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 26 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
Sonata F sharp major Op. 78	—	Op. 78	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata E flat major Op. 81a	—	Op. 81a	—	Piano	Classical	1
Rondo G-Dur op. 51; 2 -fur Klavier-	—	op. 51	—	Piano	Classical	2
Rondo C-Dur op. 51; 1 -fur Klavier-	—	op. 51	—	Piano	Classical	2
Rondo a capriccio G-Dur op. 129 "Die Wut uber den verlorenen Groschen" -fur Klavier-	—	op. 129	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 29 B-Dur op. 106 (1817/18) -Gro	—	op. 106	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonate fur Klavier E-Dur op. 14 Nr. 1	—	op. 14 Nr. 1	—	Piano	Classical	3
Second Movement, Andante con moto	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	8
Oh When The Saints Go Marching In	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Song of Thanksgiving	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Polonaise C-Dur op. 89 (1814) -fur Klavier-	—	op. 89	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata, D major, op. 10,3 (Piano solo)	—	op. 10	—	Piano	Classical	0
6 Easy Variations on a Swiss Song WoO 64	—	WoO 64	—	Piano	Classical	4
32 Variations on an Original Theme C minor WoO 80	—	WoO 80	—	Piano	Classical	3
15 Variations with Fugue "Eroica Variations" E flat major Op. 35	—	Op. 35	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-Moll op. 125 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 125	—	Piano	Classical	0
Romanze F-Dur op. 50 -Bearbeitung fur Viola und Klavier-	—	op. 50	—	Piano, Viola	Classical	3
Pathetique Sonata (Second Mvt Theme)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Emperor Concerto (Theme)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonate fur Klavier zu 4 Handen D-Dur op. 6	—	op. 6	—	Piano	Classical	2
Pno Sonata Op 27#1	—	Op 27	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sinfonie Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 21 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 21	—	Piano	Classical	4
Sinfonie Nr. 5 c-Moll op. 67 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 67	—	Piano	Classical	1
Pno Sonata Op14 #1 (Beethoven L)	—	Op14	—	Piano	Classical	2
Agnus Dei from Mass in D Major, 'Missa Solemnis', opus 123	—	opus 123	D major	Piano	Classical	2
Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' (first movement excerpt), opus 73	—	opus 73	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata in C Minor - 'Pathetique', opus 13	—	opus 13	C minor	Piano	Classical	3
Symphony No. 1 in C Major (first movement excerpt), opus 21	—	opus 21	C major	Piano	Classical	1
Symphony No. 7 (first movement excerpt), opus 92	—	opus 92	—	Piano	Classical	3
Leonore-Ouverture Nr. 3 C-Dur op. 72a -Bearbeitung fur Klavier-	—	op. 72a	—	Piano	Classical	1
Ukrainian Folksong, op. 107, no. 3	—	op. 107, no. 3	—	Piano	Classical	4
Russian Folksong (Beautiful Minka), op. 107, no. 7	—	op. 107, no. 7	—	Piano	Classical	3
Ecossaise in G, WoO 23	—	WoO 23	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	6
Sonatina in F, Kinsky-Halm Anh. 5	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
No. 6 (Trio) From 12 Deutsche Tanze (Woo 8)	—	Woo 8	—	Piano	Classical	1
No. 6 From 12 Deutsche Tanze (Woo 13)	—	Woo 13	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonate fur Klavier f-Moll op. 2 Nr. 1	—	op. 2 Nr. 1	—	Piano	Classical	1
Piano Sonata Op10 #2	—	Op10	—	Piano	Classical	0
Funeral March From Op.62 No.3 (Mendelssohn)	—	Op.62 No.3	—	Organ	Classical	3
Priere (Franck)	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	2
First movement from 'Emperor' Concerto	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	2
1. Trauermusik	—	—	—	harpsichord	Classical	0
4. Langsamer Marsch	—	—	—	harpsichord	Classical	0
A Child Is Born	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Angels and Shepherds	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	1
Polonaise and Badinerie	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet	Classical	4
--Von edlem Geschlecht	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	0
--I bin a Tiroler Bua	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	1

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.