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 69 of 161

Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 12, no. 2 Performed by Mario Hossen; Sung-Suk Kang;

Rondo Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Andante in G

Duo No. 2 for Clarinet and Bassoon: Rondo

1st Movement - Rondo Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral", Op. 68 - Fifth Movement

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral", Op. 68 - Third Movement

My Country 'Tis of Thee

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - Third Movement

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - Fourth Movement

Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - First Movement

Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - Third Movement

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - First Movement

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - Second Movement

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - Third Movement

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - Fourth Movement

Consecration of the House , Op. 124 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Coriolanus, Op. 62

The Creatures of Pometheus , Op. 43 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Duo No. 2 for Clarinet and Bassoon: Aria

Duo No. 3 for Clarinet and Bassoon: Theme

Adagio Un Poco Moto Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Allegro From Wind Sextet Op.71 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Hallelujah Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Menuet in G Major

Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major, Op. 60 - Fourth Movement

Andenken WoO 136 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonate in F minor

Sonatina in G Major, K.A. 5, No. 1

Allegro Sonata In F Minor, Op.2 No.1

Allegretto [Arranged by Doris Gazda]

Allegretto [Arranged by Doris Gazda] Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Minuet in G, Wo0 10, No. 2

Andante In C

Scherzo from the STRING QUARTET in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4

Symphony No.6 In F Op.68 'Pastoral'

Six Variations Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Adagio Cantabile from "Sonata Pathetique," Op. 12

Scotch Dance, WoO 23

Violin Sonata No. 1, op. 12, no. 1 Performed by Mario Hossen; Sung-Suk Kang;

Adelaide op.46 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - First Movement

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - Second Movement

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - Third Movement

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - Fourth Movement

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral", Op. 68 - First Movement

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral", Op. 68 - Second Movement

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral", Op. 68 - Fourth Movement