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

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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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Duo B-Dur -Bearbeitung fur Violine und Violoncello- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Cello, violin	Classical	0
Menuett -fur Klavier zu 4 Handen bearbeitet- Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet from the Septet	—	—	—	—	—	0
Choir of the Prisoners	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Finale from the 1st Symphony	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Coriolan Overture	1807Wikidata	—	—	—	—	0
Leonore No 3	—	—	—	Bassoon	Classical	1
Missa solemnis D-Dur op. 123 -Gloria-	—	op. 123	—	—	Classical	1
Concerto Op. 61	—	Op. 61	—	violin	Classical	0
Hail to the Lord's Annointed	—	—	—	Guitar, Voice	Classical	1
Symphony No. 3 In Eb Major	—	—	E-flat major	Horn	Classical	1
Concerto For Violin	—	—	—	Horn	Classical	0
Overture to "Prometheus"	—	—	—	Horn	Classical	1
Octet for Eight Wind Instruments	—	—	—	Horn	Classical	1
Rondino for Eight Wind Instruments	—	—	—	—	—	0
Aria from "Fidelio"	—	—	—	Horn	Classical	1
The Heavens	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Song of the Night	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
German Dance, Wo0 13, No. 2	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Piccolo, percussion, Flexible Instrument, Viola, Teno	Classical	0
Two Dances	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Minuet Arranged by Ralph R. Guenther	—	—	—	—	—	0
String Quartets, Volume 2	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	0
String Quartets, Volume 3	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	0
Hunter's Song	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, Oboe, violin, Horn, Piccolo, Cornet, Flexible Instrument, Viola, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	4
Fur Elise, Wo O59	—	—	—	—	—	0
Country Dances	—	—	—	Viola	Classical	1
Vol. 4 - Sonatina Op. 49, No. 2 - Allegro Ma Non Troppo; Tempo Di Minuetto	—	Op. 49, No. 2	—	—	—	0
Vol. 3 - Minuet In G	—	—	—	—	—	0
Russian Folk Tune	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Deer at Winter Feeding Place	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Theme and Variation	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Two Russian Folk Songs, Op. 107, Nos. 3 and 7	—	Op. 107	—	Piano	Classical	1
Allemande in D	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
1st Movement From 'Moonlight' Sonata	—	—	—	—	—	0
Funeral March From 'Eroica' Symphony	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Beethoven Overture Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Horn	Classical	0
Allegretto From Moonlight Sonata Op, 27 No. 2	—	—	—	—	—	0
To Joy Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Sonata In G Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Andante Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano, Bassoon	Classical	0
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, "Eroica" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	E-Flat major	Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet	Classical	0
Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	B-Flat major	Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet	Classical	0
Leonore Overture No. 3 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Sonatine en Sol Majeur	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Valse "le desir"	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Allegretto de la Symphonie no. 7	—	—	—	—	—	0
Menuett	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Clarinet	Classical	0
Rakoczy March	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0

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.