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
Trio No. 8 in E-Flat Major	—	—	E-Flat major	Piano	Classical	2
Sonatina No. 1 in G	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Imperial March	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	2
Europa Hymne Freude Schoner Gotterfunken	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	0
Zwei Deutsche	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	0
8 Variations on a Theme by the Count of Waldstein C major WoO 67	—	WoO 67	—	Piano	Classical	2
6 Variations on "Ich denke dein" D major WoO 74	—	WoO 74	—	Piano	Classical	2
Great Fugue in B flat major, Op. 134	—	Op. 134	B-flat major	—	Classical	1
Canon A Flat Major	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Two Exercises	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Menuet In C Major	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	2
Allegro Molto (Symphony No.3 In E Flat 'Eroica')	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
On Wings Of Song	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	3
La Partenza Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Low Voice	Classical	2
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 19 g-Moll op. 49; 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 49	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonatine fur Klavier G-Dur Kinsky/Halm Anh. 5/1	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 8 c-Moll op. 13 "Pathetique" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 13	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 10; 2 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 10	—	Piano	Classical	2
Lied des Marmottenbuben	—	—	—	Piano, Low Voice	Classical	1
Overtures: Leonore 2 & 3	—	—	—	—	Classical	3
Song of Penitence	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	1
Hymn To Joy Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15: Rondo/Allegro Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 15	C major	Piano	Classical	1
Lustig, Traurig [Woo 54]	—	Woo 54	—	Piano	Classical	1
Aria	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Rondo, A major, WoO 49 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 49	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	1
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 B flat major op. 19	—	op. 19	—	Piano	Classical	3
Larghetto from Symphony No. 2	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Marmotte Op. 52 No. 7	—	Op. 52 No. 7	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	1
Allegro Molto Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical, pop	0
Sonata No. 21 in C Major , Op. 53 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 53	C major	Piano	Classical	2
Six Songs, Op. 48 - 1. Bitten	—	Op. 48	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	1
My Country 'Tis of Thee	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Beethoven Most Famous Sonatas	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Sonata Op.47 No.9 'Kreutzer'	—	Op.47 No.9	—	Piano, violin, Viola	Classical	2
Piano Trio Opus 97	—	Opus 97	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonata Op 49 No 2, 2nd Movt.	—	Op 49 No 2	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata in G major Op 79, 2nd Movt.	—	Op 79	G major	Piano	Classical	6
Sonata Op 49 No 2, 1st Movt.	—	Op 49 No 2	—	Piano	Classical	2
Alleluia! Christ Is Risen	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2	—	Op. 18, No. 2	G major	String Quartet	Classical	0
Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 - Piano	—	Op. 1, No. 3	C minor	—	Classical	0
Piano Trio in G Major WoO 37 - Piano	—	WoO 37	G major	Piano, Flute, Bassoon	Classical	0
Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor: Movement 3, Cadenza	—	—	D minor	—	Classical	0
Six Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 76	—	Op. 76	D major	—	Classical	0
Twelve Variations in F Major - Piano Score	—	—	F major	Piano, violin	Classical	0
Piano Trio No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 44 - Piano	—	Op. 44	E-flat major	—	Classical	0
Lord! Who dost see our heavy grief	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	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.