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 28 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
Der Liedler (Kenner) op.38	—	op.38	—	Guitar	Classical	0
Leonore Overture #3	—	—	—	Guitar, Timpani, percussion	Classical	3
Die Ehre Gottes In Der Natur	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	1
Piano Sonata#1,Op2#1	—	Op2	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	4
An Die Ferne Geliebte,Op.98#3	—	Op.98	—	Guitar	Classical	3
Malagueña (A Spanish Study)	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	3
Piano Concerto No.3 Theme From 1st Movement	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	4
Piano Sonata Op 90	—	Op 90	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	1
Red River Valley	—	—	—	Autoharp	—	0
A Song of Penitence (Busslied)	—	—	—	—	—	2
Mir ist so wunderbar	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	1
Gut, Sohnchen, gut	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	1
O War Ich Schon Mit	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	1
Zartliche Liebe, WoO 123	—	WoO 123	—	Voice	Classical	2
Mailied / May Song, op. 52, no. 4	—	op. 52, no. 4	—	Voice	Classical	2
Sonata In F Major	—	—	F major	Piano	Classical	0
Leonore Nr. 3	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Three German Dances (Trans. Seiss)	—	—	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	4
Original Compositions:	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2	1808Wikidata	Op. 70, No. 2	E-Flat major	Piano	Classical	2
Mirth And Sadness	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Pno Sonata Op10 No1	—	Op10 No1	—	Piano	Classical	1
Piano Concerto #3 Op37(Beethoven	—	Op37	—	Piano	Classical	3
Piano Concerto #4 Op58(Beethoven	—	Op58	—	Piano	Classical	3
Piano Concerto #2 Op19(Beethoven	—	Op19	—	Piano	Classical	3
Scotch Dances	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Landler In C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	3
Lustig	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Happy and Sad	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata in D major, op. 10, no. 3	—	op. 10, no. 3	D major	Piano	Classical	1
Andante in F Major, WoO 57	—	WoO 57	F major	Piano	Classical	2
Piano Sonata Op.27 #2 Beethoven	—	Op.27	—	—	Classical	1
Pno Sonata #17 Tempest(Beethoven	—	—	—	—	Classical	3
Sinfonie Nr. 5 c-Moll op. 67 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 2 Handen-	—	op. 67	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 36 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 2 Handen-	—	op. 36	—	Piano	Classical	0
10 Variations on "La stessa, la stessissima" WoO 73	—	WoO 73	—	Piano	Classical	3
7 Variations on "Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen" WoO 75	—	WoO 75	—	Piano	Classical	5
Quiet Moment	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	2
Andante F-Dur WoO 57 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 57	—	Piano	Classical	1
Presto c-Moll WoO 52 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 52	—	Piano	Classical	1
Rondo fur Klavier C-Dur op. 51 Nr. 1	—	op. 51 Nr. 1	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 3 C-Dur op. 2; 3 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 2	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 12 As-Dur op. 26 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1800–01IMSLP	op. 26	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonatine en Sol mineur	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Variations sur le duo de la Molinara	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Little Brown Jug	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	3
America, the Beautiful	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
6 Easy Var. In G	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4

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.