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
Six Landler	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Polonaise, Opus 89	—	Opus 89	—	Piano	Classical	3
Allegretto, Wo0 53	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Rondo, Opus 53, #1	—	Opus 53	—	Piano	Classical	2
Rondo from Sonata No. 19	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonata E major Op. 14, No. 1	—	Op. 14, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata in G Major, Opus 14, No. 2	—	Opus 14, No. 2	G major	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata in G Major, Opus 79	—	Opus 79	G major	Piano	Classical	2
Rondo A-Dur WoO 49 (1784) -fur Klavier-	—	WoO 49	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 20 G-Dur op. 49; 2 (1795/96)	—	op. 49	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 22 F-Dur op. 54 (1804)	—	op. 54	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 23 f-Moll op. 57 "Appassionata" (1804/05)	—	op. 57	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 32 c-Moll op. 111 (1821/22)	—	op. 111	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonate fur Klavier G-Dur op. 79	—	op. 79	—	Piano	Classical	3
Fourth Movement (Finale0, Allegro maestoso	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Pno Sonata Op14#2 In G(Beethoven	—	Op14	—	Piano	Classical	1
Variations In A (Mozart)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Vive l'AMour	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
6 Ecossaisen Es-Dur WoO 83 -fur Klavier-	—	WoO 83	—	Piano	Classical	1
Andante F-Dur WoO 57 (1803) -fur Klavier-	—	WoO 57	—	Piano	Classical	1
3 Variation works, WoO 70, 64, 77 (Piano solo)	—	WoO 70	—	Piano	Classical	1
Trio fur Klavier, Klarinette (Violine) und Violoncello Es-Dur op. 38 -nach dem Septett op. 20-	—	op. 38; op. 20	—	Piano	Classical	1
Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 c minor op. 37	—	op. 37	—	Piano	Classical	0
10 Var. La Stessa, (Salieri)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
12 Variations on "Das Waldmadchen" WoO 71	—	WoO 71	—	Piano	Classical	1
33 Variations on a Waltz by A. Diabelli Op. 120	—	Op. 120	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sinfonie Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 68 "Pastorale" -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 68	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sinfonie Nr. 7 A-Dur op. 92 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 92	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sinfonie Nr. 8 F-Dur op. 93 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 93	—	Piano	Classical	0
Ecossaise In Eb Major	—	—	E-flat major	Piano	Classical	2
Marsch Es-Dur op. 45; 2 -fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 45	—	Piano	Classical	2
Marsch D-Dur op. 45; 3 -fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 45	—	Piano	Classical	1
The Creatures of Prometheus, Overture Theme, opus 43	—	opus 43	—	Piano	Classical	1
Rondo in C Major, opus 51, #1	—	opus 51	C major	Piano	Classical	1
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor (first movement excerpt), opus 37	—	opus 37	C minor	Piano	Classical	1
Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' (first movement excerpt), opus 55	—	opus 55	—	Piano	Classical	1
Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major (first movement excerpt), opus 60	—	opus 60	B-flat major	Piano	Classical	1
Leonore-Ouverture Nr. 2 C-Dur op. 72a -Bearbeitung fur Klavier-	—	op. 72a	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sinfonien Nr. 7 A-Dur op. 92 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 2 Handen-	—	op. 92	—	Piano	Classical	1
Rondo A Capriccio In G Op.129	—	Op.129	—	Piano	Classical, pop	3
Vivace (Sonata In G Op.79)	—	Op.79	—	Piano	Classical, pop	4
Adagio	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, violin, Double Bass	—	2
German Dance in G, WoO 42, no. 6	—	WoO 42, no. 6	—	Piano	Classical	4
No. 2 (Trio) From 12 Deutsche Tanze (Woo 13)	—	Woo 13	—	Piano	Classical	1
Variation Vi From 2nd Movement, Sonata In D (Woo 4	—	Woo 4	—	Piano	Classical	2
No. 12 (Tri) From Menuette (Woo 7)	—	Woo 7	—	Piano	Classical	1
Deutscher Tanz in B WoO 13 Nr. 2	—	WoO 13 Nr. 2	—	Piano, Recorder	Classical	0
Ecossaise in Es WoO 86	—	WoO 86	—	Piano	Classical	0

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.