List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven

The compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven consist of 722 works written over forty-five years, from his earliest work in 1782 when he was only twelve years old and still in Bonn, until his last work just before his departure from Vienna to Bonn. Beethoven composed works in all the main genres of classical music, including symphonies, concertos, string quartets, and piano sonatas.

The best-known numbering system for Beethoven's works is that by opus number, assigned by Beethoven's publishers during his lifetime. Only 172 of Beethoven's works have opus numbers, divided among 138 opus numbers. Many works have been assigned either "WoO".

## Orchestral music

Beethoven wrote nine symphonies, nine concertos, and overtures.

### Symphonies

* Symphony No. 1, C, Op. 21
* Symphony No. 2, D, Op. 36
* Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"), E♭, Op. 55
* Symphony No. 4, B♭, Op. 60
* Symphony No. 5, C minor, Op. 67
* Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), F, Op. 68
* Symphony No. 7, A, Op. 92
* Symphony No. 8, F, Op. 93
* Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"), D minor, Op. 125

Beethoven is believed to have intended to write a Tenth Symphony, but Johannes Brahms's First Symphony is sometimes referred to as his.

### Concertos

* Piano Concerto No. 1, C, Op. 15
* Piano Concerto No. 2, B♭, Op. 19
* Piano Concerto No. 3, C minor, Op. 37
* Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano, C, Op. 56
* Piano Concerto No. 4, G, Op. 58
* Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), E♭, Op. 73

### Overtures

* *Leonora* Nr 1, Op. 138
* *Leonora* Nr 2, Op. 72a
* *Leonora* Nr 3, Op. 72b
* *Coriolan Overture*, Op. 62
* *Egmont*, Op. 84
* *The Ruins of Athens*, Op. 113
* Wellington's Victory ("Battle Symphony"), Op. 91

## Chamber music

Beethoven wrote 16 string quartets and numerous other forms of chamber music, including piano trios, string trios, and sonatas for violin and cello with piano, as well as works with wind instruments.

### String quartets

* String Quartet No. 1, F, Op. 18/1
* String Quartet No. 2, G, Op. 18/2
* String Quartet No. 3, D, Op. 18/3
* String Quartet No. 4, C minor, Op. 18/4
* String Quartet No. 5, A, Op. 18/5
* String Quartet No. 6, B♭, Op. 18/6
* String Quartet No. 7 ("Razumovsky"), F, Op. 59/1
* String Quartet No. 8 ("Razumovsky"), E minor, Op. 59/2
* String Quartet No. 9 ("Razumovsky"), C, Op. 59/3
* String Quartet No. 10 ("Harp"), E♭, Op. 74
* String Quartet No. 11 ("Serioso"), F minor, Op. 95
* String Quartet No. 12, E♭, Op. 127
* String Quartet No. 15, A minor, Op. 132
* String Quartet No. 13, B♭, Op. 130
* String Quartet No. 14, C♯ minor, Op. 131
* String Quartet No. 16, F, Op. 135

### Piano Trios

* Piano Trio No. 1, E♭, Op. 1/1
* Piano Trio No. 2, G, Op. 1/2
* Piano Trio No. 3, C minor, Op. 1/3

### Dances

* Twelve Contredanses for orchestra, WoO 14

## Solo piano music

In addition to the 32 celebrated sonatas, Beethoven's work for solo piano includes many one-movement pieces, more than twenty sets of variations, most unpublished in his lifetime or published without opus number, and over thirty bagatelles, including the well-known "Für Elise".

### Piano sonatas

* Three early Kurfürstensonatas, No. 1, E♭, WoO 47/1
* Three early Kurfürstensonatas, No. 2, F minor, WoO 47/2
* Three early Kurfürstensonatas, No. 3, D, WoO 47/3
* Piano Sonata No. 1, F minor, Op. 2/1
* Piano Sonata No. 2, A, Op. 2/2
* Piano Sonata No. 3, C, Op. 2/3
* Piano Sonata No. 4 ("Grand Sonata"), E♭, Op. 7
* Piano Sonata No. 5, C minor, Op. 10/1
* Piano Sonata No. 6, F, Op. 10/2
* Piano Sonata No. 7, D, Op. 10/3
* Piano Sonata No. 8 ("Pathetique"), C minor, Op. 13
* Piano Sonata No. 9, E, Op. 14/1
* Piano Sonata No. 10, G, Op. 14/2
* Piano Sonata No. 11, B♭, Op. 22
* Piano Sonata No. 12, A♭, Op. 26
* Piano Sonata No. 13 ("Quasi una fantasia"), E♭, Op. 27/1
* Piano Sonata No. 14 ("Moonlight"), C♯ minor, Op. 27/2
* Piano Sonata No. 15 ("Pastoral") D, Op. 28
* Piano Sonata No. 16, G, Op. 31/1
* Piano Sonata No. 17 ("Tempest"), D minor, Op. 31/2
* Piano Sonata No. 18 ("The Hunt"), E♭, Op. 31/3
* Piano Sonata No. 21 ("Waldstein"), C, Op. 53
* Piano Sonata No. 22, F, Op. 54
* Piano Sonata No. 23 ("Appassionata"), F minor, Op. 57

### Shorter piano pieces

* Für Elise (Bagatelle), A minor, WoO 59