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Piano music

Sonatas

  • op. 2 no. 1 in F minor
  • op. 2 no. 2 in A major
  • op. 2 no. 3 in C major
  • op. 7 in E-Flat major
  • op. 10 no. 1 in C minor
  • op. 10 no. 2 in F major
  • op. 10 no. 3 in D major
  • op. 13 in C minor (Sonate Pathetique)
  • op. 14 no. 1 in E major
  • op. 14 no. 2 in G major
  • op. 22 in B-Flat major
  • op. 26 in A-Flat major
  • op. 27 no. 1 in E-Flat major
  • op. 27 no. 2 in C# minor (“Moonlight”)
  • op. 28 in D major (“Pastoral”)
  • op. 31 no. 1 in G major
  • op. 31 no. 2 in D minor (“Tempest”)
  • op. 31 no. 3 in E-Flat major
  • op. 49 no. 1 in G minor
  • op. 49 no. 2 in G major
  • op. 53 in C major (“Waldstein”)
  • op. 54 in F major
  • op. 57 in F minor (“Appassionata”)
  • op. 78 in F# major
  • op. 79 in G major
  • op. 81a in E-Flat major (“Lebewohl” or “Les Adieux”)
  • op. 90 in E minor
  • op. 101 in A major
  • op. 106 in B-Flat major (“Hammerklavier”)
  • op. 109 in E major
  • op. 110 in A-Flat major
  • op. 111 in C minor
  • Three Sonatas in E-Flat major, F minor, and D minor (Kurfursten [“Electoral”] Sonatas) WoO 47

Variations

  • op. 34 in F major
  • op. 35 in E-Flat major (“Eroica” or “Prometheus”)
  • op. 120 in C major (Diabelli)
  • WoO 63 in C minor (Dressler)
  • WoO 65 (Righini)
  • WoO 71 (Wranitsky)
  • WoO 80 (32 Variations in C minor)

Miscellaneous

  • Duet Sonata op. 6
  • 7 Bagatelles op. 33
  • 2 Preludes through the Twelve Major Keys op. 39
  • Rondo in C major op. 51 no. 1
  • Fantasia op. 77
  • 11 Bagatelles op. 119
  • 6 Bagatelles op. 126
  • Rondo a capriccio op. 129
  • Andante favori WoO 57
  • Fur Elise WoO 59

Chamber music

For Strings

  • Trio in E-Flat major op. 3
  • Quintet in E-Flat major op. 4
  • Trio in G major op. 9 no. 1
  • Trio in D major op. 9 no. 2
  • Trio in C minor op. 9 no. 3
  • Quartet in F major op. 18 no. 1
  • Quartet in G major op. 18 no. 2
  • Quartet in D major op. 18 no. 3
  • Quartet in C minor op. 18 no. 4
  • Quartet in A major op. 18 no. 5
  • Quartet in B-Flat major op. 18 no. 6
  • Quintet in C major op. 29
  • Quartet in F major op. 59 no. 1 (“Razumovsky”)
  • Quartet in E minor op. 59 no. 2 (“Razumovsky”)
  • Quartet in C major op. 59 no. 3 (“Razumovsky”)
  • Quartet in E-Flat major op. 74 (“Harp”)
  • Quartet in F minor op. 95
  • Quintet in C minor op. 104 (from Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3)
  • Quartet in E-Flat major op. 127
  • Quartet in B-Flat major op. 130
  • Quartet in C-Flat minor op. 131
  • Quartet in A minor op. 132
  • Grosse Fuge op. 133
  • Quartet in F major op. 135
  • Fugue for Quintet in D major op. 137
  • Duet for Viola and Cello WoO 32
  • Quartet in F major Hess, 34 (from Piano Sonata op. 14 no. 1)

With Piano

  • Trio in E-Flat major op. 1 no. 1
  • Trio in G major op. 1 no. 2
  • Trio in C minor op. 1 no. 3
  • Cello Sonata in F major op. 5 no. 1
  • Cello Sonata in G minor op. 5 no. 2
  • Clarinet Trio in B-Flat major op. 11 (“Gassenhauer”)
  • Violin Sonata in D major op. 12 no. 1
  • Violin Sonata in A major op. 12 no. 2
  • Violin Sonata in E-Flat major op. 12 no. 3
  • Quintet in E-Flat major op. 16
  • Horn Sonata in F major op. 17
  • Violin Sonata in A minor op. 23
  • Violin Sonata in F major op. 24 (“Spring”)
  • Violin Sonata in A major op. 30 no. 1
  • Violin Sonata in C minor op. 30 no. 2
  • Violin Sonata in G major op. 30 no. 3
  • Violin Sonata in A major op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
  • 12 Variations for Cello and Piano (Mozart) op. 66
  • Cello Sonata in A major op. 69
  • Trio in D major op. 70 no. 1 (“Ghost”)
  • Trio in E-Flat major op. 70 no. 2
  • Violin Sonata in G major op. 96
  • Trio in B-Flat major op. 97 (“Archduke”)
  • Cello Sonata in C major op. 102 no. 1
  • Cello Sonata in D major op. 102 no. 2
  • Quartet in E-Flat major, WoO 36
  • Quartet in D major, WoO 36
  • Quartet in C major, WoO 36
  • Trio in G major, WoO 37
  • 12 Variations for Cello and Piano (Handel) WoO 45

For Winds or Winds and Strings

  • Septet in E-Flat major op. 20
  • Serenade in D major op. 25
  • Sextet in E-Flat major op. 71
  • Sextet in E-Flat major op. 81b
  • Trio in C major op. 87
  • Octet in E-Flat major op. 103
  • 11 Dances (“Modlinger Dances”) WoO 17
  • Rondino in E-Flat major WoO 25

Orchestral music

Symphonies

  • Symphony no. 1 in C major op. 21
  • Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 36
  • Symphony no. 3 in E-Flat major op. 55 (“Eroica”)
  • Symphony no. 4 in B-Flat major op. 60
  • Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67
  • Symphony no. 6 in F major op. 68 (“Pastoral”)
  • Symphony no. 7 in A major op. 92
  • Symphony no. 8 in F major op. 93
  • Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 (“Choral”)

For Solo Instrument(s) and Orchestra

  • Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major op. 15
  • Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-Flat major op. 19
  • Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor op. 37
  • Triple Concerto in C major op. 56
  • Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major op. 58
  • Violin Concerto in D major op. 61
  • Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-Flat major op. 73 (“Emperor”)
  • Choral Fantasia op. 80
  • Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat major WoO 6

Overtures

  • Coriolan op. 62
  • Egmont op. 84
  • Fidelio op. 72b
  • Leonore no. 1 op. 138
  • Leonore no. 2 op. 72a
  • Leonore no. 3 op. 72a
  • Prometheus op. 43
  • Die Weihe des Hauses (“The Consecration of the House”) op. 124

Miscellaneous

  • 12 Contredances WoO 14
  • Wellingtons Sieg (“Wellington’s Victory”) op. 91

Music for the stage

Opera

  • Fidelio (Leonore) op. 72

Ballet

  • Die Geschopfe des Prometheus (“The Creatures of Prometheus”) op. 43
  • Ritterballett WoO 1

Incidental Music

  • Egmont op. 84
  • Die Ruinen von Athen (“The Ruins of Athens”) op. 113
  • Konig Stephan (“King Stephen”) op. 117

Vocal music

With Orchestra

  • “Ah perfido!” op. 65

With Piano

  • An die Hoffnung (“To Hope”) op. 32
  • Adelaide op. 46
  • 6 Songs (Gellert) op. 48
  • 8 Songs op. 52
  • Mollys Abschied op. 52 no. 5
  • Das Blumchen Wunderhold op. 52 no. 8
  • Kennst du das Land? op. 75 no. 1
  • An den fernen Geliebten op. 75 no. 5
  • 3 Songs (Goethe) op. 83
  • Wonne der Wehmut (“Bliss in Sorrow”) op. 83 no. 1
  • Wonne der Wehmut Hess, 142 (first version; based on Weimar MS)
  • Sehnsucht (“Yearning”) op. 83 no. 2
  • Mit einem gemalten Band op. 83 no. 3
  • An die Hoffnung (“To Hope”) op. 94
  • Song Cycle An die ferne Geliebte (“To the Distant Beloved”) op. 98
  • 2 Songs, Seufzer eines Ungeliebten and Gegenliebe WoO 118
  • Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (Goethe) WoO 134
  • An die Geliebte WoO 140
  • Sehnsucht (“Yearning”) (Reissig) WoO 146
  • Resignation WoO 149
  • Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel WoO 150

Miscellaneous

  • Variations on National Songs op. 105 and op. 107
  • Folksong Settings op. 108 and WoO 152–58
  • Sweet Were the Hours op. 108 no. 3
  • canons and musical jokes

Choral music

  • Choral Fantasia op. 80
  • Christus am Oelberge (“Christ on the Mount of Olives”) op. 85
  • Mass in C major op. 86
  • Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt (“Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage”) op. 112
  • Elegischer Gesang op. 118
  • Opferlied op. 121b
  • Missa solemnis in D major op. 123
  • Der glorreiche Augenblick (“The Glorious Moment”) op. 136
  • Joseph Cantata WoO 87
  • “Germania” WoO 94
  • Chor auf die verbundeten Fursten (“Ihr weisen Grunder . . .”) WoO 95