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List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven
See also: Catalogues of Beethoven compositions
The list of compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven consists of 722 works[1] written over forty-five years, from his earliest work in 1782 (variations for piano on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler) when he was only eleven years old and still in Bonn, until his last work just before his death in Vienna in 1827. Beethoven composed works in all the main genres of classical music, including symphonies, concertos, string quartets, piano sonatas and opera. His compositions range from solo works to those requiring a large orchestra and chorus.
Beethoven straddled both the Classical and Romantic periods, working in genres associated with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his teacher Joseph Haydn, such as the piano concerto, string quartet and symphony, while on the other hand providing the groundwork for other Romantic composers, such as Hector Berlioz and Franz Liszt, with programmatic works such as his Pastoral Symphony and Piano Sonata "Les Adieux".[2] Beethoven's work is
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Beethoven, Ludwig van (EN)
Compositions
[WoO] = Werke ohne Opus – works not opused by Beethoven, but arranged by G. Kinsky and H. Halm (see Catalogs of Beethoven’s works) Instrumental:
for symphonic orchestra:
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, 1800, dedication: baron G. van Swieten, premiere Vienna 2I May 1800, voice published in Vienna 1801 Hoffmeister; score published: 1809 C & S
Symphony No. 2 in D major (see: transcript for piano trio), Op. 36, 1802, dedication: prince C. von Lichnowsky, premiere Vienna 5 April 1803, voice published in 1804 Kunst und Industrie Kontor (Bureau des Arts et d’Industrie, Contor della Arte d’Industrion), Vienna; score published: 1808 C & S
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (Sinfonia eroica), Op. 55, 1803, dedication: prince F.J. von Lobkowitz, premiere Vienna 7 April 1805, voice published: 1806 Kunst und Industrie Kontor (Bureau des Arts et d’Industrie, Contor della Arte d’Industrion), Vienna; score published: 1809 C & S
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60, 1806, dedication: count F. vo
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Beethoven and the Art of Horology – The Watches of Beethoven – Part 1
Published in Neue Beethoven Studien Vol 9 (2011) – Luigi Bellofatto (Bovisio Masciago) – Armando Orlandi (San Biagio di Valpolcevera – Genova) Beethoven and the Art of Horology. The watches of Beethoven, Tobias Haslinger and Alexander W. Thayer Part 1: The watches belonging to Beethoven
In Fischhoff’s copy of the Verzeichnis des Beethovenschen Nachlasses found in the estate of Otto Jahn and then passed to A.W. Thayer, it states that:(1)
Die Auction fand statt 5. Nov. 1827 am Kohlmarkt No. 1149 hintere Stiege 2. Stock, unter Leitung des Schatzmeisters Anton Grafer Gesammtertrag 1140 f. 18 C.M. Gerichtliche (oder Berichtliche?) Inventur und Schatzung iiber das Verlassen-schafts Vermogen des den 26. Marz 1827 mit Testament verstorbenen Herrn Ludwig van Beethoven, Tonsetzer No. 200 in der Alservorsadt, seel, durch 8 Tage.
In the paragraph “An Praziosen”, is the following entry: 1 silberne Minutenuhr 8 f. This statement shows that Beethoven had at least one silver (
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