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Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer (1770-1827)

1770–1827

6,206 works in the index

Born
1770
Died
1827
Birthplace
Bonn
Place of death
Vienna
Citizenship / historical state
Electorate of Cologne; Austrian Empire
Period (estimated from birth year)
Classical

Biography

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.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer
Teachers
Christian Gottlob Neefe; Joseph Haydn; Antonio Salieri; Johann Baptist Schenk; Johann Georg Albrechtsberger; Gilles van der Eeden; Muzio Clementi; Andrea Luchesi
Recorded memberships
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Instruments played
piano; violin
Genres
classical music; art music; opera; symphony; sonata
Movements
Classical period; Romantic music
Notable works
Für Elise; Symphony No. 9; Piano Sonata No. 14; Missa Solemnis; Piano Sonata No. 8; Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6; Piano Sonata No. 21; Piano Sonata No. 23; Violin Sonata No. 9; Symphony No. 3; Fidelio
Awards
Bröckemännche Award
Official website
https://beethoven.de
Native languages
German
Languages used
German
VIAF ID
32182557
ISNI
0000000121268987
GND ID
118508288
Library of Congress ID
n79107741
MusicBrainz ID
1f9df192-a621-4f54-8850-2c5373b7eac9

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, violin, Cello, Orchestra, Voice
Genres represented
Classical, pop, Jazz, Pop, Christmas
Works with composition dates
358 of 6,206

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 83 of 130

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
24 Variationen fur Klavier D-Dur WoO 65 (1790-1802) -uber die Ariette "Venni amore" von Vincenzo Righini- — WoO 65— PianoClassical 0
33 Veranderungen C-Dur op. 120 "Diabelli-Variationen" (1819-23) -uber einen Walzer von Anton Diabelli - fur Klavier- — op. 120— PianoClassical 0
Bagatelle, Op. 33, No. 3 — Op. 33, No. 3— —— 2
Bagatelle, Op. 119, No. 4 — Op. 119, No. 4— —— 1
March From Egmont Overture — —— —— 0
Minuet From Op.49 No.2 — Op.49 No.2— —— 0
Moonlight Sonata - Complete — —— —— 0
Minuet From Sonata Op.49, No.2 — Op.49, No.2— —— 0
Minuet and Trio — —— —— 0
Moonlight Sonata - Theme — —— —— 0
Turkish March From 'The Ruins Of Athens', Op.113 — Op.113— —— 0
Sonata ("Moonlight Sonata") C sharp minor Op. 27, No. 2 — Op. 27, No. 2— —— 0
Six Minuets, Wo0 10 — —— —— 0
Minuet in Eb, Wo0 82 — —— —— 0
Contredances, Wo0 14 — —— PianoClassical 1
Twelve Minuets, Wo0 7 — —— —— 0
Bagatelle (Fur Elise), Wo0 59 — —— —— 0
Bagatelle, Wo0 56 — —— —— 0
Bagatelle, Wo0 60 — —— —— 0
Eleven Bagatelles, Opus 119 — Opus 119— —— 0
Six Bagatelles, Opus 126 — Opus 126— —— 0
Seven Bagatelles, Opus 33 — Opus 33— —— 0
Bagatelle, Wo0 52 — —— —— 0
More Than You Know — —— PianoClassical 0
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, Second Movement Excerpt — Op. 67C minor —— 1
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, Third Movement Excerpt — Op. 67C minor —— 1
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, First Movement Excerpt — Op. 92A major —— 1
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, First Movement Excerpt — Op. 125D minor —— 1
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, Fourth Movement Excerpt, "Ode to Joy" — Op. 125D minor —— 1
Adagio Cantabile from Sonata No. 8 — —— —— 0
Bagatelle in D — —— —— 0
Bagatelle in G — —— —— 0
Piano Concerto No. 4, 2nd Movement — —— —— 0
Bagatelle h-Moll op. 126; 4 -fur Klavier- — op. 126— —— 1
Bagatelle g-Moll op. 126; 2 -fur Klavier- — op. 126— —— 1
Bagatelle g-Moll op. 119; 1 -fur Klavier- — op. 119— —— 1
Bagatelle G-Dur op. 126; 5 -fur Klavier- — op. 126— —— 1
Bagatelle G-Dur op. 126; 1 -fur Klavier- — op. 126— —— 1
Bagatelle G-Dur op. 119; 6 -fur Klavier- — op. 119— —— 1
Bagatelle F-Dur op. 33; 3 -fur Klavier- — op. 33— —— 1
Bagatelle Es-Dur op. 33; 1 -fur Klavier- — op. 33— —— 1
Bagatelle Es-Dur op. 126; 6 -fur Klavier- — op. 126— —— 1
Bagatelle Es-Dur op. 126; 3 -fur Klavier- — op. 126— —— 1
Bagatelle D-Dur op. 33; 6 -fur Klavier- — op. 33— —— 1
Bagatelle D-Dur op. 119; 3 -fur Klavier- — op. 119— —— 1
Bagatelle c-Moll op. 119; 5 -fur Klavier- — op. 119— —— 1
Bagatelle C-Dur op. 33; 5 -fur Klavier- — op. 33— —— 1
Bagatelle C-Dur op. 33; 2 -fur Klavier- — op. 33— —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 32182557. Portrait: Joseph Karl Stieler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.