Ludwig van Beethoven

Years: 1770–1827
Nationality: Germany
Born in: Bonn
Works: 380
Recordings: 33,701

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a Classical composer from Germany. This catalogue lists 380 recorded works across 33,701 recordings. The Op. catalogue here has 482 entries. Most recorded forms: Lied, Sonata, String Quartet.

Born

December 16, 1770

Bonn

Died

March 26, 1827

Influenced By

Johann Joseph Fux Johann Sebastian Bach Joseph Haydn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Influenced

Ezio Bosso Fanny Mendelssohn Inon Zur Johannes Brahms

By Form

Lied60 Sonata54 String Quartet17 Concerto9 Overture9 Symphony9 Cantata4 Mass2 Oratorio1

Top Performers

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 1550 rec

Daniel Barenboim

Conductor · 1221 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 1149 rec

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 1016 rec

Wilhelm Kempff

Soloist · 877 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 851 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 838 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 835 rec

Alfred Brendel

Soloist · 833 rec

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 802 rec

Friedrich Gulda

Soloist · 704 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 654 rec

Works (380)

All recordings →Albums featuring →Canonical catalog (466)

Title	Catalog	Form	Key	Year	Recordings
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 7: Variation VII	Op. 66 no. 7	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 8: Variation VIII	Op. 66 no. 8	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 9: Variation IX	Op. 66 no. 9	-	-	1796	8
Six variations on an original theme	Op. 34	-	-	1802	8
March No 2. for Military Band	WoO 19	-	-	1810	8
Neue Liebe, neues Leben, op. 75 no. 2	Op. 75 no. 2	Lied	-	1809	8
Sonata for Piano	Op. 6	Sonata	-	1796	8
Flute Sonata in B♭ major	Anh. 4	-	-	1790–1792	8
Song for Voice and Piano, op. 52 no. 4 in A-flat major	Op. 52 no. 4	Lied	-	1790	8
Triumphal March	WoO 2a	-	-	1813	8
Six Ecossaises for piano	WoO 83	-	-	1806	7
Adagio for mandolin and piano in E♭ major	WoO 43b	-	-	1796	7
Andante and Variations for mandolin and piano in D major	WoO 44b	-	-	1796	7
Andenken	WoO 136	Lied	-	1805	7
Violin Concerto in C major	WoO 5	-	-	1790–1792	7
Fugue for Piano	Op. 134	-	-	1826	7
No	WoO 92a	-	-	1802	7
Three early Kurfürstensonatas	WoO 47/1	Sonata	-	1782–1783	7
Song for Voice and Piano, op. 48 no. 1 in E major: Feierlich und mit Andacht "Bitten: Gott deine Gute reicht so"	Op. 48 no. 1	Lied	-	1801	7
Wonne der Wehmut, op. 83 no. 1	Op. 83 no. 1	Lied	-	1810	7