Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
1770–1827
7,703 works in the index
- Era
- Classical
- Nationality
- Electorate of Cologne
- Born in
- Bonn
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.
Catalogue
Works page 51 of 161
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33 Veranderungen C-Dur op. 120 "Diabelli-Variationen" -uber einen Walzer von Anton Diabelli - fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 25 G-Dur op. 79 -Sonatine- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 15 D-Dur op. 28 "Pastorale" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 10 G-Dur op. 14; 2 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 3 C-Dur op. 2; 3 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Rondo fur Klavier C-Dur op. 51 Nr. 1
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 12 As-Dur op. 26 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Presto c-Moll WoO 52 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 8 c-Moll op. 13 "Pathetique" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatine fur Klavier G-Dur Kinsky/Halm Anh. 5/1
La Partenza Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 19 g-Moll op. 49; 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 10; 2 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatine fur Klavier F-Dur Kinsky/Halm Anh. 5/2
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Andante aus: Sinfonie Nr. 1 op. 21
Variationen uber "Nel cor pi
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 9 E-Dur op. 14; 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 7 D-Dur op. 10; 3 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 5 c-Moll op. 10; 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 4 Es-Dur op. 7 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 2 A-Dur op. 2; 2 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 14 cis-Moll op. 27; 2 "Waldstein-Sonate" -Sonata quasi una Fantasia- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 13 Es-Dur op. 27; 1 -Sonata quasi una Fantasia- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 11 B-Dur op. 22 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 1 f-Moll op. 2; 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Duo F-Dur -Bearbeitung fur Violine und Violoncello- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Duo C-Dur -Bearbeitung fur Violine und Violoncello- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Polonaise C-Dur op. 89 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Duo B-Dur -Bearbeitung fur Violine und Violoncello- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Praludium durch alle Dur-Tonarten - Nr. 1 -fur Klavier oder Orgel- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Praludium durch alle Dur-Tonarten - Nr. 2 -fur Klavier oder Orgel- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Praludium f-Moll WoO 55 -fur Klavier oder Orgel- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Walzer D-Dur WoO 84 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Walzer Es-Dur WoO 85 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Variationen fur Klavier A-Dur WoO 71 -uber den russischen Tanz aus dem Ballett "Das Waldmadchen" von Paul Wranitzky- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
15 Variationen fur Klavier Es-Dur op. 35 -uber das "Eroica"-Thema - mit Finale alla Fuga- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
24 Variationen fur Klavier D-Dur WoO 65 -uber die Ariette "Venni amore" von Vincenzo Righini- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
32 Variationen fur Klavier c-Moll WoO 80 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
6 Variationen fur Klavier D-Dur op. 76 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
6 Variationen fur Klavier F-Dur op. 34 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ah! Perfido, spergiuro
In dieses Grabes Dunkel
6 leichte Variationen G-Dur WoO 77 -uber ein eigenes Thema - fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Fur Elise - Albumblatt a-Moll WoO 59 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate fur Klavier Nr. 20 G-Dur op. 49; 2 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
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