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
Symphony No. 9 - Theme From 3rd Movement	—	—	—	—	—	1
Serenade - Excerpt	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	1
Fifth Movement Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano, Saxophone	Classical, pop	0
First Movement Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Saxophone	Classical	0
Andante Fom Sonata Op. 14, Second movement	—	Op. 14	—	—	Classical	1
Andante Espressivo from Sonata Op. 79 Second Movement	—	Op. 79	—	Piano	Classical	1
Bagatelle In C Op.119 No.2	—	Op.119 No.2	—	—	—	2
Bagatelle in F	—	—	—	—	—	0
Piano Piece	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Six Ecossaies	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Theme from Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 - Second Movement	—	Op. 92	—	—	—	1
Theme from symphony No. 8, Op. 93 - Second Movement	—	Op. 93	—	—	Classical	1
Themes from Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 37 - First Movement	—	Op. 37	—	—	Classical	1
Themes from Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 - Second Movement	—	Op. 36	—	—	Classical	1
Themes from Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 - first Movement	—	Op. 67	—	—	—	1
Variations On A Russian Song Op.107 No.3	—	Op.107 No.3	—	Piano	Classical	1
Symphony No. 7 - Theme	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Symphony No. 6 - Theme	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Piano Concerto No. 3 - Theme	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet, Op. 49, No. 2	—	Op. 49, No. 2	—	—	—	1
Hymn	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Sonatina in G Major, 1st Movement	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical	1
Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia "Moonlight Sonata" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Allemande	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2	—	WoO 10, No. 2	G major	—	—	1
Sonatina in C Major Additional credits Theodore Latour, William Duncombe	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	0
Sonatina in C Major Additional credits William Duncombe, Theodore Latour	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	0
Sonatina In G Major Additional credits Louis Köhler	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical	0
Sonatina in G Major [Anh. 5, No. 1]	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical	4
Sonatina in C Major [Op. 157, No. 1] Additional credits Fritz Spindler	—	Op. 157, No. 1	C major	Piano	Classical	0
Sonatina in C Major [Op. 39, No. 1] Additional credits Frank Lynes	—	Op. 39, No. 1	C major	Piano	Classical	0
Sonatina in C Major [Op. 55, No. 1] Additional credits Friedrich Kuhlau	—	Op. 55, No. 1	C major	Piano	Classical	0
Adagio Sostenuto [Op. 27, No. 2]	—	Op. 27, No. 2	—	—	—	1
Symphony No. 9 In D, Op. 125, Second Movement Excerpt	—	Op. 125	—	—	—	1
Gertrude's Waltz	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Bagatelle in G Major [Op. 126, No. 1]	—	Op. 126, No. 1	G major	—	—	1
Country Dance in C Major [Woo 14, No. 1]	—	Woo 14, No. 1	C major	Piano	Classical	1
Country Dance in E-Flat Major [Woo 14, No. 7]	—	Woo 14, No. 7	E-Flat major	Piano	Classical	1
Divertimento No. 6 in C Major Additional credits Josef Myslivecek	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	0
Etude No. 5 in B-Flat Major [Op. 49, No. 5] Additional credits Johann Wilhelm Hässler	—	Op. 49, No. 5	B-Flat major	Piano	Classical	0
Etude No. 6 in B-Flat Minor [Op. 49, No. 6] Additional credits Johann Wilhelm Hässler	—	Op. 49, No. 6	B-Flat minor	Piano	Classical	0
Six Variations [Op. 42, No. 1] Additional credits Friedrich Kuhlau	—	Op. 42, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	0
Happiness Additional credits Henri Lemoine	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonata in C# Minor [Op.27, No.2]	—	Op.27, No.2	C-sharp minor	Piano	Classical	0
Piano piece , WoO 54 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 54	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	0
Piano piece [For Eliza], A minor, WoO 59 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 59	—	—	—	0
Alla Ingharese quasi un Capriccio [Rage over the last penny], G major, op. 129 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	op. 129	—	Piano, harpsichord	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.