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 76 of 161

Three Equali WoO 30

Thirteen Variations on arietta "Es war einmal" in A Major, WoO 66

Again, As Evening's Shadow Falls

Twenty five Irische Lieder

Missa Solemnis, No. 1: Kyrie - Full Score

Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, "Archduke" - Cello

To Thine Eternal Arms, O God

Where Cross the Crowded Ways

Twelve German Dances, WoO 8 - Full Score

Octet in E-Flat major, Op. 103

Six Easy Variations on a Swiss Song in F Major, WoO 64

Life is passing fast away

Twelve Variations on "See the conqu'ring hero comes" in G major WoO. 45 - Piano Score

Fidelio, Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?,

Fidelio, "Della vita in sull' aurora"

Volkslieder

Five Variations on "Rule Britannia" in D Major, WoO 79

Piano Trio No. 11 in G Major, "Kakadu Variations" - Cello

String Quartet No. 6, Movement 4 - La Malinconia - Score

Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 16 - Movement 1

Presto in C Minor WoO 52 - Piano

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B Major, Op. 106

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7

Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 16 - Movement 3

String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 - Score

Nine Variations On Aria "Quant'è più bello", WoO 69

Seven Variations on "Bei Männern" in E-flat major, WoO 46

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral" - Clarinet 1

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral" - Oboe 2

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, "Pastoral" - Trumpet 2

Violin Sonata No. 4 - Piano Score - Piano Score

Piano Trio No. 11 in G Major, "Kakadu Variations" - Violin

Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 - Violin

Serenade in D Major, Op. 8 - Score

Piano Trio No. 5, Op. 70, No. 1 - Cello - Cello

Twelve Variations on "Ein Mädchen" in F Major, Op. 66

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 - Cello

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 - Violin 1

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 - Viola

Symphony No. 2, Movement 2 - Full Score

Adagio - from the Sonata Pathétique Op. 13

Violin Sonata No. 2 - Piano Score - Piano Score

Violin Sonata No. 8 - Piano Score - Piano Score

Violin Sonata No. 5 - Piano Score - Piano Score

Twelve Minuets, WoO 7 - Full Score

Fidelio Overture, Op. 72c - Full Score

Overture from "Die Ruinen von Athen", Op. 113 - Full Score

Für Elise - Flute