Ludwig van Beethoven

Years: 1770–1827
Nationality: Germany
Born in: Bonn
Works: 408
Recordings: 47,356

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a Classical composer from Germany. This catalogue lists 408 recorded works across 47,356 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

Lied73 Sonata54 String Quartet17 Concerto9 Overture9 Symphony9 Cantata4 Mass2 Opera1 Oratorio1

Top Performers

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 1548 rec

Daniel Barenboim

Conductor · 1231 rec

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 1146 rec

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 1016 rec

Wilhelm Kempff

Soloist · 860 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 857 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 848 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 843 rec

Alfred Brendel

Soloist · 835 rec

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 803 rec

Claudio Arrau

Soloist · 768 rec

Friedrich Gulda

Soloist · 704 rec

Works (408)

All recordings →Albums featuring →Canonical catalog (466)

Title	Catalog	Form	Key	Year	Recordings
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major	Op. 31/1 · Op. 31 no. 1	Sonata	-	1802	259
"The Creatures of Prometheus"	Op. 43	-	-	1800	259
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6	Op. 18 no. 6 · Op. 18/6	String Quartet	-	1800	256
Für Elise (Bagatelle)	WoO 59	-	-	1808	252
String Quartet No. 10 "Harp" in E♭ major	Op. 74	String Quartet	-	1809	244
String Quartet No. 3 in D major	Op. 18/3 · Op. 18 no. 3	String Quartet	-	1798–1799	244
String Quartet No. 7 "Razumovsky" in F major	Op. 59/1 · Op. 59 no. 1	String Quartet	-	1806	243
String Quartet No. 5 in A major	Op. 18/5 · Op. 18 no. 5	String Quartet	-	1799	241
Piano Sonata No. 27	Op. 90	Sonata	-	1814	239
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major	Op. 12/1 · Op. 12 no. 1	Sonata	-	1798	233
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1	Op. 30 no. 1 · Op. 30/1	Sonata	-	1801–1802	231
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2	Op. 59 no. 2 · Op. 59/2	String Quartet	-	1806	222
String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2	Op. 18 no. 2 · Op. 18/2	String Quartet	-	1799	221
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E♭ major	Op. 12/3 · Op. 12 no. 3	Sonata	-	1798	219
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor	Op. 23	Sonata	-	1800	219
Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2	Op. 102 no. 2 · Op. 102/2	Sonata	-	1815	215
Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in G minor, op. 5 no. 2	Op. 5 no. 2	Sonata	-	1796	207
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2	Op. 12 no. 2	Sonata	-	1798	195
Piano Trio No. 7 in Bb major	Op. 97	-	-	1810	195
Piano Sonata No. 24 ("À Thérèse")	Op. 78	Sonata	-	1809	191