Ludwig van Beethoven was a
classical composer who was baptized on
December 17,
1770 and died on
March 26,
1827.
Many people believe Beethoven was the single greatest composer of all time. He is undoubtedly one of the best known and most loved. His most famous works include his [5th Symphony]?, 9th Symphony, [/Fur Elise]?, and the [Moonlight Sonata]?.
Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany and moved to Vienna when he was 22, where he studied under [Franz Joseph Haydn]?. In Vienna he earned a reputation as a piano virtuoso, and began publishing his own compositions soon after. By the early 1800s he had established his reputation as a great and daring composer.
Beethoven began to lose his hearing at least by 1801. He continued composing nonetheless, and his most famous work, the 9th Symphony, was composed after he had become totally deaf.
- Opus 1 no 1 (1795) Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat major
- Opus 1 no 2 (1795) Piano Trio No. 2 in G major
- Opus 1 no 3 (1795) Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor
- Opus 2 no 1 (1796) Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor
- Opus 2 no 2 (1796) Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major
- Opus 2 no 3 (1796) Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major
- Opus 3 (1794) String Trio No. 1 in E flat major
- Opus 4 (1795) String Quintet in E flat major
- Opus 5 no 1 (1796) Sonata for Piano and Violincello No. 1 in F major
- Opus 5 no 2 (1796) Sonata for Piano and Violincello No. 2 in G minor
- Opus 6 (1797) Piano Sonata for four hands
- Opus 7 (1797) Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major
- Opus 8 (1797) Serenade in D major for string trio
- Opus 9 no 1 (1798) String Trio No. 2 in G major
- Opus 9 no 2 (1798) String Trio No. 3 in D major
- Opus 9 no 3 (1798) String Trio No. 4 in C minor
- Opus 10 no 1 (1798) Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor
- Opus 10 no 2 (1798) Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major
- Opus 10 no 3 (1798) Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major
- Opus 11 (1798) Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major
- Opus 12 no 1 (1798) Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major
- Opus 12 no 2 (1798) Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major
- Opus 12 no 3 (1798) Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major
- Opus 13 (1799) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor "Pathetique"
- Opus 14 no 1 (1799) Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major
- Opus 14 no 2 (1799) Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major
- Opus 15 (1795) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
- Opus 16 (1796) Quintet for Piano and Wind
- Opus 17 (1800) Horn Sonata in F major
- Opus 18 no 1 (1800) String Quartet No. 1 in F major
- Opus 18 no 2 (1800) String Quartet No. 2 in G major
- Opus 18 no 3 (1800) String Quartet No. 3 in D major
- Opus 18 no 4 (1800) String Quartet No. 4 in C minor
- Opus 18 no 5 (1800) String Quartet No. 5 in A major
- Opus 18 no 6 (1800) String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major
- Opus 19 (1795) Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
- Opus 20 (1799) Septet in E flat major
- Opus 21 (1800) Symphony No. 1 in C major
- Opus 22 (1800) Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major
- Opus 23 (1801) Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor
- Opus 24 (1801) Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major "Spring"
- Opus 25 (1801) Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola
- Opus 26 (1801) Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major
- Opus 27 no 1 (1801) Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major
- Opus 27 no 2 (1801) Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight"
- Opus 28 (1801) Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major
- Opus 29 (1801) String Quintet in C major
- Opus 30 no 1 (1803) Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major
- Opus 30 no 2 (1803) Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor
- Opus 30 no 3 (1803) Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major
- Opus 31 no 1 (1802) Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major
- Opus 31 no 2 (1802) Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor "Tempest"
- Opus 31 no 3 (1802) Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major
- Opus 32 (1805) Song - An die Hoffnung
- Opus 33 (1802) Seven Bagatelles for piano
- Opus 34 (1802) Six variations for piano on an original theme, F major
- Opus 35 (1802) Fifteen variations and a fugue for piano on an original theme, E flat major "Eroica"
- Opus 36 (1803) Symphony No. 2 in D major
- Opus 37 (1803) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
- Opus 38 (1803) Piano Trio No. 8 (Arrangement of the Septet Opus 20)
- Opus 39 (1789) Two Preludes through all twelve major keys for piano
- Opus 40 (1802) Romance for Violin in G major
- Opus 41 (1803) Serenade for Paino and Flute or Violin in D major
- Opus 42 (1803) Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major
- Opus 43 (1801) The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture and Ballet music
- Opus 44 (1792) Piano Trio No. 10 (Variations on an original theme in E flat major)
- Opus 45 (1803) 3 Marches for Piano, 4 hands
- Opus 46 (1795) Song - Adelaide
- Opus 47 (1802) Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major "Kreutzer"
- Opus 48 no 1 (1802) Song - Bitten
- Opus 48 no 2 (1802) Song - Die Liebe des Naechsten
- Opus 48 no 3 (1802) Song - Vom Tode
- Opus 48 no 4 (1802) Song - Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
- Opus 48 no 5 (1802) Song - Gottes Macht und Vorsehung
- Opus 48 no 6 (1802) Song - Busslied
- Opus 49 no 1 (1792) Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor
- Opus 49 no 2 (1792) Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major
- Opus 50 (1798) Romance for Violin in F major
- Opus 51 no 1 (1797) Rondo in C major for piano
- Opus 51 no 2 (1798) Rondo in G major for piano
- Opus 52 no 1 (1805) Song - Urians Reise um die Welt
- Opus 52 no 2 (1805) Song - Feuerfab
- Opus 52 no 3 (1805) Song - Das Liedchen von der Ruhe
- Opus 52 no 4 (1805) Song - Maigesang
- Opus 52 no 5 (1805) Song - Mollys Abschied
- Opus 52 no 6 (1805) Song - Die Liebe
- Opus 52 no 7 (1805) Song - Marmotte
- Opus 52 no 8 (1805) Song - Das Bluemchen Wunderhold
- Opus 53 (1803) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major "Waldstein"
- Opus 54 (1804) Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major
- Opus 55 (1805) Symphony No. 3 in E flat major "Eroica"
- Opus 56 (1805) Triple Concerto in C major
- Opus 57 (1805) Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor "Appassionata"
- Opus 58 (1807) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
- Opus 59 no 1 (1806) String Quartet No. 7 in F major "Rasumovsky 1"
- Opus 59 no 2 (1806) String Quartet No. 8 in E minor "Rasumovsky 2"
- Opus 59 no 3 (1806) String Quartet No. 9 in C major "Rasumovsky 3"
- Opus 60 (1807) Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
- Opus 61 (1808) Concerto for Violin and Orcestra in D major
- Opus 62 (1807) Overture - Coriolan
- Opus 63 (1806) Arrangement of String Quintet ( Opus 4) for Piano Trio
- Opus 64 (1807) Arrangement of Piano Trio ( Opus 3) for Piano and Cello
- Opus 65 (1796) Aria - Ah perfido!
- Opus 66 (1796) Variations for Cello on Mozart's `Ein Maedchen oder Weibchen'
- Opus 67 (1808) Symphony No. 5 in C minor
- Opus 68 (1808) Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral"
- Opus 69 (1808) Sonata for Piano and Violincello No. 3 in A major
- Opus 70 no 1 (1808) Piano Trio No. 5 in D major "Ghost"
- Opus 70 no 2 (1808) Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat major
- Opus 71 (1796) Wind sextet in E flat
- Opus 72a (1805) Opera - Leonore? (with Overture Leonore No. 2)
- Opus 72b (1806) Opera - Leonore (with Overture Leonore No. 3)
- Opus 72c (1814) Opera - Fidelio?
- Opus 73 (1809) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major "Emperor"
- Opus 74 (1809) String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major "Harp"
- Opus 75 no 1 (1809) Song - Mignon
- Opus 75 no 2 (1809) Song - Neue Liebe, neues Leben
- Opus 75 no 3 (1809) Song - Aus Goethes Faust?: Es war einmal ein Koenig
- Opus 75 no 4 (1809) Song - Gretels Warnung
- Opus 75 no 5 (1809) Song - An die fernen Geliebten
- Opus 75 no 6 (1809) Song - Der Zufriedene
- Opus 76 (1809) Six variations for piano on an original theme, D major
- Opus 77 (1809) Piano Fantasia
- Opus 78 (1809) Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major
- Opus 79 (1809) Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major
- Opus 80 (1808) Choral Fantasia
- Opus 81a (1809) Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major "Les Adieux"
- Opus 81b (1795) Sextet in E flat
- Opus 82 no 1 (1809) Song - Hoffnung
- Opus 82 no 2 (1809) Song - Liebes-Klage
- Opus 82 no 3 (1809) Duet - L'amante impatiente
- Opus 82 no 4 (1809) Song - L'amante impatiente
- Opus 82 no 5 (1809) Song - Lebens-Genuss
- Opus 83 no 1 (1810) Song - Wonne der Wehmut
- Opus 83 no 2 (1810) Song - Sehnsucht
- Opus 83 no 3 (1810) Song - Mit einem gemalten Band
- Opus 84 (1810) Egmont (Overture and Incidental Music)
- Opus 85 (1804) Christus am Olberge
- Opus 86 (1807) Mass in C major
- Opus 87 (1795) Trio for two Oboes and English Horn in C major
- Opus 88 (1803) Song - Das Gluck der Freundschaft
- Opus 89 (1814) Polonaise in C major
- Opus 90 (1814) Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor
- Opus 91 (1813) Wellington's Victory ("Battle" Symphony)
- Opus 92 (1813) Symphony No. 7 in A major
- Opus 93 (1814) Symphony No. 8 in F major
- Opus 94 (1815) Song - An die Hoffnung
- Opus 95 (1810) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor "Serioso"
- Opus 96 (1812) Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major
- Opus 97 (1811) Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major "Archduke"
- Opus 98 (1816) Song Cycle - An die ferne Geliebte
- Opus 99 (1816) Song - Der Mann von Wort
- Opus 100 (1814) Song - Merkenstein
- Opus 101 (1816) Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major
- Opus 102no 1 (1815) Sonata for Piano and Violincello No. 4 in C major
- Opus 102no 2 (1815) Sonata for Piano and Violincello No. 5 in D minor
- Opus 103 (1792) Wind octet in E flat
- Opus 104 (1817) String Quintet (arrangement of Piano Trio No. 3)
- Opus 105 (1819) Six sets of variations for Piano and Flute
- Opus 106 (1818) Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major "Hammerklavier"
- Opus 107 (1820) Ten sets of variations for Piano and Flute
- Opus 108 (1818) Twenty-Five Scottish Songs
- Opus 109 (1822) Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major
- Opus 110 (1822) Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major
- Opus 111 (1822) Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor
- Opus 112 (1815) Meeresstille und glueckliche Fahrt (for chorus and orchestra)
- Opus 113 (1811) Singspiel - Die Ruinen von Athens (The ruins of Athens)
- Opus 114 (1822) March and Chorus - Die Weihe des Hauses
- Opus 115 (1815) Overture - Zur Namensfeier
- Opus 116 (1802) Vocal Trio with Orchestra - Tramte, empi tremate
- Opus 117 (1811) Singspiel - King Stephen
- Opus 118 (1814) Eligischer Gesang (for chorus and orchestra)
- Opus 119 (1822) Eleven new Bagatelles for piano
- Opus 120 (1823) Thirty-three variations for piano on a waltz by Diabelli, C major
- Opus 121a (1803) Piano Trio No. 11 (Variations on `Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu')
- Opus 121b (1822) Opferlied (for chorus and orchestra)
- Opus 122 (1824) Bundeslied (for chorus and orchestra)
- Opus 123 (1822) Mass in D major (Missa Solemnis)
- Opus 124 (1822) Overture - Die Weihe des Hauses
- Opus 125 (1824) Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral"
- Opus 126 (1824) Six Bagatelles for piano
- Opus 127 (1825) String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major
- Opus 128 (1822) Song - Der Kuss
- Opus 129 (1795) Rondo Capriccio for piano in G major (Rage over a lost penny)
- Opus 130 (1825) String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major
- Opus 131 (1826) String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor
- Opus 132 (1825) String Quartet No. 15 in A minor
- Opus 133 (1826) Grosse Fuge in B flat major
- Opus 134 (1826) Piano arrangement (4 hands) of Grosse Fuge
- Opus 135 (1826) String Quartet No. 16 in F major
- Opus 136 (1814) Cantata - Der glorreiche Augenblick
- Opus 137 (1817) String Quintet (fugue) in D major
- Opus 138 (1807) Overture - Leonore 1
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