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, op. 68 'Pastoral' Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1808IMSLP	op. 68	—	Piano	Classical	4
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15: Allegro con brio Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 15	C major	Piano	Classical	3
Viennese Waltz [Woo 17, No. 3]	—	Woo 17, No. 3	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	6
Tallis' Canon Additional credits Thomas Tallis	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	3
Sonatina in C Additional credits Georg Christoph Wagenseil	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Theme from Violin Concerto Op. 61 - First Movement	1806IMSLP	Op. 61	—	—	Classical	3
Piano Concerto No. 4 - Theme	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125	—	Op. 125	D minor	—	Classical	4
No. 6 From 12 Deutsche Tanze Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1795IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Variation Xiii From 13 Variationen Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1819-23IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Symphony No. 3 In Eb, Opus 55	—	Opus 55	—	Clarinet	Classical	4
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 16 G-Dur op. 31; 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 31	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 23 f-Moll op. 57 "Appassionata" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1793-95IMSLP	op. 57	—	Piano	Classical	2
Tema Con Variazioni	1795-97IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	2
"Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 31 No. 2	D minor	Piano	Classical	4
Allegro molto from Serenade Op. 25	1795-96IMSLP	Op. 25	—	Piano, Saxophone	Classical	3
"Sonata in E minor, Op. 90, first movement"	—	Op. 90	E minor	Piano	Classical	3
Kuss, Der	1822IMSLP	—	—	Voice	—	3
First Movement Theme Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral", Op. 68 - Third Movement	—	Op. 68	F major	—	Classical	2
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral", Op. 68 - Fifth Movement	1808IMSLP	Op. 68	F major	—	Classical	3
Sonatina In G First Movement	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Piano Sonata in F minor Op 57 No 23	—	Op 57 No 23	F minor	Piano	Classical	2
Slow Movement Theme Symphony No.5	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
First Movement Themes from Symphony No.6	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Trio in E-flat Major, Op. posth. - Violin	—	—	E-flat major	Piano, violin	Classical	0
Sonatina No. 2 F Major Anh. 5 - Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No. 3 C Major Op. 2 No. 3 - Piano	—	Op. 2 No. 3	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No. 5 c minor Op.10 No. 1 - Piano	—	Op.10 No. 1	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No. 9 E Major Op.14 No. 1 - Piano	—	Op.14 No. 1	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.31 Ab Major Op.110	—	Op.110	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata Eb Major WoO 47 No. 1	—	WoO 47 No. 1	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata D Major WoO 47 No. 3	—	WoO 47 No. 3	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata f minor WoO 47 No. 2	—	WoO 47 No. 2	—	—	Classical	0
Sonatina No. 1 G Major Anh. 5	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No. 9 A Major Op.47 Kreutzer	—	Op.47	—	Piano, Cello, violin	Classical	2
Sonata No.10 G Major Op.14 No. 2	—	Op.14 No. 2	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.14 c# minor Op.27 No. 2	—	Op.27 No. 2	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.24 F# Major Op.78	—	Op.78	—	—	Classical	0
Adagio from "Pathetique" Sonata - Score and Parts	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Beethoven: Original Compositions for Four Hands	—	—	—	Piano, Hands	Classical	4
Beethoven: Two Romances, Op. 40 and 50	—	Op. 40	—	—	Classical	4
Sonatina No.2 In F Major	—	—	F major	Piano	Classical	4
Symphony No. 7 (Second Movement): 1st B	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	4
Symphony No. 7 (Second Movement): 2nd B	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	4
Speaking Unto Nations (Symphony No. 7	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Epilogue (Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor"	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Beethoven: Two Romances, Op. 40 & 50	—	Op. 40	—	—	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.