Composer
Selected Works: Symphonies: Opus 21: Symphony No. 1 in C major - composed 1799-1800, premièred 1800 Opus 36: Symphony No. 2 in D major - composed 1801-02, premièred 1803 Opus 55: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major - "Eroica" - - composed 1803, premièred 1804 Opus 60: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major - composed 1806, premièred 1807 Opus 67: Symphony No. 5 in C minor - "Fate" - composed 1805-08, premièred 1808 Opus 68: Symphony No. 6 in F major - "Pastoral" - composed 1805-08, premièred 1808 Opus 92: Symphony No. 7 in A major - composed 1811-12, premièred 1813 Opus 93: Symphony No. 8 in F major - composed 1811-12, premièred 1814 Opus 125: Symphony No. 9 in D minor - "Choral" - composed 1817-24, premièred 1824 Concertos: WoO 4: Piano Concerto No. 0 - Beethoven in E-flat major - 1784 Opus 15: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major - 1795 Opus 19: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Before 1793 Opus 37: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor - 1803 Opus 56: Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano in C major - 1805 Opus 58: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major - 1807 Opus 61: Violin Concerto in D major - 1806 Opus 61a: Beethoven's arrangement of Opus 61 for piano, sometimes called Piano Concerto No. 6 Opus 73: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major - "Emperor" - 1809 Other works for soloist and orchestra: WoO 6: Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major - 1793 Opus 40: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G major - 1802 Opus 50: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major - 1798 Opus 80: "Choral Fantasy" - Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus, and orchestra - 1808 Overtures and occasional music: Opus 43: The Creatures of Prometheus, overture and ballet music - 1801 Opus 62: Coriolan Overture - 1807 Overtures composed for Beethoven's opera Fidelio: Opus 72: Fidelio Overture - 1814 Opus 72a: Leonore Overture "No. 2" - 1805 Opus 72b: Leonore Overture "No. 3" - 1806 Opus 138: Leonore Overture "No. 1" - 1807 Opus 84: Egmont, overture and incidental Music - 1810 Opus 91: Wellington's Victory - "Battle Symphony" - 1813 Opus 113: Die Ruinen von Athen - The ruins of Athens, overture and incidental music - 1811 Opus 117: König Stephan - King Stephen, overture and incidental music - 1811 Opus 115: Zur Namensfeier Overture - Feastday - 1815 Opus 124: Die Weihe des Hauses Overture - Consecration of the House - 1822 Chamber music: Beethoven's string quartets are nearly as famous as his symphonies. He also wrote chamber music for several other types of ensembles, including piano trios, string trios, and sonatas for violin and cello with piano, as well as works with wind instruments. String quartets: Early - Opus 18: Six String Quartets No. 1: String Quartet No. 1 in F major - 1799 No. 2: String Quartet No. 2 in G major - 1800 No. 3: String Quartet No. 3 in D major - 1798 No. 4: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor - 1801 No. 5: String Quartet No. 5 in A major - 1801 No. 6: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major - 1801 Middle - Opus 59: Three String Quartets - "Rasumovsky" - 1806 No. 1: String Quartet No. 7 in F major No. 2: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor No. 3: String Quartet No. 9 in C major Opus 74: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major - "Harp" - 1809 Opus 95: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor - "Serioso" - 1810 Late - Main article: String Quartets Nos. 12 - 16 and Grosse Fuge, Opus 127, 130 - 135 - Beethoven Works listed in order of composition: Opus 127: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major - 1823-1825 Opus 132: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor - 1824-1825 Opus 130: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major - 1825 Opus 133: Große Fuge in B-flat major — originally finale of Opus 130 - 1825 Opus 134: Beethoven's arrangement of the Große Fuge, Opus 133, for piano duet - four-hands - 1826 Opus 131: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor - 1826 Opus 135: String Quartet No. 16 in F major - 1826 String quintets - Opus 4: String Quintet in E flat major - 1795 Opus 29: String Quintet in C major - 1801 Opus 104: String Quintet in C minor - 1817 Opus 137: Fugue for String Quintet in D major - 1817 Trios: Piano trios - Opus 1: Three Piano Trios - 1795 Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat major Piano Trio No. 2 in G major Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Opus 11: Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major - "Gassenhauer" - 1797 - version with violin Opus 70: Two Piano Trios - 1808 Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, "Ghost" Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat major Opus 97: Piano Trio No.7 in B-flat Major - "Archduke" - 1811 String trios - Opus 3: String Trio No. 1 in E-flat major - 1794 Opus 8: String Trio No. 2 - Serenade in D major - 1797 Opus 9: Three String Trios - 1798 - String Trio No. 3 in G major String Trio No. 4 in D major String Trio No. 5 in C minor. Chamber music with winds - Opus 11: Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major - "Gassenhauer" - 1797 - version with clarinet Opus 16: Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat major - 1796 Opus 20: Septet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and contrabass in E-flat major - 1799 Opus 71: Sextet for clarinets, horns, and bassoons in E-flat major - 1796 Opus 87: Trio for two oboes and English horn in C major - 1795 Opus 103: Octet for oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons in E-flat major - 1792 Opus 105: Six sets of variations for Piano and Flute - 1819 Opus 107: Ten sets of variations for Piano and Flute - 1820 Sonatas for solo instrument and piano: Violin sonatas - Opus 12: Three Violin Sonatas - 1798 No. 1: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major No. 2: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major No. 3: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major Opus 23: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor - 1801 Opus 24: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major - "Spring" - 1801 Opus 30: Three Violin Sonatas - 1803 No. 1: Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major No. 2: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor No. 3: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major Opus 47: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major - "Kreutzer" - 1803 Opus 96: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major - 1812 Cello sonatas - Opus 5: Two Cello Sonatas - 1796 Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor. Opus 69: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major - 1808 Opus 102: Two Cello Sonatas - 1815 Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major Horn sonatas - Opus 17: Horn Sonata in F major - 1800 Solo piano music - In addition to the 32 celebrated sonatas, Beethoven's work for solo piano includes many one-movement pieces, notably the sets of variations, and the bagatelles. Piano sonatas - Opus 2: Three Piano Sonatas - 1796 No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major No. 3: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major Opus 7: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major - 1797 Opus 10: Three Piano Sonatas - 1798 No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major No. 3: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major Opus 13: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor - "Pathétique" - 1798 Opus 14: Two Piano Sonatas - 1799 No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Opus 22: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major - 1800 Opus 26: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major - "Funeral March" - 1801 Opus 27: Two Piano Sonatas - 1801 No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor 'Sonata quasi una fantasia' - "Moonlight" Opus 28: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major - "Pastoral" - 1801 Opus 31: Three Piano Sonatas - 1802 No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor - "Tempest" No. 3: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major - "The Hunt" Opus 49: Two Piano Sonatas - 1792 No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major Opus 53: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major - "Waldstein" - 1803 WoO 57: Andante Favori - Original middle movement of the "Waldstein" sonata - 1804 Opus 54: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major - 1804 Opus 57: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor - "Appassionata" - 1805 Opus 78: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major - "A Thérèse" - 1809 Opus 79: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major - "Cuckoo" - 1809 Opus 81a: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major - "Les adieux/Lebewohl" - 1810 Opus 90: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor - 1814 Opus 101: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major - 1816 Opus 106: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major - "Hammerklavier" - 1819 Opus 109: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major - 1820 Opus 110: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major - 1821 Opus 111: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor - 1822 Variations - Opus 34: Six variations on an original theme in F major - 1802 Opus 35: Fifteen variations and a fugue on an original theme in E-flat major - "Eroica Variations" - 1802 Opus 76: Six variations on an original theme in D major - 1809 Opus 120: Thirty-three variations on a waltz by Diabelli in C major - "Diabelli Variations" - 1823 WoO 80: Thirty-two variations on an original theme in C minor - 1806 Bagatelles - Opus 33: Seven Bagatelles - 1802 Opus 119: Eleven new Bagatelles - 1822 Opus 126: Six Bagatelles - 1823 WoO 52: Presto - Bagatelle for piano in C minor - 1795, rev. 1798 and 1822 WoO 53: Allegretto - Bagatelle for piano in C minor - 1796-97. WoO 54: Lustig-Traurig - Bagatelle for piano in C major - 1802 WoO 56: Allegretto - Bagatelle for piano in C major - 1803, rev. 1822 WoO 59: Poco moto - Bagatelle in A minor, "Für Elise" - c. 1810 WoO 60: Ziemlich lebhaft - Bagatelle for piano in B-flat major - 1818 Vocal music - While he completed only one opera, Beethoven wrote vocal music throughout his life, including two Mass settings, other works for chorus and orchestra - in addition to the Ninth Symphony, arias, duets, art songs - lieder, and one of the first true song cycles. Opera - Opus 72: Leonore - 1805 The first version in three acts Opus 72: Leonore - 1806 The second version in two acts Opus 72: Fidelio - 1814 The final version in two acts Choral - Opus 80: Choral Fantasy for solo piano, chorus, and orchestra - 1808 Opus 85: Christus am Ölberge - Christ on the Mount of Olives — oratorio - 1803 Opus 86: Mass in C major - 1807 Opus 112: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt - Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, for chorus and orchestra - 1815 Opus 123: Missa Solemnis in D major - 1822 Song - Opus 46: "Adelaide" — song - 1794-1795 Opus 48: "Gellert Songs" -- song set - 1802 Opus 98: An die ferne Geliebte — song cycle - 1816 Opus 108: Twenty-five Scottish Songs.
Mother Maria Magdalena Keverich Father Johann van Beethoven