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 64 of 161

Ninth Symphony

Symphony No 1 in C Op 21

Allegro from Violin Concerto in D

Sonata in C# Major Op. 27 No. 2 1st mvt

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 G major op. 58

4th Movt: Allegro

Symphony No.5 In C Minor Theme

Pretty Minka

Marcia alla turca

Tema Con Variazioni

6 Variationen uber ein Schweizer Lied, WoO 64

Symphony No.9 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonaten aus: Sonate E-dur op. 14 Nr. 1

Marcia funebre Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 B flat major op. 19

Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

German Dance 1

German Dance 2

Kontretanz in G Major

2nd Movt: Andante con moto

Farkas vad?szat

Landler in D Major [Woo 11, No. 3]

Landler in D Major [Woo 15, No. 1]

Sonata in C-Sharp Minor "Sonata Quasi una Fantasia" [Op. 27,

Symphony No.5 In C Minor Op.67 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Country Dance in C Major [Woo 14, No. 3]

English Dance in D Major [Hess 61]

All Things Come of Thee O Lord

Allegro con brio Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Allegro ma non troppo Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Shepherd's Song Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Two Famous Minuets Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Kontretanz No. 2 in G Major

3rd Movt: Allegro

Minuet in G, Wo0, No. 2

Mondscheinsonate, Op. 27 no. 2

Bagatelle, WoO 56

The Black Velvet Band

Ecossaises in E Flat

Sonata in G Op 49 No 2

Bagatelle, Op. 119, No. 11

Variations on 'God Save the King'

Turkish March Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Country Dance Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Rosemary's Baby: Fur Elise

Pastoral Sympathy

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 E flat major op. 73

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