The compositions of

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

consist of 722 works written over forty-five years, from his earliest work in 1782 (variations for piano on a march by

Ernst Christoph Dressler Ernst Christoph Dressler (23 September 1734 – 6 April 1779) was a German composer, operatic tenor, violinist and music theorist. A self-taught singer and violinist, he became a musician at several courts before he moved to the Court Opera in Vi ...

) when he was only eleven years old and still in

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, until his last work just before his death in Vienna in 1827. Beethoven composed works in all the main genres of classical music, including symphonies, concertos, string quartets, piano sonatas and opera. His compositions range from solo works to those requiring a large orchestra and chorus. Beethoven straddled both the Classical and Romantic periods, working in genres associated with

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

and his teacher

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

such as the piano concerto, string quartet and symphony, while on the other hand providing the groundwork for other Romantic composers such as

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and

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

with programmatic works such as his

Pastoral Symphony The Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the ''Pastoral Symphony'' (German: ''Pastorale''), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and completed in 1808. One of Beethoven's few works containing explicitly programmatic cont ...

and Piano Sonata "''Les Adieux''". Beethoven's work is typically divided into three periods: the "Early" period, where he composed in the "Viennese" style; the "Middle" or "Heroic" period, where his work is characterised by struggle and heroism, such as in the ''Eroica'' Symphony, the Fifth Symphony, the ''Appassionata'' Sonata and in his sole opera ''

Fidelio ''Fidelio'' (; ), originally titled ' (''Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love''), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with ...

''; and the "Late" period, marked by intense personal expression and an emotional and intellectual profundity. Although his output greatly diminished in his later years, this period saw the composition of masterpieces such as the late string quartets, the final five piano sonatas, the ''

Diabelli Variations The ''33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli'', Op. 120, commonly known as the ''Diabelli Variations'', is a set of variations for the piano written between 1819 and 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven on a waltz composed by Anton Diabelli. It for ...

'', the

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and the Ninth Symphony. Beethoven's works are classified by both genre and various numbering systems. The best-known numbering system for Beethoven's works is that by

opus number In musicology, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's production. Opus numbers are used to distinguish among compositio ...

, assigned by Beethoven's publishers during his lifetime. Only 172 of Beethoven's works have opus numbers, divided among 138 opus numbers. Many works that were unpublished or published without opus numbers have been assigned one of "

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" (''Werke ohne Opuszahl''—works without opus number), Hess or Biamonti numbers. For example, the short piano piece "

Für Elise Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO59, Bia515) for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" (, ), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 year ...

" is more fully known as the "Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 ('Für Elise')". Some works are also commonly referred to by their nicknames, such as the ''Kreutzer'' Violin Sonata, or the ''Archduke'' Piano Trio. Works are also often identified by their number within their genre. For example, the 14th

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

, published as Opus 131, may be referenced either as " String Quartet No. 14" or "the Opus 131 String Quartet". The listings below include all of these relevant identifiers. While other catalogues of Beethoven's works exist, the numbers here represent the most commonly used.

List of works by genre

Beethoven's works are published in several editions, the first of these was ''Ludwig van Beethovens Werke: Vollständige kritisch durchgesehene überall berechtigte Ausgabe'' published between 1862 and 1865 with a supplemental volume in 1888 by

Breitkopf & Härtel Breitkopf & Härtel is the world's oldest music publishing house. The firm was founded in 1719 in Leipzig by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf. The catalogue currently contains over 1,000 composers, 8,000 works and 15,000 music editions or books on ...

, commonly known as the "

Beethoven Gesamtausgabe The Ludwig van Beethovens Werke: vollständige kritisch durchgesehene überall berechtigte Ausgabe, also known as the Beethoven ''Gesamtausgabe'', was the first collected edition of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven published 1862–1865. Its full ...

" ''GA While this was a landmark achievement at the time, the limitations of this edition soon became apparent. Between 1959 and 1971 Willy Hess prepared a supplemental edition, ''Beethoven: Sämtliche Werke: Supplemente zur Gesamtausgabe'', ''HScontaining works that were not in the ''Gesamtausgabe''. Since 1961 the Beethoven Archive has been publishing a new scholarly–critical Complete Edition of Beethoven's works, ''Beethoven: Werke: neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke'' ''NA However, only 42 of the projected 56 volumes have been published so far. As this edition has not been published in full there are works without an NA designation. Legend for publications – p: parts s: full score vs: vocal score

Orchestral music

Beethoven wrote nine

symphonies A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning com ...

, several concertos, and a variety of other orchestral music, ranging from

overture Overture (from French ''ouverture'', "opening") in music was originally the instrumental introduction to a ballet, opera, or oratorio in the 17th century. During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed overt ...

s and

incidental music Incidental music is music in a play, television program, radio program, video game, or some other presentation form that is not primarily musical. The term is less frequently applied to film music, with such music being referred to instead as t ...

for theatrical productions to other miscellaneous "occasional" works, written for a particular occasion. Of the concertos, seven are widely known (one violin concerto, five piano concertos, and one triple concerto for violin, piano, and cello); the other two are an early piano concerto ( WoO 4) and an arrangement of the Violin Concerto for piano and orchestra ( Opus 61a).

Symphonies

Beethoven is believed to have intended to write a Tenth Symphony in the last year of his life; a performing version of possible sketches was assembled by Barry Cooper.

Concertos

Other works for soloist and orchestra

Overtures and incidental music

Chamber music

Beethoven wrote 16

s and numerous other forms of

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

, including

piano trio A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music. The term can also refer to a group of musi ...

string trio A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. From at least the 19th century on, the term "string trio" with otherwise unspecified instrumentation normally refers to the combination violin, viola and cell ...

s, and

sonata Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...

s for

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

and

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

with piano, as well as works with wind instruments.

Chamber music for strings

=String quartets

=Other chamber music for strings

Chamber music with piano

=Solo instrument and piano

=Piano Trios

=Other chamber music with piano

Chamber music for winds

Solo piano music

In addition to the 32 celebrated

sonatas Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''canta ...

, Beethoven's work for solo piano includes many one-

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pieces, more than twenty sets of

variations Variation or Variations may refer to: Science and mathematics * Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon * Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individuals ...

, most unpublished in his lifetime or published without opus number, and over thirty

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, including the well-known "

Piano sonatas

Piano variations

Shorter piano pieces

Piano four hands

Vocal music

While he completed only one opera, Beethoven wrote

vocal music Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with musical instruments, instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which ...

throughout his life, including two

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settings, other works for

chorus Chorus may refer to: Music * Chorus (song) or refrain, line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse * Chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound * Chorus form, song in which all verse ...

and orchestra (in addition to the Ninth Symphony),

aria In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...

duet A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...

art song An art song is a Western vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment, and usually in the classical art music tradition. By extension, the term "art song" is used to refer to the collective genre of such songs ...

s (

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er), and true

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Operas

Choral works with orchestra

Other choral works

Solo voices and orchestra

Songs

Folksongs

Wind Band

Collections of dances

Canons and musical jokes

Miscellaneous

List of works by number

The following is a list of Beethoven's works, sorted by

Opus number In musicology, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's production. Opus numbers are used to distinguish among compositio ...

, followed by works listed as

in the Kinsky–Halm Catalogue, and then works listed in the appendix of that catalogue, which are given "Anhang" numbers. These are followed by additional works with Hess numbers listed in the catalogue of Willy Hess that are not otherwise listed in the Kinsky–Halm Catalogue. Lastly there are works with Biamonti numbers (Bia.), from the

Biamonti Catalogue The Biamonti Catalogue is a catalogue of Ludwig van Beethoven's compositions published in 1968 by the ILTE of Turin. The original name of the work is ''Catalogo cronologico e tematico di tutte le opere di Beethoven, comprese quelle inedite e gli abb ...

, an attempt to catalogue everything that Beethoven wrote in chronological order, though there are works that were not known at the time it was compiled. Thus there is no definitive catalogue of Beethoven's works to match the

Deutsch catalogue ''Schubert: Thematic Catalogue of all his Works in Chronological Order'', also known as the Deutsch catalogue, is a numbered list of all compositions by Franz Schubert compiled by Otto Erich Deutsch. Since its first publication in 1951, Deutsch ...

for Schubert or the

Köchel catalogue The Köchel catalogue (german: Köchel-Verzeichnis, links=no) is a chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, originally created by Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, in which the entries are abbreviated ''K.'', or ''KV''. The nu ...

for Mozart.

Works with opus numbers

The opus numbers were assigned by publishers to Beethoven's works as they were published. The opus numbers do not include all works that were published in Beethoven's lifetime nor are they in chronological order. For instance, the Octet Op. 103 was written before November 1792, while Op. 102 and Op. 104 were written in 1815 and 1817 respectively. *Op. 1: Three Piano Trios (1795) **No. 1: Piano Trio No. 1 in E major **No. 2: Piano Trio No. 2 in G major **No. 3: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor *Op. 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 *Op. 3: String Trio No. 1 in E major (1794) *Op. 4:

String Quintet A string quintet is a musical composition for five string players. As an extension to the string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello), a string quintet includes a fifth string instrument, usually a second viola (a so-called "viola quintet" ...

(Reworking of Wind Octet (Op. 103), 1795) *Op. 5: Two Cello Sonatas (1796) **No. 1: Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major **No. 2: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor *Op. 6: Sonata for Piano, Four Hands in D major (1797) *Op. 7: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E major (1797) *Op. 8: String Trio No. 2 (Serenade) in D major (1797) *Op. 9: Three String Trios (1798) **No. 1: String Trio No. 3 in G major **No. 2: String Trio No. 4 in D major **No. 3: String Trio No. 5 in C minor *Op. 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 *Op. 11: Piano Trio No. 4 in B major ("Gassenhauer") (1797) (for clarinet (or violin), cello (sometimes bassoon), and piano) *Op. 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 major *Op. 13: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathetique") (1799) *Op. 14: Two Piano Sonatas (1799) **No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major (arranged for String Quartet by the composer in F major, H 34, in 1801) **No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major *Op. 15: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major (1795) *Op. 16: Quintet for Piano and Winds (1796) (later arranged for piano quartet) *Op. 17: Horn Sonata in F major (1800) *Op. 18: Six String Quartets (1800) **No. 1: String Quartet No. 1 in F major **No. 2: String Quartet No. 2 in G major **No. 3: String Quartet No. 3 in D major **No. 4: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor **No. 5: String Quartet No. 5 in A major **No. 6: String Quartet No. 6 in B major *Op. 19: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major (1795) *Op. 20:

Septet A septet is a formation containing exactly seven members. It is commonly associated with musical groups but can be applied to any situation where seven similar or related objects are considered a single unit, such as a seven-line stanza of poetry. ...

in E major (1799) *Op. 21: Symphony No. 1 in C major (1800) *Op. 22: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B major (1800) *Op. 23: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor (1801) *Op. 24: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major ("Spring") (1801) *Op. 25:

Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola The Serenade for flute, violin and viola, Op. 25, is a chamber composition by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is in the key of D major. Composition The serenade was written by Beethoven around 1801, though there are preliminary sketches from 1797 when Be ...

in D major (1801) *Op. 26: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A major (1801) *Op. 27: Two Piano Sonatas (1801) **No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E major **No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor ("Moonlight") *Op. 28: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ("Pastoral") (1801) *Op. 29:

in C major (1801) *Op. 30: Three Violin Sonatas (1802) **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 *Op. 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 major ("Hunt") *Op. 32: Song "An die Hoffnung" (1805) *Op. 33: Seven Bagatelles for piano (1802) *Op. 34: Six variations on an original theme for piano in F major (1802) *Op. 35: Fifteen variations and a fugue for piano on an original theme in E major ("Eroica Variations") (1802) *Op. 36: Symphony No. 2 in D major (1802) *Op. 37: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (1800) *Op. 38: Piano Trio in E major (arrangement of the Septet, Opus 20) (1803) (for clarinet (or violin), cello, and piano) *Op. 39: Two Preludes through all twelve major keys for piano (1789) *Op. 40: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G major (1802) *Op. 41: Serenade for Piano and Flute (or Violin) in D major (1803) (Arrangement of Op. 25 Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola) *Op. 42: Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major (1803) (Arrangement of Opus 8 Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello) *Op. 43: ''

The Creatures of Prometheus ''The Creatures of Prometheus'' (german: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, links=no), Op. 43, is a ballet composed in 1801 by Ludwig van Beethoven following the libretto of Salvatore Viganò. The ballet premiered on 28 March 1801 at the Burgthe ...

'', overture and ballet music (1801) *Op. 44: Variations on an original theme in E major for piano trio (1792) *Op. 45: Three Marches for Piano, 4 hands (1803) *Op. 46: Song – "Adelaide" (1795) *Op. 47: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer") (1803) *Op. 48: Six Songs (1802) *Op. 49: Two Piano Sonatas (between 1795 and 1798) **No. 1: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor **No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major *Op. 50: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major (1798) *Op. 51: Two Rondos for Piano (1797) **No. 1: Rondo in C major **No. 2: Rondo in G major *Op. 52: Eight Songs (1804–1805) *Op. 53: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ("Waldstein") (1803) *Op. 54: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major (1804) *Op. 55: Symphony No. 3 in E major ("Eroica") (1805) *Op. 56:

Triple Concerto A triple concerto (Italian: ''Concerto triplo'', German: ''Tripelkonzert'') is a concerto with three soloists. Such concertos have been composed from the Baroque period, including works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Bach and Telemann, to the 21st century ...

for violin, cello, and piano in C major (1804–1805) *Op. 57: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ("Appassionata") (1805–1806) *Op. 58: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (1805–1806) *Op. 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 *Op. 60: Symphony No. 4 in B major (1806) *Op. 61:

Violin Concerto A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble (customarily orchestra). Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up thro ...

in D major (1806) *Op. 61a: Piano Transcription of Violin Concerto, Opus 61 *Op. 62: ''Coriolan'' Overture (1807) *Op. 63: Arrangement of String Quintet (Opus 4) for Piano Trio (1806) (doubtful) *Op. 64: Arrangement of String Trio (Opus 3) for Piano and Cello (1807) (spurious – author unknown) *Op. 65: Aria: "" (1796) *Op. 66: 12 Variations for cello and piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's ''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...

'' (1796) *Op. 67: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1807–1808) *Op. 68: Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral") (1807–1808) *Op. 69: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major (1808) *Op. 70: Two Piano Trios (1808) **No. 1: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major ("Ghost") **No. 2: Piano Trio No. 6 in E major *Op. 71: Wind sextet in E (1796) *Op. 72: ''

'', opera (c. 1803–05; ''Fidelio Overture'' composed 1814) *Op. 72a: ''Leonore'' (earlier version of ''Fidelio'', with Leonore Overture No. 2) (1805) *Op. 72b: ''Leonore'' (earlier version of ''Fidelio'', with

Leonore Overture No. 3 ''Fidelio'' (; ), originally titled ' (''Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love''), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with ...

) (1806) *Op. 73: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E major ("Emperor") (1809) *Op. 74: String Quartet No. 10 in E major ("Harp") (1809) *Op. 75: Six Songs (1809) *Op. 76: Six variations on an original theme for piano in D major (includes the Turkish March from ''

The Ruins of Athens ''The Ruins of Athens'' (''Die Ruinen von Athen''), Op. 113, is a set of incidental music pieces written in 1811 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The music was written to accompany the play of the same name by August von Kotzebue, for the dedication of ...

'') (1809) *Op. 77: Piano Fantasia in G minor (1809) *Op. 78: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F major (1809) *Op. 79: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major (1809) *Op. 80: "

Choral Fantasy The ''Fantasy'' for piano, vocal soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra, Op. 80, usually called the ''Choral Fantasy'', was composed in 1808 by then 38-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven intended the ''Fantasy'' to serve as the conc ...

" (Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus, and orchestra) (1808) *Op. 81a: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E major ("Les Adieux") (1809) *Op. 81b:

Sextet A sextet (or hexad) is a formation containing exactly six members. The former term is commonly associated with vocal ensembles (e.g. The King's Singers, Affabre Concinui) or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six ...

in E major (1795) *Op. 82: Four Ariettas and a Duet (1809) *Op. 83: Three Songs (1810) *Op. 84: ''

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'', overture and incidental music (1810) *Op. 85: Oratorio: ''

Christus am Ölberge ''Christus am Ölberge'' (in English, ''Christ on the Mount of Olives''), Op. 85, is an oratorio by Ludwig van Beethoven portraying the emotional turmoil of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane prior to his crucifixion. It was begun in the fall of ...

'' (Christ on the Mount of Olives) (1803) *Op. 86: Mass in C major (1807) *Op. 87: Trio for two Oboes and English Horn in C major (1795) *Op. 88: Song: "Das Glück der Freundschaft" (1803) *Op. 89: Polonaise in C major (1814) *Op. 90: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor (1814) *Op. 91: ''

Wellington's Victory ''Wellington's Victory'', or the ''Battle of Vitoria'' (also called the ''Battle Symphony''; in German: ''Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria''), Op. 91, is a 15-minute-long orchestral work composed by Ludwig van Beethoven to comm ...

'' ("Battle Symphony") (1813) *Op. 92: Symphony No. 7 in A major (1812) *Op. 93: Symphony No. 8 in F major (1812) *Op. 94: Song "An die Hoffnung" (1814) *Op. 95: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor ("Serioso") (1810) *Op. 96: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major (1812) *Op. 97: Piano Trio No. 7 in B major ("Archduke") (1811) *Op. 98: ''

An die ferne Geliebte ' (''To the distant beloved''), Op. 98, is a composition by Ludwig van Beethoven written in April 1816, setting poetry by Alois Jeitteles. Beethoven's ' Beethoven's only song cycle was the precursor of a series of followers, including those of F ...

'',

(1816) *Op. 99: Song "Der Mann von Wort" (1816) *Op. 100: Song "Merkenstein" (1814, about the Merkenstein ruins) *Op. 101: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major (1816) *Op. 102: Two Cello Sonatas (1815) **No. 1: Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major **No. 2: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major. *Op. 103:

Octet Octet may refer to: Music * Octet (music), ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or composition written for such an ensemble ** String octet, a piece of music written for eight string instruments *** Octet (Mendelssohn), 1825 compos ...

in E (1792) *Op. 104:

(arrangement of Piano Trio No. 3, 1817) *Op. 105: Six National Airs with Variations for Flute (or Violin) and Piano (1819) *Op. 106: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B major ("Hammerklavier") (1818) *Op. 107: Ten National Airs with Variations for Flute (or Violin) and Piano (1820) *Op. 108: Twenty-Five Scottish Songs (1818) *Op. 109: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major (1820) *Op. 110: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A major (1821) *Op. 111: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor (1822) *Op. 112: '' Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt'' (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), for chorus and orchestra (1815) *Op. 113: ''

Die Ruinen von Athen ''The Ruins of Athens'' (''Die Ruinen von Athen''), Op. 113, is a set of incidental music pieces written in 1811 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The music was written to accompany the play of the same name by August von Kotzebue, for the dedication of t ...

'' (The ruins of Athens), overture and incidental music (1811) *Op. 114: March and Chorus for ''Die Weihe des Hauses'' (''

The Consecration of the House ''The Consecration of the House'' (german: Die Weihe des Hauses), Op. 124, is a work by Ludwig van Beethoven composed in September 1822. It was commissioned by Carl Friedrich Hensler, the Director of Vienna's new Theater in der Josefstadt, and ...

'') from ''

'' (The ruins of Athens) (1822) *Op. 115: '' Zur Namensfeier'' (Feastday), overture (1815) *Op. 116: "Tremate, empi tremate", vocal trio with orchestra (1802) *Op. 117: '' König Stephan'' (King Stephen), overture and incidental music (1811) *Op. 118: " Elegischer Gesang" for four voices and string quartet (1814) *Op. 119: Eleven new Bagatelles for piano (1822) *Op. 120: Thirty-three variations on a waltz by Diabelli for piano in C major ("Diabelli Variations") (1823) *Op. 121a:

Kakadu Variations "Kakadu Variations" is the nickname given to Ludwig van Beethoven's set of variations for piano trio on the theme "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu" by Wenzel Müller. The ''Variations'' was published in 1824 as Opus 121a, the last of Beethoven's pia ...

, for Piano Trio (Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu") (1803) *Op. 121b: "Opferlied" for soprano, chorus and orchestra (1822) *Op. 122: "Bundeslied" for soprano, alto, chorus and wind instruments (1824) *Op. 123: ''

Missa solemnis {{Audio, De-Missa solemnis.ogg, Missa solemnis is Latin for Solemn Mass, and is a genre of musical settings of the Mass Ordinary, which are festively scored and render the Latin text extensively, opposed to the more modest Missa brevis. In French ...

'' in D major (1823) *Op. 124: ''Die Weihe des Hauses'' (''

''), overture and incidental music (1822) *Op. 125: Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral") (1824) *Op. 126: Six Bagatelles for piano (1824) *Op. 127: String Quartet No. 12 in E major (1825) *Op. 128: Song: "Der Kuss" (1822) *Op. 129: Rondo à Capriccio for piano in G major ("Rage over a lost penny") (1795) *Op. 130: String Quartet No. 13 in B major (1825–1826) *Op. 131: String Quartet No. 14 in C minor (1826) *Op. 132: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor (1825) *Op. 133:

Große Fuge The ''Grosse Fuge'' (German spelling: ''Große'' ''Fuge'', also known in English as the ''Great Fugue'' or ''Grand Fugue''), Op. 133, is a single-movement composition for string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven. An immense double fugue, it was ...

in B major for string quartet (originally finale of Opus 130) (1825) *Op. 134: Piano arrangement (4 hands) of the Große Fuge, Opus 133 (1826) *Op. 135: String Quartet No. 16 in F major (1826) *Op. 136: Cantata: ''

Der glorreiche Augenblick ''Der glorreiche Augenblick'', Op. 136 (The glorious moment) is a cantata by Ludwig van Beethoven. Composition ''Der glorreiche Augenblick'' was written for the opening of the Congress of Vienna after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. While Beetho ...

'' (1814) *Op. 137: Fugue for String Quintet in D major (1817) *Op. 138: ''Leonore'', opera (earlier version of ''Fidelio'', with

Leonore Overture No. 1 ''Fidelio'' (; ), originally titled ' (''Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love''), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with ...

) (1807)

Works with WoO numbers

The numbers and categories used below are from the Kinsky–Halm Catalogue of 1955. ''

'' is an abbreviation of "Werke ohne Opuszahl", German for "Works without Opus number". While some of these works were published during Beethoven's lifetime but not given opus numbers, for instance the piano variations WoO 80, others like Für Elise WoO 59 were not published until later. Unlike with opus numbers which were assigned depending on when the works were published, WoO numbers were assigned by genre.

Instrumental works: WoO 1–86

=Orchestral works

= ''Orchestra alone'' *WoO 1: Musik zu einem Ritterballett (Music for a ballet on horseback) (1790–01) *WoO 2a: Triumphal March for orchestra for 's tragedy ''Tarpeja'' (1813) *WoO 2b: Introduction to Act II of ''Leonore'' (1805) *WoO 3: "Gratulations-Menuett", minuet for orchestra (1822) ''Concertante'' *WoO 4: Piano Concerto No. 0 in E major (solo part only with indications of orchestration) (1784) *WoO 5: Violin Concerto movement in C major, fragment (1790–92) *WoO 6: Rondo in B major for piano and orchestra, possibly part of initial version of the Piano Concerto No. 2 (1793) ''Dances'' *WoO 7: Twelve minuets for orchestra (later arranged for piano, Hess 101) (1795) *WoO 8: Twelve German Dances for orchestra (later arranged for piano, Hess 100) (1795) *WoO 9: Six minuets for two violins and double bass (authenticity not fully confirmed) (?before 1795) *WoO 10: Six minuets for orchestra (original version lost, only an arrangement for piano is extant) (1795) *WoO 11: Seven

Ländler The Ländler () is a folk dance in time which was popular in Austria, Bavaria, German Switzerland, and Slovenia at the end of the 18th century. It is a partner dance which strongly features hopping and stamping. It might be purely instrumen ...

for two violins and cello (original version lost, only an arrangement for piano is extant) (1799) *WoO 12: Twelve minuets for orchestra (spurious, actually by Beethoven's brother

Carl Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...

) (1799) *WoO 13: Twelve German Dances for orchestra (original version lost, only an arrangement for piano is extant) (1792–97) *WoO 14: Twelve contredanses for orchestra (nos. 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 12, later arranged for piano, Hess 102) (1791–1801) *WoO 15: Six Ländler for two violins and double bass (later arranged for piano) (1802) *WoO 16: Twelve Écossaises for orchestra (fraudulent) (1806) *WoO 17: Eleven "Mödlinger Tänze" for seven instruments (probably spurious) (1819) ''Marches and dances for winds'' *WoO 18: March for Military Band "Für die Böhmische Landwehr" .html" ;"title="For the Bohemian Ward"">For the Bohemian Ward"(later arranged for piano, Hess 99) (1809) *WoO 19: March for Military Band "Pferdemusik" Horse-music"(1810) *WoO 20: March for Military Band "Zapfenstreich" The Tattoo"(1810) *WoO 21: Polonaise for Military Band (1810) *WoO 22: Écossaise for Military Band (1810) *WoO 23: Écossaise for Military Band (only a piano arrangement by

Carl Czerny Carl Czerny (; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and ...

is extant) (1810) *WoO 24: March for Military Band (1816)

=Chamber works

= ''Without piano'' *WoO 25: Rondo for wind octet (believed to be the original finale of the Octet, opus 103) (1792) *WoO 26: Duo for two flutes (1792) *WoO 27: Three duets for clarinet and bassoon (probably spurious) *WoO 28: Variations for two oboes and English horn on "

Là ci darem la mano "" (Italian for "There we will give each other our hands") is a duet for the characters Don Giovanni ( baritone) and Zerlina ( soprano) in Mozart's 1787 opera '' Don Giovanni'' (act 1, scene 9). Text The duet, with words by Lorenzo Da Ponte, is ...

" from

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

's opera ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...

'' (1795) *WoO 29: March for Wind Sextet in B (1797–98) *WoO 30: Three Equale for four trombones (vocal arrangements of these were performed at Beethoven's funeral) (1812) *WoO 31: Fugue for organ (1783) *WoO 32: Duo for viola and cello, "mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern" ("with two obbligato eyeglasses") (1796–97) *WoO 33: Five pieces for mechanical clock (1794–1800) *WoO 34: Duet for two violins (1822) *WoO 35: Canon for two violins (1825) ''With piano'' *WoO 36: Three piano quartets (1785) *WoO 37: Trio for piano, flute, and bassoon in G major (1786) *WoO 38: Piano Trio in E major (Piano Trio No. 8) (1791) *WoO 39: Allegretto for piano trio in B major (1812) *WoO 40: Twelve variations for piano and violin on "

Se vuol ballare The cavatina "" is an aria for bass from the first act of the opera ''The Marriage of Figaro'' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, ''La folle journée, ou le Ma ...

" from Mozart's ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...

'' (1792–93) *WoO 41: Rondo for piano and violin in G major (1793–94) *WoO 42: Six German Dances for violin and piano (1796) *WoO 43a: Sonatina for mandolin and piano (1796) *WoO 43b: Adagio for mandolin and piano (1796) *WoO 44a: Sonatina for mandolin and piano (1796) *WoO 44b: Andante and variations for mandolin and piano (1796) *WoO 45: Twelve Variations for cello and piano on "See, the conqu'ring hero comes" from Handel's ''

Judas Maccabaeus Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus, also spelled Machabeus, or Maccabæus, Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, ''Yehudah HaMakabi'') was a Jewish priest (''kohen'') and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleu ...

'' (1796) *WoO 46: Seven Variations for cello and piano in E major on "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's ''

'' (1801)

=Piano works for 2 or 4 hands

= ''Sonatas and single-movement works'' *WoO 47: Three piano sonatas (E major, F minor, D major) ("Kurfürsten Sonatas") (1783) *WoO 48: Rondo for piano in C major (1783) *WoO 49: Rondo for piano in A major (1783) *WoO 50: Piano Sonatina (?) in F major (1790–92, two movements) *WoO 51: Piano Sonata in C major (1797–98, fragment) completed

Ferdinand Ries Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first concerto ...

, 1830 *WoO 52: Presto (Bagatelle) for piano in C minor (1795) *WoO 53: Allegretto (Bagatelle) for piano in C minor (1796–97) *WoO 54: Lustig-Traurig (Bagatelle) for piano in C major (1802) *WoO 55: Prelude for piano in F minor (1803) *WoO 56: Allegretto (Bagatelle) for piano in C major (1803) *WoO 57:

Andante favori The ''Andante favori'' is a work for piano solo by Ludwig van Beethoven. In catalogues of Beethoven's works, it is designated as WoO 57. Composition and reception The ''Andante favori'' was written between 1803 and 1804, and published in 1805. ...

– original middle movement from Piano Sonata No. 21 (Waldstein) (1805) *WoO 58:

Cadenza In music, a cadenza (from it, cadenza, link=no , meaning cadence; plural, ''cadenze'' ) is, generically, an improvisation, improvised or written-out ornament (music), ornamental passage (music), passage played or sung by a solo (music), sol ...

s for 1st and 3rd movements of Mozart's D minor Piano Concerto (K. 466) (1809) *WoO 59: Poco moto (Bagatelle) for piano in A minor ("

") (c. 1810) *WoO 60: Ziemlich lebhaft (Bagatelle) for piano in B major (1818)) *WoO 61: Allegretto for piano in B minor (1821) *WoO 61a: Allegretto quasi andante for piano in G minor (1825) *WoO 62: String Quintet in C major (fragment, piano transcription) ''Variations'' *WoO 63: Nine variations for piano on a march by

(1782) *WoO 64: Six Variations on a Swiss song for piano or harp (1790–1792) *WoO 65: Twenty-four variations for piano on

Vincenzo Righini Vincenzo Maria Righini (22 January 1756 – 19 August 1812) was an Italian composer, singer and kapellmeister. Life and career Righini was born in Bologna and studied singing and composition with Padre Martini in his home town. Initially ...

's aria "Venni Amore" (1790–1791) *WoO 66: Thirteen variations for piano on the aria "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an Austrian composer, violinist, and silvologist. He was a friend of both Haydn and Mozart. (webpage has a translation button) Life 1739–1764 Dittersdorf was born in ...

's opera ''Das rote Käppchen'' (1792) *WoO 67: Eight variations for piano four hands on a theme by Count Waldstein (1792) *WoO 68: Twelve variations for piano on the "Menuet a la Vigano" from

Jakob Haibel Jakob Haibel (20 July 1762 Graz – 24 March 1826 Đakovo) was an Austrian composer, operatic tenor and choirmaster. Biography Around 1789, Haibel joined Emanuel Schikaneder's company of performers at the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden. While ther ...

's ballet ''Le nozze disturbate'' (1795) *WoO 69: Nine variations for piano on "Quant'e piu bello" from

Giovanni Paisiello Giovanni Paisiello (or Paesiello; 9 May 1740 – 5 June 1816) was an Italian composer of the Classical era, and was the most popular opera composer of the late 1700s. His operatic style influenced Mozart and Rossini. Life Paisiello was born in T ...

's opera ''La Molinara'' (1795) *WoO 70: Six variations for piano on "

Nel cor più non mi sento "" is a duet from Giovanni Paisiello's 1788 opera ''L'amor contrastato, ossia La molinara'', usually known as ' (The Miller-Woman). The duet is sung twice in the opera's second act, first by the miller-woman Rachelina ( soprano) and Calloandro (ten ...

" from

's opera ''La Molinara'' (1795) *WoO 71: Twelve variations for piano on the Russian dance from

Paul Wranitzky Paul Wranitzky (Czech: Pavel Vranický, 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian-Austrian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer. Life Wranitzky was born in Neureisch ( Nová Říše) in Habsburg Mora ...

's ballet ''Das Waldmädchen'' (1796–1797) *WoO 72: Eight variations for piano on "Une Fièvre Brûlante" from

André Ernest Modeste Grétry André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...

's opera ''Richard Coeur-de-lion'' (1795) *WoO 73: Ten variations for piano on "La stessa, la stessissima" from

Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian classical composer, conductor, and teacher. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy ...

's opera ''Falstaff'' (1799) *WoO 74: "Ich denke dein" – song with six variations for piano four hands (1799) *WoO 75: Seven variations for piano on "Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen" from

Peter Winter Peter Winter, later Peter von Winter, (baptised 28 August 1754 – 17 October 1825) was a German violinist, conductor and composer, especially of operas. He began his career as a player at the Mannheim court, and advanced to conductor. When the ...

's opera ''Das unterbrochene Opferfest'' (1799) *WoO 76: Eight variations for piano on "Tändeln und scherzen" from

Franz Xaver Süssmayr Franz Xaver Süssmayr (German: ''Franz Xaver Süßmayr'', or ''Suessmayr'' in English; 1766 – September 17, 1803) was an Austrian composer and conductor. Popular in his day, he is now known primarily as the composer who completed Wolfgang Amad ...

's opera ''Soliman II'' (1799) *WoO 77: Six easy variations on an original theme for piano (1800) *WoO 78: Seven variations for piano on "

God Save the King "God Save the King" is the national anthem, national and/or royal anthem of the United Kingdom, most of the Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown Dependencies. The author of the tune is unknown and it may originate in ...

" (1802–1803) *WoO 79: Five variations for piano on "

Rule Britannia! "Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the ...

" (1803) *WoO 80: Thirty-two variations on an original theme in C minor for piano (1806) ''Dances'' *WoO 81: Allemande for piano in A major (1793) *WoO 82: Minuet for piano in E major (1803) *WoO 83: Six Écossaises for piano in E major (1806) *WoO 84: Waltz for piano in E major (1824) *WoO 85: Waltz for piano in D major (1825) *WoO 86: Écossaise for piano in E major (1825)

Vocal works: WoO 87–205

=Cantatas, choruses and arias with orchestra

= *WoO 87:

Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II Ludwig van Beethoven's Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87 is a cantata with a libretto by Severin Anton Averdonk (1768-1817), written in 1790 and intended for a memorial service for Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor to be held in Bonn ...

(1790) *WoO 88: Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II (1790) *WoO 89: Aria "Prüfung des Küssens" (1790–92) *WoO 90: Aria "Mit Mädeln sich vertragen" (1790–92) *WoO 91: Two arias for ''Die Schöne Schusterin'' (1795–96) *WoO 92: Aria "Primo Amore" (1790–92) *WoO 92a: Aria "No, non turbati" (1802) *WoO 93: Duet "Nei giorni tuoi felici" (1802) *WoO 94: "

Germania Germania ( ; ), also called Magna Germania (English: ''Great Germania''), Germania Libera (English: ''Free Germania''), or Germanic Barbaricum to distinguish it from the Roman province of the same name, was a large historical region in north- ...

", aria with chorus in B major (1814) *WoO 95: Chorus for the Congress of Vienna (1815) *WoO 96: Incidental Music to ''Leonore Prohaska'' (1815) *WoO 97: " Es ist vollbracht" for ''Die Ehrenpforten'' (1815) *WoO 98: "Wo sich die Pulse", chorus for ''

'' (1822)

=Works for multiple voices with piano accompaniment, or unaccompanied

= *WoO 99 – Polyphonic songs (Italian Part-songs) **No. 1 Bei labbri che amore (Hess 211) (old no. 1) **No. 2 Ma tu tremi (Hess 212) (old no. 6) **No. 3 E pur fra le tempeste (Hess 232) **No. 4 Sei mio ben (Hess 231) **No. 5a Giura il nocchier (Hess 227) (old no. 5b) **No. 5b Giura il nocchier (Hess 230) **No. 5c Giura il nocchier (Hess 221) (old no. 5a) **No. 6 Ah rammenta **No. 7 Chi mai di questo core (Hess 214) (old no. 2) **No. 8 Scrivo in te (Hess 215) (old no. 11) **No. 9 Per te d'amico aprile (Hess 216) (old no. 9) **No. 10a Nei campi e nelle selve (Hess 217) (old no. 7a) **No. 10b Nei campi e nelle selve (Hess 220) (old no. 7b) **No. 11a Fra tutte le pene (Hess 208) (old no. 3a) **No. 11b Fra tutte le pene (Hess 225/209) (old no. 3b) **No. 11c Fra tutte le pene (Hess 224/210) (old no. 3c) **No. 12a Salvo tu vuoi lo sposo **No. 12b Salvo tu vuoi lo sposo (Hess 228) **No. 13a Quella cetra ah pur tu sei (Hess 218) (old no. 10b) **No. 13b Quella cetra ah pur tu sei (Hess 219) (old no. 10c) **No. 13c Quella cetra ah pur tu sei (Hess 213) (old no. 10a) **No. 14a Gia la notte savvicina (Hess 223) (old no. 4b) **No. 14b Gia la notte savvicina (Hess 222) (old no. 4a) **No. 15 Silvio amante disperato (lost) (Hess 226) (old no. 12) *WoO 100: Musical joke for three voices "Lob auf den Dicken" *WoO 101: Musical joke for three voices and chorus "Graf, Graf, liebster Graf" *WoO 102: Chorus for male voices "Abschiedsgesang" *WoO 103: Cantata ''Un lieto Brindisi'' *WoO 104: "Gesang der Mönche" from Schiller's ''

Wilhelm Tell William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Alb ...

'' for three male voices *WoO 105: Song for solo voice, chorus and piano "Hochzeitslied" *WoO 106: Birthday Cantata for Prince Lobkowitz

=Lieder and songs for solo voice and piano

= *WoO 107–151: Forty-five songs

=Folksong arrangements for one or more voices, with piano trio accompaniment

= *WoO 152: Twenty-five Irish folksongs *WoO 153: Twenty Irish folksongs *WoO 154: Twelve Irish folksongs *WoO 155: Twenty-six Welsh folksongs *WoO 156: Twelve Scottish folksongs *WoO 157: Twelve folksongs of various nationalities *WoO 158a: Twenty-three continental folksongs *WoO 158b: Seven British folksongs *WoO 158c: Six assorted folksongs *WoO 158d: "Air Français"

=Vocal canons

= *WoO 159–198: Forty-three Canons

=Musical jokes, quips, and dedications

= *WoO 199: Musical joke "Ich bin der Herr von zu" *WoO 200: Piano Exercise "O Hoffnung!" *WoO 201: Musical joke "Ich bin bereit!" *WoO 202: Riddle canon "Das Schöne zu dem Guten" (first version) *WoO 203: Riddle canon "Das Schöne zu dem Guten" (second version) *WoO 204: Musical joke "Holz, Holz, Geigt die Quartette So" (Spurious, actually composed by Karl Holz) *WoO 205: Ten musical quips (Kinsky's word is "Notenscherze") from Beethoven's letters

Added works: WoO 206–228

The 2014 revision to the Kinsky catalogue, edited by Dorfmüller, Gertsch and Ronge, assigned WoO numbers to a number of works that appear in other listings. *WoO 206: Oboe Concerto in F major (lost; only

incipit The incipit () of a text is the first few words of the text, employed as an identifying label. In a musical composition, an incipit is an initial sequence of notes, having the same purpose. The word ''incipit'' comes from Latin and means "it beg ...

s and draft of 2nd movement extant

(Hess 12) *WoO 207: Romance cantabile for soloists and orchestra (Hess 13) *WoO 208: Wind Quintet in E (fragment) (Hess 19) *WoO 209: Minuet in A for string quartet (Hess 33, piano version Hess 88) *WoO 210: Allegretto for string quartet in B minor (Pencarrow Quartet, Gardi 16) *WoO 211: Andante in C major (Biamonti 52) *WoO 212: Anglaise for piano in D major (Hess 61) *WoO 213a: Andante (bagatelle) in D major (Biamonti 283) *WoO 213b: Finale (bagatelle) in G major (Biamonti 282) *WoO 213c: Allegro (bagatelle) in A major (second part of the Allegro in A and A, Biamonti 284) *WoO 213d: Rondo (bagatelle) in A major (Biamonti 275) *WoO 214: Allegretto (bagatelle) in C minor (Hess 69) *WoO 215: Fugue in C major (Hess 64) *WoO 216a: Bagatelle in C major for piano (Hess 73) *WoO 216b: Bagatelle in E major (Hess 74) *WoO 217: Minuet in F major (Biamonti 66) *WoO 218: Minuet in C major (Biamonti 74) *WoO 219: Waltz or Ländler in C minor (Hess 68) *WoO 220: Kriegslied für die verbündeten Heere (lost) (Hess 123) *WoO 221: Canon, Herr Graf (Hess 276) *WoO 222: Canon in A major (Hess 275, Hess 328) *WoO 223: Thut auf (Biamonti 752) *WoO 224: Cacatum non est Pictum (Gardi 9) *WoO 225: Grossen Dank für solche Gnade (Hess 303) *WoO 226: Fettlümerl und Bankert haben triumphirt (Hess 260) *WoO 227: Musical joke "Esel aller Esel" (Hess 277) *WoO 228a: Musical joke "Ah, Tobias" (Gardi 14) *WoO 228b: Musical joke "Tobias" (Hess 285)

Works with Anhang (Anh.) and Unvollendete (Unv.) numbers

These are works from the Appendix (''Anhang'' in German) of Kinsky's catalog that were attributed to Beethoven at the time the catalog was compiled, but might not have been written by him. The 2014 revision to the Kinsky catalogue, edited by Dorfmüller, Gertsch and Ronge also introduced the category of Unvollendete (unfinished works), for several works that had previously appeared in other listings. *Anh. 1: Symphony in C major (" Jena Symphony") (spurious, actually composed by

Friedrich Witt Friedrich Jeremias Witt (November 8, 1770 – January 3, 1836) was a German composer and cellist. He is perhaps best known as the likely author of a Symphony in C major known as the Jena Symphony, once attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven. Bio ...

) *Anh. 2: Six string quartets (doubtful) *Anh. 3: Piano trio in D major (spurious, actually composed by Beethoven's brother

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) *Anh. 4: Sonata for piano and flute in B major (not certain) *Anh. 5: Two piano sonatinas (probably spurious) *# Sonatina in G major *# Sonatina in F major *Anh. 6: Rondo for piano in B major (spurious, actually composed by Beethoven's brother

) *Anh. 7: Piano concerto (Allegro) in D major (first movement) (probably by Johann Joseph Rösler) *Anh. 8: Three pieces for piano four-hands (spurious, actually composed by Leopold Anton Koželuch) *Anh. 9: Nine German dances for piano four-hands (probably doubtful) *Anh. 10: Eight variations on the song "Ich hab'ein kleines Hüttchen nur" for piano in B major (doubtful) *Anh. 11: "Alexandermarsch" for Louis Duport ballet "Der blode Ritter" march for piano in F major (probably doubtful) *Anh. 12: "Pariser Einzugsmarsch" march for piano in C major (spurious, actually composed by

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) *Anh. 13: Funeral march for piano in F minor (spurious, actually composed by

, but still popularly called "Beethoven's Funeral March" in the UK; where it is famously played during the

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service at the

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) *Anh. 14: Six piano waltzes (probably spurious) *Anh. 15: "Glaube, Liebe, und Hoffnung" waltz for piano in F major, most known as "Adieu to the piano" (probably doubtful) *Anh. 16: Four piano waltzes *#"Jubelwalzer" waltz for piano in C major (probably doubtful) *#"Gertruds Traumwalzer" waltz for piano in B major, most known as " Gertrude's Dream Waltz" (spurious, author unknown) *#"Sonnenscheinwalzer" waltz for piano in E major (probably doubtful) *#"Mondscheinwalzer" waltz for piano in A major (probably doubtful) *Anh. 17: "Introduction and Waltz (Klavierstück)" waltz for piano in F major (probably doubtful) *Anh. 18: "An Sie" or "Nachruf" song in A major (Voice and Piano or Guitar) (probably doubtful) *Unv. 1 Symphony in C minor = Hess 298 *Unv. 2 Sketches for a symphony in C (parts of which were reused for Symphony #1) = Biamonti 73 *Unv. 3 Symphony No. 10 = Biamonti 838 *Unv. 4 Sketches for a BACH Overture = Biamonti 832 *Unv. 5 Concertante in D = Gardi 3 *Unv. 6 Piano Concerto #6 in D = Hess 15 *Unv. 7 String Quintet movement in D minor = Hess 40 *Unv. 8 Duo for Violin and Cello in E-flat = Gardi 2 *Unv. 9 Allegretto in E-flat for Piano Trio = Hess 48 *Unv. 10 Piano Trio in F minor = Biamonti 637 *Unv. 11 Violin Sonata in A = Hess 46 *Unv. 12 Fantasia/Piano Sonata in D = Biamonti 213 *Unv. 13 Piano Sonata in E-flat (found at Fischhof 42v, previously uncatalogued) *Unv. 14 Variations for Piano in A (found at Fischhof 25v through 26v, previously uncatalogued) *Unv. 15 Opera, Vestas Feuer = Hess 115 *Unv. 16 Opera, Macbeth = Biamonti 454 (Beethoven is believed to have intended to write the opera ''Macbeth''; a performing version of possible sketches was assembled by Albert Willem Holsbergen between 1999 and 2001. The premiere performance of the Beethoven Macbeth Overture was by the National Symphony Orchestra on September 20–22, 2001, under the direction of

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). *Unv. 17 Cantata, Europens Befreiungsstunde = Hess 317 *Unv. 18 Östreich über alles, Song for Chorus and Orchestra, Biamonti 477 *Unv. 19 Cantata for voice and piano in B-flat, (found in Fischhof f.1v, Kafka f.100r and a.66 f.1r. previously uncatalogued) *Unv. 20 Lamentations of Jeremiah = Gardi 4 *Unv. 21 Song, "Traute Henriette" = Hess 151 *Unv. 22 Song, "Rastlose Liebe" = Hess 149 *Unv. 23 Song, "Heidenröslein" = Hess 150

Works with Hess numbers

Works with Hess number

These works have numbers that were assigned by Willy Hess in his catalogue of Beethoven's works. Many of the works in the Hess catalog also have WoO or Unv. numbers; those entries are not listed here. *Hess 1: Original ending to first movement of Symphony No. 8 (1812) *Hess 3: Twelve Ecossaise for piano or orchestra *Hess 11: Romance No. 3 for violin & orchestra (1816) *Hess 14: Fragment of original version of Piano Concerto No. 2 (1794–95) *Hess 16: Original introduction to the

(1808) *Hess 25: String Trio Opus 3 (first version) (1793) *Hess 28: Movement in A major for string trio Opus 9 No. 1 (second trio to the Scherzo) (1797) *Hess 29–31: Preludes and Fugues for Albrechtsberger (1794–95) *Hess 32: String Quartet in F major (first version of Opus 18 No. 1) (1799) *Hess 34: String Quartet in F major (arrangement of Opus 14 No. 1) (1801–02) *Hess 35: Bach fugue arranged for string quartet (fragment) (1817) *Hess 36: Handel fugue arranged for string quartet (1798) *Hess 37: Mozart fugue arranged for piano four hands *Hess 38: Bach fugue arranged for string quintet (1801–02) *Hess 39: String Quintet in F major (lost) *Hess 40: Prelude for String Quintet (incomplete) (1817) *Hess 44: Adagio ma non troppo for mandolin & harpsichord in E major *Hess 46: Violin Sonata in A major (fragment) (c.1790) *Hess 47: Allegro con brio in E major for piano trio (arrangement of String Trio Opus 3) *Hess 49: Piano Trio in E major (1786) *Hess 50: Piano Trio in B major (1786) *Hess 52: Piano Sonata in C major *Hess 54: Piano variations on ''Freudvoll und Liedvoll'' *Hess 57: Bagatelle in C major (1824) *Hess 58: Piano Exercise in B major (1800) *Hess 59: Piano Exercise in C (1792–1800) *Hess 60: Draft in A for Piano (1793) *Hess 63: Arrangement of Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart's "Kaplied" for piano (1789) *Hess 65: Concerto excerpt (arrangement of Opus 37) (1820–01) *Hess 66: Allegretto in C minor (1796–97) *Hess 67: Two German dances for piano (1811) *Hess 69: Allegretto for piano in C minor (1794) *Hess 70: Adagio for piano in G major (1803–04) *Hess 71: Molto adagio for piano in G major (1803–04) *Hess 72: Variations for piano in A major (1803) *Hess 76–83: Cadenzas for Piano *Hess 84: Rondo for piano *Hess 85: Piano cadenza for Op. 61a *Hess 87: ''Grenadiermarsch'' for piano (arrangement of WoO 29) (1797–98) *Hess 88: Minuet for piano (arrangement of WoO 209) (1790–92) *Hess 89: Ritterballet for piano (arrangement of WoO 1) (1791) *Hess 90:

for piano (arrangement of Op. 43) (1801) *Hess 91–5: Five Songs *Hess 96: Fragment of Symphony No. 7 for piano (1813) *Hess 97:

for piano and two cannons (arrangement of Op. 91) (1816) *Hess 98: Scherzo for piano (1794–99) *Hess 99: ''Yorckscher Marsch'' (piano arrangement of WoO 18) (1809–10) *Hess 100: Twelve German dances (piano arrangement of WoO 8) (1795) *Hess 101: Twelve Minuets (piano arrangement of WoO 7) (1795) *Hess 102: Nine contredanses (piano arrangement of WoO 14) (1791–1801) *Hess 107: ''Grenadiermarsch'' (musical clock arrangement of WoO 29) (1798) *Hess 108:

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panharmonicon The Panharmonicon was a musical instrument invented in 1805 by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, a contemporary and friend of Beethoven. Beethoven composed his piece "Wellington's Victory" (Op. 91) to be played on Mälzel's mechanical orchestral organ an ...

arrangement of the second part of Opus 91) (1813) *Hess 110–114: Parts from 'Leonore *Hess 116: Fragment for Solo Voice(s): "Ritterblatt" *Hess 118: Music for

(from Opus 113) (1822) *Hess 121–122: Arias from ''Leonore'' *Hess 123–1247: Songs *Hess 152–207: Folksong settings *Hess 208–232: Italian partsongs *Hess 233–246: Counterpoint exercises *Hess 254: Canon in G major: "Hol dich der Teufel" (1801) *Hess 263–264: Two canons *Hess 274: Canons in G major (1803) *Hess 296: Little Cadenza for Instrument(s) (1822) *Hess 297: Adagio for three horns (1815) *Hess 299–305: Sketches for canons *Hess 306–309: Four canons *Hess 310: Prelude in C for Organ *Hess 311–312: Two canons *Hess 313: Song: "Te solo adoro" (1824) *Hess 314: Funeral Cantata (1781) *Hess 315: Fugue *Hess 316: Quintet (1793) *Hess 318–319: String Quintets *Hess 320: Andante for String Quartet in G major (1815) *Hess 321–324: Melodies *Hess 325: Piece for piano in D major (1802) *Hess 326: Fugue for piano in C major (1800–01) *Hess 327: Two little melodies (1803) *Hess 329–330: Sketches *Hess 331: Minuet for piano in B major *Hess 332: Pastorella for String Quartet in D major (1799) *Hess 333: Minuet-Scherzo for String Quartet in A major (1799) *Hess 334: Draft for String Quartet in A major (1799) *Hess 335: Two exercises on the song "Gedenke Mein"

Works with Hess Anhang (Anh.) numbers

These are works included in the appendix of Hess's catalogue that might not be genuine works by Beethoven. *Anh. 3: ''Marches zur großen Wachtparade'' (not certain) *Anh. 4: ''Marsch in geschwinden tempo'' (not certain) *Anh. 5: Twelve waltzes for 2 Violins and Bass, with 2 Flutes and 2 Horns ad libitum (not certain) (1807) *Anh. 8: Quintet for Flute, Violin, 2 Violas, and Cello (not certain) *Anh. 9: Sonata for Violins and Cello (not certain) *Anh. 10: Andante favori for string quartet (arrangement of WoO 57) (not certain) *Anh. 17: Adagio and Andante for violin and piano (not certain) *Anh. 21: Bagatelle "An Laura" for piano (arrangement of WoO 112) (doubtful) *Anh. 22: Funeral March in C Minor (not certain) *Anh. 38–56: Songs (not certain) *Anh. 57: Fugue "''Dona nobis pacem''" (now thought genuine) (1795) *Anh. 58: Bundeslied (not certain) *Anh. 59: Folksong "As I was wandering" (not certain) *Anh. 60: Canon in C major (probably spurious) *Anh. 61–62: Canons (spurious) *Anh. 63–64: Canons (not certain) *Anh. 65: Cantata ''Karfreitagskantate'' (not certain) *Anh. 66: Two fragments for chorus (not certain)

Works with Biamonti numbers

The Italian musicologist

Giovanni Biamonti Giovanni Biamonti (12 October 1889 – 4 July 1970) was an Italian musicologist best known for his work on the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Administrative secretary of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from 1924 to 1963, Biamonti's gre ...

compiled a chronological catalogue Beethoven's entire output known at the time, including sketches and fragments. While most of these works were already included in other catalogues, there were some that had been missed by earlier compilers. This list does not include works with opus, WoO or Hess numbers, nor does it include sketches. *Bia 15: Song "Der Arme Componist" (1788–91) *Bia 16: Cello part to the Lost Cadenza for Leopold Cantata WoO 88 *Bia 43: Song "Meine Mutter fragt mich immer: trinkst du?" *Bia 48: Anglaise for piano for G minor (1792) *Bia 238: Presto in F major (1800) *Bia 249: Minuet for orchestra in D major (1800) *Bia 252: Minuet for orchestra in D major (1800) *Bia 269: Andante molto for piano in E major *Bia 272: Andante for piano in B major (1793) *Bia 274: Andante for String Quartet in C major (1793) *Bia 277: Presto for piano in G major (1793) *Bia 279: Allegro for piano in C major (1793) *Bia 291: Andante, for a symphony (1801) *Bia 292: March with variations (1801) *Bia 319: Finale for piano (1802) *Bia 322: Piece for piano in C minor (1802) *Bia 323: Piece for piano (1802) *Bia 346: ''Fuga Antique'' for piano in C major (1803) *Bia 347: Passage for piano through all the keys (1803) *Bia 359: Rondo for "all the instruments" (1803) *Bia 380: Song "Zur Erde sank die Ruh' vom Himmel nieder" (1803) *Bia 383: Exercise for piano *Bia 389: Piece for viola, cello, horn and double bass (1803) *Bia 392: Rondo for piano (1803) *Bia 447: Passage for piano (1808) *Bia 547: Symphony No. 8 with the original ending of Hess 1 (1812) *Bia 606: Andante for pizzicati basses with clarinets in B minor (1815) *Bia 621: Allemande for piano (1815) *Bia 622: Pastorella for piano in C major (1815) *Bia 624: Etude, study of prosody on a text of Homer (1815) *Bia 632: Song "Die Zufrieddenheit" (1815) *Bia 634: German dance for piano trio in F minor (1815) *Bia 638: Exercise for piano (1815) *Bia 797: Adagio for String Quartet in E major (1824) *Bia 811: Canon in C minor (1825) *Bia 849: Draft for piano (last notes written by Beethoven) (1827) There were also several projected works by Beethoven, including the operas Alessandro, Memnons Dreiklang, and Bradamante; an oratorio on a text by Meissner, an oratorio "Die Befrieung Jerusalems", and an oratorio "Die Sündflut" with text by Hammer-Purgstall.

References

Notes

Sources

Catalogues and bibliographies

* Biamonti, Giovanni. ''Catologo cronologo e tematico delle opere di Beethoven''. Torino: ILTE, 1968.
—Encompasses works with and without opus numbers, as well as sketches and fragments, in 849 chronologically arranged entries. *Bruers, Antonio. ''Beethoven: Catalogo Storico-Critico di Tutte le Opere''. Rome: G. Bardi, 1951. *Dorfmüller, Kurt (ed). ''Beiträge zur Beethoven-Bibliographie: Studien und Materialen zum Werkverzeichnis von Kinsky-Halm''. München: G. Henle, 1978 *Dorfmüller, Kurt, Gertsch, Norbert and Ronge, Julia. ''Ludwig van Beethoven Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis''. München: G. Henle, 2014. .
—Revised and expanded edition of the catalogue of works by Kinsky and Halm. *Green, James (ed. and trans). ''The New Hess Catalog of Beethoven's Works''. West Newbury, Vermont: Vance Brook, 2003. .
—An English translation of Willy Hess' important 1957 catalogue and study, updated to reflect more recent scholarship. *Haas, Wilhelm. ''Systematische Ordnung Beethovenscher Melodien''. Leipzig: Quelle & Meyer, 1932. *Hess, Willy. ''Verzeichnis der nicht in der Gesamtausgabe veröffentlichen Werke Ludwig van Beethovens''. Wiesbaden:

, 1957.
—Hess' original study and catalogue; still more widely available in libraries than Green's edition. *Johnson, Douglas, Tyson, Alan and Winter, Robert. ''The Beethoven Sketchbooks: History, Reconstruction, Inventory''. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1985. *Johnson, Douglas and Burnham, Scott G. "Beethoven, Ludwig Van (Works)"
Grove Music Online
ed. L. Macy (Subscription access). Accessed 19 April 2007.
—Includes categorized works list with bibliographical and other information. *Kastner, Emerich and Frimmel, Theodor von. ''Bibliotheca Beethoveniana''. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1925. *Kinsky, Georg and Halm, Hanss. ''Das Werk Beethovens: thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner sämtlichen vollendeten Kompositionen''. München: G. Henle, 1955.
—The standard thematic and bibliographical catalogue of Beethoven's works. * Nottebohm, Gustav. ''Thematisches Verzeichnis der im Druck erschienenen Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven''. Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, 1925 . Reprinted Wiesbaden: M. Sändig, 1969 .
—Historically important thematic catalogue, by a pioneering 19th Century Beethoven scholar. *Schürmann, Kurt E. ''Ludwig van Beethoven: alle vertonten und musikalisch bearbeiteten Texte''. Münster : Aschendorff, 1980. *

Solomon, Maynard Maynard Elliott Solomon (January 5, 1930 – September 28, 2020) was an American music executive and musicologist, a co-founder of Vanguard Records as well as a music producer."Maynard Solomon" in ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', v ...

. ''Beethoven'' (1st edition). New York: Schirmer, 1977. . pp. 372, 386–391.
—Popular biographical study; includes bibliographical notes and (incomplete) works lists. * Thayer, Alexander Wheelock. ''Chronologisches Verzeichniss der Werke Ludwig van Beethovens''. Berlin: Ferdinand Schneider, 1865. * Tyson, Alan. ''The Authentic English Editions of Beethoven''. London: Faber & Faber, 1963.

Works collections (scores)

*''Ludwig van Beethovens Werke: Vollständige kritisch durchgesehene überall berechtigte Ausgabe''. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel,
vols i–xxiv, 1862–65; vol xxv (supplement), 1888.
—Original critical "complete works" edition, commonly known as the

. *''Beethoven: Sämtliche Werke: Supplemente zur Gesamtausgabe'', ed. W. Hess. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1959.
—Hess's supplement to the 19th century Breitkopf edition. *''Beethovens Werke: neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke'', edited by

Joseph Schmidt-Görg Joseph Schmidt-Görg (born Schmidt 19 March 1897 – 3 April 1981) was a German musicologist, composer and music editor. As a researcher at the University of Bonn and director of the Beethoven Archive, he is regarded as one of the leading Beethov ...

Martin Staehelin Martin Staehelin (born 25 September 1937) is a Swiss musicologist and university lecturer. Life Born in Basel, Staehelin first studied ancient languages, history, school music and flute. In 1967 he received his doctorate in musicology and anci ...

, et al. München: G. Henle, 1961 – (current).
– New critical edition, "herausgaben vo
Beethoven-Archiv, Bonn
; 56 volumes in 13 categories
36 volumes released
as of January 2009.

Books

* Cooper, Barry (ed). ''Beethoven Compendium: a Guide to Beethoven's Life and Music''. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1991. *Cooper, Barry. ''The Creation of Beethoven's 35 Piano Sonatas''. Oxford: Routledge, 2017. *

External links

Opus numbers, Kinsky, Hess and Biamonti catalogue from lvbeethoven.com
– includes dedicatees, librettists, and other information, as well as sound files. *
"Beethoven, Ludwig van" in ''Oxford Music Online'' (by subscription)
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