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 67 of 161
Four Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - 5. Lebens-Genuss
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Lied Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Das Gluck der Freundschaft, Op. 88
6 Songs, Op. 48 - Die Liebe des Nachsten
6 Songs, Op. 75 - Mignon
6 Songs, Op. 75 - Aus Goethe's Faust
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Mailied Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Six Songs, Op. 75 - 6. Der Zufriedene
3 Songs, Op. 83 - Trocknet nicht
Three Songs, Op. 83 - 3. Mit einem gemalten Band
3 Songs, Op. 83 - Mit einem gemalten Band
6 Songs, Op. 48 - Gottes Macht und Vorsehung
6 Songs, Op. 75 - Der Zufriedene
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Urians Reise um die Welt
Six Songs, Op. 75 - 4. Gretels Warnung
Four Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - 3. L'amante impaziente
4 Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - Liebes-Klage
Three Songs, Op. 83 - 1. Wonne der Wehmuth
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Das Liedchen von der Ruhe
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Mollys Abschied
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Marmotte
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Das Blumchen Wunderhold
6 Songs, Op. 75 - Neue Liebe, neues Leben
6 Songs, Op. 75 - Gretels Warnung
6 Songs, Op. 75 - An den fernen Geliebten
4 Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - Hoffnung
4 Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - L'amante impaziente
4 Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - Lebens-Genuss
3 Songs, Op. 83 - Sehnsucht
Six Songs, Op. 75 - 3. Aus Goethe's Faust
2 Songs from Egmont, Op. 84
Six Songs, Op. 75 - 5. An den fernen Geliebten
Four Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - 1. Hoffnung
Four Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - 2. Liebes-Klage
Four Ariettas and a Duet, Op. 82 - 4. L'amante impaziente
Three Songs, Op. 83 - 2. Sehnsucht
Two Songs from Egmont, Op. 84
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 - 1. Auf dem Hugel sitz' ich
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 - 2. Wo die Berge so blau
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 - 3. Leichte Segler in den Hohen
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 - 4. Diese Wolken in den Hohen
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 - 5. Es kehret der Maien
An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 - 6. Nimm sie hin denn diese Lieder
6 Songs, Op. 48 - Bitten
6 Songs, Op. 48 - Vom Tode
6 Songs, Op. 48 - Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
6 Songs, Op. 48 - Busslied
8 Songs, Op. 52 - Feurfarb'
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