Back to Composers

Ludwig van Beethoven

Years: 1770–1827
Nationality: Germany
Born in: Bonn
Works: 380
Recordings: 33,697

MusicBrainz Wikidata

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
Trio for two oboes and English horn in C major	Op. 87	-	-	1794	12
Trio for piano	WoO 37	-	-	1786	12
Piano Trio in E♭ major (additional version for clarinet	Op. 38	-	-	1802–1803	12
Zärtliche Liebe	WoO 123	Lied	-	1795	12
Variations on an original theme in E♭ major	Op. 44	-	-	1792	11
Aus Goethes Faust, op. 75 no. 3	Op. 75 no. 3	Lied	-	1809	11
Elegiac song ("Sanft wie du lebtest")	Op. 118	-	-	1814	10
In questa tomba oscura	WoO 133	Lied	-	1806	9
Piano Quartet No. 2 in D major	WoO 36/2	-	-	1785	9
String Quartet in F major	Hess 34	String Quartet	-	1801–1802	9
String Quintet in E♭ major	Op. 4	-	-	1795	9
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 10: Variation X. Adagio	Op. 66 no. 10	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 11: Variation XI. Poco adagio quasi andante	Op. 66 no. 11	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 12: Variation XII. Allegro	Op. 66 no. 12	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 1: Variation I	Op. 66 no. 1	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 2: Variation II	Op. 66 no. 2	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 3: Variation III	Op. 66 no. 3	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 4: Variation IV	Op. 66 no. 4	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 5: Variation V	Op. 66 no. 5	-	-	1796	8
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart's The Magic Flute: "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 no. 6: Variation VI	Op. 66 no. 6	-	-	1796	8