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 83 of 161

Duet No. 3 in B-flat Major

Movement 1 from "Symphony No. 5" - Score and Parts

The 1st Movement Theme from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major "Eroica"

6 Ecossaises Eb Major WoO 83 - Piano

Variations On Rule Britannia - Score and Parts

An die ferne Geliebte - Auf dem Hügel sitz ich, Op. 98 - Score

First Movement from Symphony No. 1 - Tuba 4

Two Military Marches - Trumpet 2 in B-flat

Symphony No. 8, Movement 1 - Full Score

Rondo G Major Op.51 No. 2 - Piano

Menuett - Recorder

Sonata No. 9 A Major Op.47 Kreutzer - Violin

Sonata No. 9 A Major Op.47 Kreutzer - Cello

String Quartet No. 13, Movement 3 - Score

String Quartet No. 6, Movement 3 - Scherzo - Score

Op. 18, No. 3, Movement 2 - Andante con moto - Score

Op. 18, No. 5, Movement 2 - Menuetto - Score

Op. 59, No. 1, Movement 1 - Score

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1

Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1

String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 - Violin 2

Op. 59, No. 2, Movement 3 - Score

String Quintet in C Major op. 29 - Full Score

Symphony No. 5, Movement 2 - Full Score

Op. 59, No. 1, Movement 3 - Score

Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115 - Full Score

Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3

Movement 1 from "Symphony No. 5" - Tuba

Allegretto - Violin 2

Allegretto - Euphonium 4

Symphony No.1 - Tuba 1

Symphony No.1 - Tuba 5

Symphony 1, Op. 21 - Tuba 4

String Quartet No. 12, Movement 2 - Score

Für Elise - Trumpet 1

Ode To Joy from Symphony No. 9, Fourth Movement

Moonlight Sonata, First Movement, Op. 27, No. 2

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19, Mvmt. 1

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: Mvmt. 1

Bagatelle F Major Op.33 No. 3 - Piano

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 - Full Score

Rondino in E-flat major

Minuet Bb Major WoO 10 No. 4 - Piano

Themes from Symphony No. 3

Ode to Joy - Trombone 4

Fanfare On Ode to Joy - from Symphony No. 9 - Eb Alto Sax

Fanfare On Ode to Joy - from Symphony No. 9 - Baritone/Euphonium

Fanfare On Ode to Joy - from Symphony No. 9 - Percussion 2