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 99 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Kontretanz No. 2 in G Major	—	—	G major	Cello	Classical	0
Farkas vad?szat	—	—	—	Voice, Choir	Classical	0
Landler in D Major [Woo 11, No. 3]	—	Woo 11, No. 3	D major	Piano	Classical	1
Landler in D Major [Woo 15, No. 1]	—	Woo 15, No. 1	D major	Piano	Classical	1
Sonata in C-Sharp Minor "Sonata Quasi una Fantasia" [Op. 27,	—	Op. 27	C-Sharp minor	Piano	Classical	1
Symphony No.5 In C Minor Op.67 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op.67	C minor	Piano	Classical, pop	0
Country Dance in C Major [Woo 14, No. 3]	—	Woo 14, No. 3	C major	Piano	Classical	1
English Dance in D Major [Hess 61]	—	—	D major	Piano	Classical	1
All Things Come of Thee O Lord	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Allegro con brio Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Flute, Piano	Classical, pop	0
Allegro ma non troppo Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Shepherd's Song Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Two Famous Minuets Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Moonlight Sonata Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Concerto for piano and orchestra in E-flat major, WoO 4	—	WoO 4	E-flat major	Piano	Classical	1
Rondo in B-flat major WoO 6 - initial finale of the Piano Concerto in B-flat major, op. 19	—	WoO 6; op. 19	B-flat major	Piano	Classical	1
Sonata Op17	—	Op17	—	Horn	Classical	0
Country Dance in D	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
German Dance in A, WoO 42	—	WoO 42	—	Piano	Classical	0
Adagio Cantabile; Sonata Op. 13, "Pathetique	—	Op. 13	—	—	—	0
Minuet; Sonata, Op. 49, No. 2	—	Op. 49, No. 2	—	—	—	0
Sonatina in G Major [Op. 136, No. 2] Additional credits Carl Reinecke	—	Op. 136, No. 2	G major	Piano	Classical	0
Rondo in C Major, Op. 51, No. 1	—	Op. 51, No. 1	C major	Piano	—	1
Sonat in g Major, Op. 49, No. 2	—	Op. 49, No. 2	G major	Piano	—	1
Sonatina In G Major	—	—	G major	Piano	—	1
Symphony No.3 Eroica Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 13	C minor	Piano	Classical	0
"Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 27 No. 2	C-sharp minor	Piano	Classical	0
"Sonata in D, Op. 28 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 28	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Sonatina in F, WoO 50 " Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 50	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	0
"Bagatelle in Bb, Op. 119 No. 11"	—	Op. 119 No. 11	—	—	—	0
"Scherzo and Trio from Sonata in C minor, Op.30 No.2"	—	Op.30 No.2	C minor	Piano, violin	Classical	0
"Lustig und Traurig , WoO 54" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 54	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	0
Equale No. 1	—	—	—	Trombone, Tuba	Classical	1
"Sonata in C, WoO 51" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 51	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Sonata in D, WoO 47/3" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 47/3	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Sonata in F minor, WoO 47/2" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	WoO 47/2	F minor	Piano	Classical	0
"Bagatelles, Op. 119 : G minor, C, D, A, C minor, G, C, A minor, A minor, A, Bb" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 119	—	—	—	0
"Bagatelles, Op. 126 : Nos. 1 in G, 2 in G mior, 3 in Eb, 4 in B minor, 5 in G, 6 in Eb" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 126	B minor	—	—	0
"Bagatelles, Op. 33 : Nos. 1 in Eb, 2 in C, 3 in F, 4 in A, 5 in C, 6 in D, 7 in Ab" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	Op. 33	—	—	—	0
"Rondo : Sonatina in F, Anh. 5/2: second movement" Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Andante, from 'Kreutzer' Sonata, Op.47"	—	Op.47	—	Clarinet	Classical	0
Overture Coriolan	—	—	—	—	—	0
O war' ich schon mit dir vereint from FIDELIO	—	—	—	Voice	Classical	0
Minuet Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Two Preludes through All Major Keys	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Mineut in G	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9, Movement IV	—	—	—	—	—	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.