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

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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
Beethoven: String Quartet a minor op. 132	—	op. 132	—	violin	Classical	2
Violin Concerto in D Major - Rondo	—	—	D major	violin	Classical	4
Sextet	—	—	—	violin, Horn	Classical	3
Fifth Symphony	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, violin	Classical	4
Quartet No 59#3	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	2
Quartet No 132	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	2
Sonata in A major, op. 69	—	op. 69	A major	Cello	Classical	3
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in C major, op. 102, no. 1	—	op. 102, no. 1	C major	Cello	Classical	2
Sonata G minor Op. 5,2	—	Op. 5	—	Cello	Classical	3
Sonata D major Op. 102, No. 2	—	Op. 102, No. 2	—	Cello	Classical	2
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Op. 68	—	Op. 68	—	Piano, Horn	Classical	3
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Op. 55	—	Op. 55	—	Horn	Classical	4
Moolight Sonata	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Die Zurnende Diana (Mayrhofer) op.36 no.1	—	op.36 no.1	—	Guitar	Classical	2
Spanish Groove	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	3
Swallowtail Jig	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Theme From The Fifth Symphony	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Arkansas Traveler	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	3
Symphony No.7 Theme From 2nd Movement	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	4
Fur Eloise	—	—	—	Harmonica	Classical	3
"An die Hoffnung, Op. 32"	—	Op. 32	—	—	Classical	4
Komm, Hoffnung, lass den	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	3
Hat Man Nicht Auch Gold	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	1
'appassionata' Sonata (Themes)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Village Dance	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata in G Major, opus 49, #2	—	opus 49	G major	Piano	Classical	2
Variations on 'Nel cor piu non mi sento' (from the opera 'La Molinara' by Paisiello)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Variations on a Swiss Song, Wo0 64	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Eccosaise	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Prometheus	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Contra Dances (Trans. Seiss)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Praeludium	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Two Piano, Four-Hands	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1, No. 2	—	Op. 1, No. 2	G major	Piano	Classical	0
Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3	—	Op. 1, No. 3	C minor	Piano	Classical	1
Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1	1808Wikidata	Op. 70, No. 1	D major	Piano	Classical	3
Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97	1810Wikidata	Op. 97	B-Flat major	Piano	Classical	3
Fifth Symphony Duet	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Sonata In E Major (Op. 14, No. 1)	—	Op. 14, No. 1	E major	Piano	Classical	7
Piano Concerto #1 Op15(Beethoven	—	Op15	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata in E flat major, op. 7	—	op. 7	E-flat major	Piano	Classical	0
Piano Sonata Op 28	—	Op 28	—	—	Classical	2
Quintet, Op.71	—	Op.71	—	Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet	Classical	5
The Trill	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Allegretto C-Dur -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 25 G-Dur op. 79 -Sonatine- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 79	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 15 D-Dur op. 28 "Pastorale" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1801IMSLP	op. 28	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 10 G-Dur op. 14; 2 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 14	—	Piano	Classical	3

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.