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 48 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
Trio in C Major, Op. 87	—	Op. 87	C major	Flute, violin, Viola	Classical	0
Three Songs, Op. 83, No. 1: Rapture Of Melancholy	—	Op. 83, No. 1	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia Movement 1	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Preludes: Consecration	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
6 Variations on song "Ich denke dein" in D Major, WoO 74	—	WoO 74	D major	—	Classical	0
Cadenza to 1st Movt. of Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37	—	Op. 37	C minor	—	Classical	0
Little Russian Folksong in G Major	—	—	G major	—	Classical	0
German Dance in F Major, WoO42, No. 3	—	WoO42, No. 3	F major	—	Classical	0
German Dance in C Major, WoO8, No. 7	—	WoO8, No. 7	C major	—	Classical	0
Country Dance in D Major, WoO11, No. 1	—	WoO11, No. 1	D major	—	Classical	0
Beethoven: Symphonies 5, 6 & 7 in Full Score - Full Score	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	0
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. II, Nos. 17 - 32	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Six Songs, Op. 75, No. 2: Neue Liebe, neues Leben	—	Op. 75, No. 2	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Das Liedchen von der Ruhe, No. 3 from "Eight Songs", Op. 52	—	Op. 52	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Europa - An die Freude - Score	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.12 Ab Major Op.26 Marche Funebre - Piano	—	Op.26	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.28 A Major Op.101	—	Op.101	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.30 E Major Op.109	—	Op.109	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata C Major WoO 51	—	WoO 51	—	—	Classical	0
Allegretto quasi andante g minor WoO 61a	—	WoO 61a	—	—	Classical	0
Romance from "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Score	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No. 1 D Major Op.12 No. 1	—	Op.12 No. 1	—	Piano, violin	Classical	2
First Movement from Symphony No. 1 - Score and Parts	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Allegretto - Score and Parts	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	0
Symphony 1, Op. 21 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 21	—	—	Classical	0
Twelve Variations on Russian Dance in A Major, WoO 71	—	WoO 71	A major	—	Classical	0
Song of Friendship	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34	—	Op. 34	F major	—	Classical	0
Freudvoll and leidvoll	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Kennst du das Land?	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
When Israel, of the Lord Beloved	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
String Trio No. 3 in D Major Op. 9, No. 2	—	Op. 9, No. 2	D major	—	Classical	0
Praeludium in F minor	—	—	F minor	—	Classical	0
Eight Variations on "Ich hab ein kleines Huttchen nur" in B-flat Major	—	—	B-flat major	—	Classical	0
Prometheus Overture	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata Movement and Allegretto in F Major	—	—	F major	—	Classical	0
Study in B-flat Major	—	—	B-flat major	—	Classical	0
German Dance in G Major, WoO42, No. 6	—	WoO42, No. 6	G major	—	Classical	0
German Dance in A Major, WoO13, No. 11	—	WoO13, No. 11	A major	—	Classical	0
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 95	F minor	String Quartet	Classical	0
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Six Songs, Op. 75, No. 3: Aus Goethe's Faust	—	Op. 75, No. 3	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Mailied, No. 4 from "Eight Songs", Op. 52	—	Op. 52	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Vom Tode, No. 3 from "Six Songs", Op. 48	—	Op. 48	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Rondo Bb Major Anh. 6 - Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.24 F# Major Op.78 - Piano	—	Op.78	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.32 c minor Op.111 - Piano	—	Op.111	—	—	Classical	0
6 Easy Variations on a Swiss Lied WoO 64 - Piano/Harp	—	WoO 64	—	—	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.