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 Trio in E♭ major	WoO 38	-	-	1791	39
Variations for cello and piano on "See the counquering hero comes" from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus in G major	WoO 45	-	-	-	38
Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major	Op. 42	-	-	1803	38
Ah! perfido	Op. 65	-	-	1796	38
Der glorreiche Augenblick (The glorious moment)	Op. 136	-	-	1814	36
String Quartet in F major	Hess 34	String Quartet	-	1801–1802	36
Fifteen variations and a fugue on an original theme	Op. 35	-	-	1802	34
Variations on Wenzel Müller's "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu"	Op. 121a	-	-	1803	33
Thirteen variations on the aria "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf's opera Das rote Käppchen	WoO 66	-	-	1792	33
Flute Sonata in B♭ major	Anh. 4	-	-	1790–1792	32
Zärtliche Liebe	WoO 123	Lied	-	1795	31
Trio for piano	WoO 37	-	-	1786	30
Nine variations on "Quant'è più bello" from Giovanni Paisiello's opera La Molinara	WoO 69	-	-	1795	27
Song for Voice and Piano, op. 48 no. 4 in C major: Majestätisch und erhaben "Die Ehre Gottes in der Natur: Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre"	Op. 48 no. 4	Lied	-	1801	27
Aus Goethes Faust, op. 75 no. 3	Op. 75 no. 3	Lied	-	1809	26
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt ("Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage")	Op. 112	Cantata	-	1814	25
Piano Concerto No. 0 in E♭ major	WoO 4	Concerto	-	1784	25
Three early Kurfürstensonatas	WoO 47/3	Sonata	-	1782–1783	25
An die ferne Geliebte Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähendWo die Berge so blauLeichte Segler in den HöhenDiese Wolken in den HöhenEs kehret der MaienNimm sie hin denn diese Lieder	Op. 98	Lied	-	1816	24
In questa tomba oscura	WoO 133	Lied	-	1806	24