classical	2
Quartet No.1, Op.18, No.1	—	Op.18, No.1	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	3
Quartet No.6, Op.18, No.6	—	Op.18, No.6	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	4
Duet	—	—	—	violin	Classical	5

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.