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 65 of 161
"Ecossaise, WoO 86"
The Wonder-Blossom
"German Dance No. 6, WoO8"
"Sonatina in G, Anh. 5/1: 2nd movement, Romance"
"Sonata in Eb, WoO 47/1" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Sonata in C, Op. 53 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Sonatina in G, Anh. 5/1: 1st movement, Moderato"
Variation
Two Romances for Violin and Orchestra
"Sonata in E minor, Op. 90, first movement"
"Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Kuss, Der
Allegro molto from Serenade Op. 25
The Monk of Bangor's March
"Presto alla tedesca: Sonata in G, Op. 79, first movement"
Allegro Molto Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Larghetto from Symphony No. 2
Marmotte Op. 52 No. 7
"Sonata in E flat, Op. 7, third movement"
"Sonatina in F, WoO 50 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.3 Eroica Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Bagatelle in Bb, Op. 119 No. 11"
Sonatina in G Major [Op. 136, No. 2] Additional credits Carl Reinecke
"Scherzo and Trio from Sonata in C minor, Op.30 No.2"
Minuet; Sonata, Op. 49, No. 2
"Lustig und Traurig , WoO 54" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Equale No. 1
Adagio Cantabile; Sonata Op. 13, "Pathetique
"Sonata in C, WoO 51" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Sonata in D, WoO 47/3" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Adagio Sostenuto Sonata In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight' Op.27 No.2
"Sonata in F minor, WoO 47/2" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Bagatelles, Op. 119 : G minor, C, D, A, C minor, G, C, A minor, A minor, A, Bb" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Bagatelles, Op. 126 : Nos. 1 in G, 2 in G mior, 3 in Eb, 4 in B minor, 5 in G, 6 in Eb" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Bagatelles, Op. 33 : Nos. 1 in Eb, 2 in C, 3 in F, 4 in A, 5 in C, 6 in D, 7 in Ab" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegretto Figlio Perduto - Symphony No.7
"Rondo : Sonatina in F, Anh. 5/2: second movement" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
German Dance in A, WoO 42
Country Dance in D
"Andante, from 'Kreutzer' Sonata, Op.47"
Concerto for piano and orchestra in E-flat major, WoO 4
Sonata Op17
Moonlight Sonata Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture Coriolan
Rondo in B-flat major WoO 6 - initial finale of the Piano Concerto in B-flat major, op. 19
"Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Sonata in D, Op. 28 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
"Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
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