Ludwig van Beethoven Masterpieces
German classical and romantic composer
15
- piano, violin
- chamber music, classical music, opera, string quartet, string trio, symphony, traditional folk song
- Electorate of Cologne, Germany, Holy Roman Empire
- composer, conductor, improviser, music pedagogue, musician, organist, pianist, violinist, virtuoso
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Essential works
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based on dated works only
Duration of the works
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Number of works
1782
45 years
1826
Number of works
Duration of the works (average or estimed)
not qualified (100)
Work for choir (11)
Song, lied (29)
Opera (2)
Work for soloist (83)
Work for chamber orchestra (88)
Work for orchestra (26)
Work for orchestra with soloist (14)
Theatrical music (1)
Other renowned works
1808 - Symphony No. 6 in F major, “Pastorale”
1808 - Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major
1803 - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, “Eroica”
1799 - Symphony No. 1 in C major
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soclassiq.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
1770 .. 1820 : the essential composers
1756-1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart °
1770-1827 Ludwig van Beethoven °
1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °
1797-1828 Franz Schubert °
1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °
1813-1883 Richard Wagner °
1813-1901 Giuseppe Verdi °
1792-1868 Gioachino Rossini °
1782-1840 Niccolò Paganini °
1811-1886 Franz Liszt °
1714-1787 Christoph Willibald von Gluck
1810-1856 Robert Schumann °
° : Masterpieces listed
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