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
Symphony No. 6 in F Major	1808IMSLP	—	F major	Horn	Classical	4
PALM SUNDAY	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
Sakura	—	—	—	—	Classical	3
Tarantella	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Kiss, The	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	3
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37: Allegro con Brio Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 37	C minor	Piano	Classical	4
Per Elisa	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Klavierstück [Woo 61a]	—	Woo 61a	—	Piano	Classical	1
Das Ballet Additional credits Daniel Gottlob Türk	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	3
Ninth Symphony Theme	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Capriccio Italienne	1795IMSLP	—	—	Flute	Classical	3
Adagio from Easy Sonata in C	—	—	—	—	Classical	5
Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 , 2nd Movement	—	Op. 13	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	4
Sonata Pathetique - Adagio	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Overture "Leonore" No. 3 Opus 72a	1806IMSLP	Opus 72a	—	Clarinet	Classical	6
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 31 As-Dur op. 110 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1800–01IMSLP	op. 110	—	Piano	Classical	3
Beethoven'S Metronome Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Flute, Oboe	Classical	4
Marcia alla turca	—	—	—	Cello	Classical	3
Two Romances for Violin and Orchestra	1798IMSLP	—	—	violin	Classical	5
Ecossaise in Eb, WoO 86	1825IMSLP	WoO 86	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	3
Meneut in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2	—	WoO 10, No. 2	G major	Piano, Organ	Classical	2
4 Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - Liebes-Klage	1809 ca.IMSLP	Op. 82	—	Low Voice	Classical	4
Concerto in D Major, Op. 61	1806IMSLP	Op. 61	D major	Piano, violin	Classical	4
Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, "Eroica", Op. 55 - Second Movement	1803-04IMSLP	Op. 55	E-flat major	—	Classical	3
1st Movement - Rondo Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	5
Rondo from Violin Concerto	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Theme From Symphony No. 3	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata In G Major, Op. 79, 2nd Movement	—	Op. 79	G major	Piano	Classical	3
Second Movement Theme From Symphony No.7	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Last Movement Theme From Symphony No.6 Pastoral	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
1st Movement Theme From Eroica	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Sonata No.19 g minor Op.49 No. 1 - Piano	—	Op.49 No. 1	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.20 G Major Op.49 No. 2	—	Op.49 No. 2	—	—	Classical	0
Eight Variations on "Une fievre brulante" in C Major, WoO 72	—	WoO 72	C major	—	Classical	4
Beethoven: Sonatas, Vol. II: Op. 10, No. 3; Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Op. 14, Nos. 1, 2; Op. 22, Op. 26	—	Op. 10, No. 3; Op. 13; Op. 14; Op. 22; Op. 26	—	Piano	Classical	5
Beethoven: Sonatas (Urtext), Volume IA	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Piano Concerto No.5 , Eb Major, Op.73, Theme from the 2nd Movement	—	Op.73	—	Piano	Classical, Romantic	2
Overture "Leonore" no. 2 in C major, op. 72a	—	op. 72a	C major	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Orchestra, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpan	Classical	2
Waltz for Piano in D major, WoO 85	—	WoO 85	D major	Piano	Classical	4
Variations in G major WoO77	—	WoO77	G major	—	Classical	2
7 Variations on 'Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen' from the opera 'Die Zauberflöte' by Mozart for Cello and Piano WoO 46	1801IMSLP	WoO 46	—	—	Classical	3
Thirteen variations for piano on the aria 'Es war einmal ein alter Mann' from Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf's opera Das rote Käppchen, WoO 66	—	WoO 66	—	Piano	Classical	3
Twelve variations for piano on the 'Menuet a la Vigano' from Jakob Haibel's ballet La nozza disturbate, WoO 68	—	WoO 68	—	Piano	Classical	2
Six variations for piano on 'Nel cor piu non mi sento' from Giovanni Paisiello's opera La Molinara, WoO 70	—	WoO 70	—	Piano	Classical	4
Nine variations for piano on 'Quant'e piu bello' from Giovanni Paisiello's opera La Molinara, WoO 70	—	WoO 70	—	Piano	Classical	4
12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from the Oratorio 'Judas Maccabeus' by Handel for Cello and Piano WoO 45	1796IMSLP	WoO 45	—	—	Classical	3
Twenty-four variations for piano on Vincenzio Righini's aria 'Venni Amore', WoO 65	—	WoO 65	—	Piano	Classical	4
Nine variations for piano on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63	1782IMSLP	WoO 63	—	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.