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
Beethoven: Trio c minor op. 1,3	—	op. 1	—	Piano, Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	9
Sonata 18 in E-flat Major (Op. 31, No. 3)	—	Op. 31, No. 3	E-flat major	Piano	Classical	10
Ecossaises	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, violin, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Recorder	Classical	6
Waltz in E-flat Major, WoO 84	—	WoO 84	E-flat major	Piano	Classical	9
Romanze Op 50 (Vn/Pno) Beethoven	—	Op 50	—	Piano, violin	Classical	6
Two Preludes, Op. 39	1789IMSLP	Op. 39	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	8
Phantasie g-Moll op. 77 -fur Klavier- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	1808IMSLP	op. 77	—	Piano	Classical	9
Overture to "Fidelio"	1804IMSLP	—	—	Orchestra, Horn	Classical	10
Sonatina In G Minor, Op.49, No.1	—	Op.49, No.1	G minor	Piano	Classical	10
6 Variations On Swiss	1790IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	9
Variations on a Theme by Paisiello	—	—	—	Flute, Horn, Trombone, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	9
Sonatina in F Major [Anh. 5, No. 2]	—	—	F major	Piano	Classical	11
German Dance I	1795IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	10
Russian Folk Song II	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	10
Sonatina in F Major [Woo 50]	—	Woo 50	F major	Piano	Classical	10
Sonatina in G Major, 2nd Movement	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical	8
No. 4 In Bb Major, Op. 60	—	Op. 60	B-flat major	—	Classical	10
Theme from 2nd Symphony	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	9
Sonatina in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 49, No. 1	G minor	Piano	Classical	9
Menuet from Septet in Eb Major, Op. 20	1799-1800IMSLP	Op. 20	E-flat major	Cello	Classical	9
Scherzo from Symphony No. 3	—	—	—	Piano, violin, Timpani, percussion, Viola	Classical	9
Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andante favori". Andante grazioso con moto	—	WoO 57	F major	Piano	Classical	9
6 Minuets for Piano, WoO 10 no. 2 in G major	—	WoO 10 no. 2	G major	Piano	Classical	9
Symphony No.4	1806Wikidata	—	—	Cello, Flute, violin, strings, Bassoon, Clarinet, Timpani, percussion	Classical	7
Violin Sonata No.7	1801-02IMSLP	—	—	Piano, violin	Classical	8
Allemande, WoO 81	1793IMSLP	WoO 81	—	Piano	Classical	8
Fugue for String Quintet, Op.137	1817IMSLP	Op.137	—	—	Classical	7
Piano Trio No.1	1795IMSLP	—	—	Piano, violin	Classical	7
Piano Trio No.6, Op.70 No.2	1808Wikidata	Op.70 No.2	—	Piano, Cello, violin	Classical	8
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major	1811-03IMSLP	—	B-flat major	Piano, Cello, violin	Classical	7
Serenade for String Trio, Op.8	1795-97IMSLP	Op.8	—	—	Classical	8
5. Agnus Dei	—	—	—	Piano, Voice, Orchestra, Choir	Classical	10
Gottes Macht und Vorsehung	—	—	—	Piano, Voice, Low Voice	Classical	12
Busslied	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Voice, Low Voice	Classical	12
Sonata, D major, op. 12,1 (Violin and piano)	—	op. 12	—	Piano, violin	Classical	6
Sonata, A major, op. 12,2 (Violin and piano)	—	op. 12	—	Piano, violin	Classical	4
Sonata [Spring sonata], F major, op. 24 (Violin and piano)	—	op. 24	—	Piano, violin	Classical	6
Symphony No. 1	1799Wikidata	—	—	Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Timpani, percussion	Classical	7
Sonatina In G, Op.49,No.2	—	Op.49,No.2	—	Piano	Classical	7
Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2	—	Op. 14, No. 2	G major	Piano	Classical	8
Six Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 34	—	Op. 34	—	Piano	Classical	5
Rondo in C Major, WoO 48	—	WoO 48	C major	Piano	Classical	7
Sonatina in Eb Major	—	—	E-flat major	Piano	Classical	8
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37	—	Op. 37	C minor	Piano	Classical	8
Sonatina	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Organ, Flute, violin, Double Bass, Clarinet	Classical	8
Sonata #27 - Op. 90	—	Op. 90	—	Piano	Classical	6
Sonata #30 - Op. 109	—	Op. 109	—	Piano	Classical	8
German Dance in C Major	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	8

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.