LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN WORKS BY WoO NUMBER
Compiled by Gary D. Evans [last edit 3/20/2000]
|
WoO
|
TITLE - INFORMATION
|
DATE Begun | DATE Finished |
MISC. INFO
|
| 1 | Musik zu einem Ritterballett [including overture] | 1790 | 1791 | |
| 2 | 2 orch. pieces for Tarpeja: Triumphmarsch in C & Intro. to Act II in D | 1813 | ||
| 2a | Triumphal March in C for C. Kuffner's tragedy "Tarpeja" | 1813 | ||
| 3 | Gratulations Menuett in Eb | 1822 | To Karl Holz; written as tribute to Karl Hensler. 1st perf.11/3/1822 | |
| 4 | Piano Concerto in Eb | c 1784 | Only the piano part w/ orch. cues survives | |
| 5 | Concerto Movement in C for Violin | 1790 | 1792 | Ded.to Gerhard von Breuning |
| 6 | Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in Bb | 1793 | Was probably original finale to op.19 | |
| 7 | 12 Minuets in D, Bb, G, Eb, C, A, D, Bb, G, Eb, C, F | 1795 | comp. for Grand ball of the Gesellshaft der bildenden Künstler | |
| 8 | 12 German Dances in C, A, F, Bb, Eb, G, C, A, F, D, G, C | 1795 | ||
| 9 | 6 Minuets in Eb, G, C, F, D, G | 1795 | ||
| 10 | 6 Minuets in Eb, G, C, F, D, G | 1795 | ||
| 11 | 7 Ländler all in D | 1799 | ||
| 12 | * 12 Minuets | 1799 | * SPURIOUS: not Beethoven's - by brother Carl | |
| 13 | 12 German Dances in D, Bb, G, D, F, Bb, D, G, Eb, C, A, D | c1792-7 | ||
| 14 | 12 Contradanses in C, A, D, Bb, Eb, C, Eb, C, A, C, G, Eb | 1791-01 | ||
| 15 | 6 Ländler in D, D, D, d, D, D | 1802 | ||
| 16 | * 12 Ecossaises | * SPURIOUS, not Beethoven's | ||
| 17 | * Mödling Dances | * SPURIOUS, not Beethoven's - referred to by Schindler | ||
| 18 #1 | March for Military Music in F | 1809 | 1810 | To Archduke Anton; rev1810 and added Trio 1822 |
| 18 #2 | March for Military Music in F | 1810 | ||
| 19 | March in F | 6/1810 | added Trio in F 1822 | |
| 20 | March for Military Music in C | c1810? | added Trio in F 1822 | |
| 21 | Polonaise in D | 1810 | ||
| 22 | Ecossaise in D | 1810 | ||
| 23 | Ecossaise in G | c 1810 | ||
| 24 | March for Military Music in D | 6/1816 | ||
| 25 | Rondo in Eb | 1793 | ||
| 26 | Duet for Flutes Allegro & Minuet | 8/1792 | ||
| 27 #1-3 | 3 Duets for Clarinet & Bassoon #1 in C, #2 in F, #3 in Bb | 1010-15 | ||
| 28 | Var's for 2 oboes & horn in C, on "La' ci darem" (from Mozart's "Don Giovanni") | |||
| 29 | March in Bb | 1797-8 | [also considered chamber music with winds]. See Hess 107 | |
| 30 | 3 Equale for Trombones | 10/1812 | Written for Franz Glöggl, Kapellmeister at Linz Cathedral | |
| 31 | Fugue for Organ | c 1783 | ||
| 32 | Duet for Violin and Cello in Eb | 1796-7 | ||
| 33 | Five pieces for Count Deym's mechanical clock (including Adagio in F#1) | 1799 | ||
| 34 | Duet in A for 2 violins | 4/1822 | ||
| 35 | Duet in A for 2 violins [Untexted Canon] | 8/1825 | ||
| 36 | Three piano quartets in Eb, D, C | 1785 | ||
| 37 | Trio Concertante in G for Flute, Bassoon & Piano | 1786 | ||
| 38 | Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #8 in Eb | c 1791 | ||
| 39 | Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #8 in Bb Allegretto | 1812 | ||
| 40 | 12 Var's for Piano & Violin in F, (on "Se vuol ballare" frm Mozart's N. di Figaro) | 1793 | ||
| 41 | Rondo for pianoforte and violin in G | 1793-4 | ||
| 42 | 6 German Dances in F, D, F, A, D, G | 1796 | To "The two Countesses Thur" - Probably wife of Prince Lichnowsky (One of her 2 sisters was wife of Ct. Razumovsky; their mother was former patroness of Mozart and Haydn.) | |
| 43 #1 | Sonatina: Adagio for Mandolin in | 2-4/1796 | for Countess Josephine de Clarary in Prague | |
| 43 #2 | Adagio for Mandolin in Eb | 1796 | To Countess Josephine de Clarary | |
| 44 #1 | Andante & Variations for Mandolin in C | 2-4/1796 | for Countess Josephine de Clary in Prague | |
| 44 #2 | Andante & Variations for Mandolin in D | 2-4/1796 | for Countess Josephine de Clary in Prague | |
| 45 | 12 Var' for Cello & Piano in G (on a theme in Handel's "Judas Maccabeus") | 1796 | ||
| 46 | Var's for Cello & Piano in Eb (on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen" from Mozart's Magic Flute) | 1801 | ||
| 47 #1 | Pianoforte Sonata in Eb | 1782-3 | Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich; Pub. 10/14/83] | |
| 47 #2 | Pianoforte Sonata in f | 1782-3 | Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich; Pub. 10/14/83] | |
| 47 #3 | Pianoforte Sonata in D | 1782-3 | Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich; Pub. 10/14/83] | |
| 48 | Rondo for Piano in C | 1783 | ||
| 49 | Rondo for Piano in A | 1783 | ||
| 50 | 2 movements of a Sonata in F | 1790-2 | Ded to Franz Wegeler | |
| 51 | Easy Pianoforte Sonata in C, a fragment [portions lost] | 1791-2 | Ded Eleonore von Breuning | |
| 52 | Presto in c, Originally intended for Piano Sonata op. 10#1 | c1795 | rev 1798/1822 - originally intended for P.Sonata op10#1 | |
| 53 | Allegretto in c for piano | 1796-7 | ||
| 54 | "Lustig-traurig" in C | 1802 | ||
| 55 | Prelude in f | c1803 | ||
| 56 | Bagatelle in C for Piano (allegretto) | 1803 | ||
| 57 | Andante Favori (Andante for pianoforte in F) | 1803-4 | orig. middle movement of sonata, op.53 | |
| 58 | 2 Cadenzas, (on Mozart's Piano Concerto K466,mvmnts 1&3) | c 1809? | For pupil: Ferdinand Ries | |
| 59 | Für Elise | 1810 | ||
| 60 | Bagattelle in Bb | 1818 | ||
| 61 | Allegretto in b | 1821 | ||
| 61 a | Allegretto quasi andante in g | 1825 | Ded to Sarah Burneglage | |
| 62 | String quintet in C, unfinished | 1826-7 | ||
| 63 | 9 Var's for Piano in c, on March by Dressler | 1782 | FIRST PUBLISHED WORK Ded to Countess Wolf-Metternich | |
| 64 | 6 Variations for Harp or Piano in F, on a Swiss Song | 1791 | ||
| 65 | 24 Variations in D, on Arietta "Venni Amore" by Righini | 7-8/1791 | ||
| 66 | 13 Var's for Piano & Cello in A, on "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from Dittersdorf's Das rote Käppchen | 1792 | ||
| 67 | 8 Var's for Pianoforte duet in C on a theme comp. by Count von Waldstein | 1791-2 | pub'94 | |
| 68 | 12 Var's in C on "Menuett a la Vigano' from Haibel's ballet Le nozze disturbate | 1795 | ||
| 69 | 9 Var's in C, on "Quant' e' piu bello" by Paisiello's La molinara | 1795 | ||
| 70 | 6 Var's in G, on "Nel cor Piu non mi sento" from Paisiello's La molinara | 1795 | ||
| 71 | 12 Var's in A, on the Russian Dance in Paul Wranitzky's ballet "Das Waldmadchen" | 11/1796 | ||
| 72 | 8 Var's in C, on "Une fievre brulante' " by Grettry's Richard Coeur de Lion | c1795 | ||
| 73 | 10 Var's (Salieri) in B, on "La stessa la stessissima" by Salieri | 1799 | ||
| 74 | 6 Var's for Piano duet (Theme to opening stanza, Goethe's poem "Ich denke dein") | 1799-04 | ||
| 75 | 7 Var's in F, "Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen, from Winter's Das unterbrochene Opferfest | 1799 | ||
| 76 | 6 Var's in F, on "Tändeln und Scherzen" from Süsmayr's Soliman II | 1799 | ||
| 77 | 6 Var's in G, on an original Theme | 1800 | ||
| 78 | 7 Var's in C, on "God save the King" | 1803 | ||
| 79 | 5 Var's in D, "Rule Brittania" | 1803 | ||
| 80 | 32 Var's in c on an original theme | c11/1806 | ||
| 81 | Allemande in A | c 1793 | rev 1822 | |
| 82 | Minuet for Piano in Eb | 1803 | ||
| 83 | 6 Ecossaise all in Eb | c 1806 | ||
| 84 | Waltz for Piano in Eb | 1824 | ||
| 85 | Waltz for Piano in D | 1825 | ||
| 86 | Ecossaise for Piano in Eb | 1825 | ||
| 87 | Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II | 1790 | Joseph II died 2/20/1790 | |
| 88 | Cantata on the Elevation of Leopold II | 9-10/1790 | Leopold II elected emperor 9/30/1790 | |
| 89 | Prufung des Kussens | 1790 | ||
| 90 | Mit Madeln sich vertragen | 1790 | ||
| 91 | 2 arias: "O welch ein Leben" in F; "Soll ein Schuh nicht drünken?" in Bb | c 1795 | ||
| 92 | Soprano aria | c 1791 | ||
| 92 a | No, non Turbarti | early1802 | ||
| 93 | Duet "Nei giorni tuoi felici" for soprano and tenor with orchestra | 1802-3 | ** ? Solo | |
| 94 | Song, "Germania" bass w/chorus & orch.(for G.F.Treitschke's Singspiel "Die gute Nachright") | 1814 | ||
| 95 | Chorus w/ orchestra "Die verbundeten Fursten" | 1814 | ||
| 96 | Leonore Prohaska [Incidental music, written for drama by Duncker] | c 3/1815 | ||
| 97 | Song,"Es ist vollbracht" for bass voice,chorus&orch. (Treitschke's Singspiel Die Ehrenpforten) | 1815 | ||
| 98 | Song, Chorus w/ soprano solo and orch. For "Die Weihe des Hauses" | 1822 | ||
| 99 | Italian Partsong | 1801-2 | ||
| 100 | Lob auf den Dicken: Musikalischer Scherz | late 1801 | ||
| 101 | "Graf, Graf, liebster Schaf", musical joke | 1802 | ||
| 102 | Song, "Abschiedsgesang" for three male voices a cappella | 1814 | ||
| 103 | Un lieto brindisi: Cantata campestre | 6/1814 | ||
| 104 | Song, for three male voices. Song of the monks (Gesang der Mönche) in Schiller's Wilhelm Tell | 5/3/1817 | In memory of his friend Krumpholz who died the previous day. | |
| 105 | Song, "Hochzeitslied" Wedding song for tenor solo and chorus, w/ pianoforte acc. | 1/1819 | ||
| 106 | Song, "Lobkowitz-Kantate" | 4/1823 | ||
| 107 | Song, "Schilderung eines Mädchens" [Author?-Schildern, willst du Freund"] | ?1783 | ||
| 108 | Song, "An einen Säugling", [J.von Döhring-"Noch weisst du nicht wess Kind du bist"] | ?1784 | ||
| 109 | Song, "Trinklied" [Author?-"Erhebt das Glas"] | c 1792 | ||
| 110 | Song, "Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels" [Author?-"Stirb immerhin"] | c 1790 | ||
| 111 | Song, "Punschlied" [Author?-"Wer night, wenn warm"] | c 1791 | ||
| 112 | Song, "An Laura" (c.1792) [Friedrich von Matthisson] | ? | ||
| 113 | Song, "Klage" (c.1790) [L. Hölty-"Dein Silber schien durch Eichengrün"] | ? | ||
| 114 | Song, "Ein Selbstgespräch" (1792) [J.W.L. Gleim] | ? | ||
| 115 | Song, "An Minna" (c.1792) [Author?-"Nur bei dir, an deinem Herzen"] | ? | ||
| 116 | Song, "Que le temps me dure"(?"Moll und Dur") 2v. c,C [Jean-Jacques Rousseau] | early1794 | ||
| 117 | Song, "Der freie Mann" [G.C.Pfeffel-"Wer ist ein freier Mann?"] | 1792 | rev 1794 | |
| 118 | Song, "Seufzer eines Ungeliebten; Gegenliebe", [Gottfried August Bürger-"Hast du nicht Liebe zugemessen"; "Wüsst ich, dass du mich lieb" | 1794-5 | (Gegenliebe melody later in Choral Fant. op. 80) | |
| 119 | Song, "O care selve" [Pietro Metastasio] | c 1794 | ||
| 120 | Song, "Pour Madame Weissenthurn" [Author?-"Man strebt die Flamme zu verhehlen"] | c 1802 | ||
| 121 | Song, "Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger"[von Friedelberg-"Keine Klage soll erschallen"] | c 1798 | ||
| 122 | Song, "Kriegslied der Osterreicher" [von Friedelberg-'Ein grosses deutches Volk] | 1797 | ||
| 123 | Song, "Zärltliche Liebe" [Karl Friedrich Herrosee-"Ich liebe dich"] | c 1795 | ||
| 124 | Song, "La partenza" [Pietro Metastasio-"Ecco quel fiero istante] | 1795-6 | ||
| 125 | Song, "La tiranna" [William Wennington-"Ah grief to think"] | 1798-9 | (1st attempt at Eng.text) | |
| 126 | Song, "Opferlied" [Friedrich von Matthisson] | 1794-5 | rev 1801-2 | |
| 127 | Song, "Neue Liebe, neues Leben" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe] | 1798-9 | ||
| 128 | Song, "Plaisir d'aimer, [Author ?] | 1798-9 | ||
| 129 | Song, "Der Wachtelschlag" [S.F. Sauter-"Ach, mir schallt's dorten] Arr of Bundeslied (op. 122) for 2 soloists and piano, Hess 92 (Pub. 1825) | 1803 | ||
| 130 | Song, "Gedenke mein" [Author?] | c1819-20 | ||
| 131 | Song, "Erlkönig" [unfinished] | 1794-6 | ||
| 132 | Song, "Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte" [Stephan von Bruening, based on French text | 1806 | ||
| 133 | Song, "In questa tomba oscura" [Giuseppe Cargani] | 1806-7 | ||
| 134 | Song, "Sehnsucht" [4 settings], [J.W. von Goethe-"Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt"] by Hoffmann-"Der Hoffnung letzter Schimmer sinkt dahin"] | early1808 | Early #2 sketch is on display at the Ira Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies in S.Jose | |
| 135 | Song, "Die laute Klage" [Johann Gottfried Herder-"Turteltaube, du klagest so laut"] | c1815? | ||
| 136 | Song, "Andenken" [Friedrich von Matthisson] | 1808 | ||
| 137 | Song, "Lied aus der Ferne" [Christian Ludwig Reissig] | 1809 | ||
| 138 | Song, "Der Jüngling in der Fremde" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Der Frühling entblühet"] | 1809 | ||
| 139 | Song, "Der Liebende" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Welch ein wunderbares Leben'] | 1809 | ||
| 140 | Song, "An die Geliebte" 2nd ver ("O dass ich dir vom stillen Auge") | 12/1811 | rev 1814 | |
| 141 | Song, "Der Gesang der Nachtigall" [Johann Gottfried Herder-"Höre, die Nachtigall singt"] | 5/1813 | ||
| 142 | Song, "Der Bardengeist" [Franz Rudolph Hermann-"Dort auf dem hohen Felsen"] | 11/1813 | ||
| 143 | Song, "Der Kriegers Abschied" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Ich Zieh' ins Feld"] | late1814 | ||
| 144 | Song, "Merkenstein" [Johann Baptist Rupprecht] | 1814 | ||
| 145 | Song, "Das Geheimnis" [Ignaz von Wessenberg-"Wo blüht das Blümchen"] | 1815 | ||
| 146 | Song, "Sehnsucht" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Die stille Nacht umdunkelt"] | early1816 | ||
| 147 | Song, "Ruf vom Berge" [Friedrich Treitschke-"Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär"] | 12/1816 | ||
| 148 | Song, "So oder so" [Carl Lappe-"Nord oder Süd] | early1817 | ||
| 149 | Song, "Resignation" [Paul von Haugwitz-"Lisch aus, mein Licht] | c1814 | early1817 | early sketches c.1814 |
| 150 | Song, "Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel" [Heinrich Goeble"Wenn die Sonne nieder sinket"] | 1820 | ||
| 151 | Song, "Der edle Mensch sei hilfreich und gut" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe] | 1/1823 | ||
| 152 | 25 Irish songs | 1814 | Pub. 1814 | |
| 153 | 20 Irish songs | 1814 | Pub. 1816 | |
| 154 | 12 Irish songs | 1816 | Pub. 1816 | |
| 155 | 26 Welsh songs | 1817 | Pub. 1817 | |
| 156 | 12 Scottish songs | ? | Pub. #1:1822, #2-4,8,9,12:1824-5, #5,6:1839, #7,10,11:1841 | |
| 157 | 12 Assorted folksongs | ? | Pub. #2,6,8,11:1816, #3:1822, #5:1824-5, #1:1839 | |
| 158 #1 | 23 Continental folksongs | ? | ||
| 158 #2 | 7 British folksongs | ? | ||
| 158 #3 | 6 Assorted folksongs | ? | ||
| 159 | "Im Arm der Liebe" | c 1795 | ||
| 160 | Two Canons, untexted, in G and C | c 1795 | ||
| 161 | "Ewig dein" | c 1811? | ||
| 162 | "Ta ta ta", four-part canon; Spurious - written by Anton Schindler | 1812 | ||
| 163 | "Kurz ist der Schmerz", For Johann Friedrich Naue | 11/1813 | ||
| 164 | "Freundschaft ist die Quelle" | 9/1814 | ||
| 165 | "Glück zum neuen Jahr", for Baron von Pasqualati | 1/1815 | ||
| 166 | "Kurz ist der Schmerz", for Louis Spohr | 3/1815 | ||
| 167 | "Brauchle, Linke", three-part canon | c 1815 | ||
| 168 | "Das Schweigen", "Das Reden", two farewell canons for Neate leaving for London | 1/24/1816 | ||
| 169 | "Ich küsse Sie", two-part canon | 1/1816 | ||
| 170 | "Ars longa, vita brevis" For Johann Nepomuk Hummel | 4/1816 | ||
| 171 | "Glück fehl' dir vor allem" For Anna Giannatasio del Rio | 1817 | ||
| 172 | "Ich bitt' dich" For Vincent Hauschka | c 1818? | ||
| 173 | "Hol' euch der Teufel" (puzzle cannon) for Sigmund Anton Steiner | Sum 1819 | ||
| 174 | "Glaube und hoffe" for Moritz Schlesinger [not strictly a cannon] | 9/1819 | ||
| 175 | "Sankt Petrus war ein Fels", canon | c 1820 | ||
| 176 | "Glück, Glück zum neuen Jahr", three-part canon | 12/1819 | ||
| 177 | "Bester Magistrat" | c 1820 | ||
| 178 | "Signor Abate" for Abbe' Stadler? | c 1820? | ||
| 179 | "Alles Gute" for Archduke Rudolph | 12/1819 | ||
| 180 | "Hoffman, sei ja kein Hofmann", two-part canon | 3/1820 | ||
| 181 | Three canons: "Gedenket heute"; "Gehabt euch"; "Tugend ist" | 1819-20 | ||
| 182 | "O Tobias!", three-part canon | 9/1821 | ||
| 183 | "Bester Herr Graf, Sie sind ein Schaf!", 4-part canon, musical joke | 2/20/1823 | ||
| 184 | "Falstafferel, lass' dich sehen", five-part canon | 4/1823 | ||
| 185 | "Edel sei der Mensch", six-part canon (2 versions in E and Eb) | c 5/1823 | ||
| 186 | "Te solo adoro", two-part canon | 6/1824 | ||
| 187 | "Schwenke dich", four-part canon | 11/1824 | ||
| 188 | "Gott ist eine feste Burg" | 1/1825 | ||
| 189 | "Doktor, sperrt das Tor", four-part canon | 5/1825 | ||
| 190 | "Ich war hier, Doktor", two-part canon | 6/1825 | ||
| 191 | "Kühl, nicht lau", three-part canon | 11/1825 | ||
| 192 | "Ars longa, vita brevis" (puzzle cannon) for Sir George Smart | 11/1825 | ||
| 193 | "Ars longa, vita brevis" (puzzle cannon) | ?1825 | ||
| 194 | "Si non per portas", canon | 9/1825 | ||
| 195 | "Freu' dich des Lebens" for Theodor Molt | 12/1825 | ||
| 196 | "Es muss sein" for Ignaz Dembscher | c 7/1826 | ||
| 197 | "Da ist das Werk" | 9/1826 | ||
| 198 | "Wir irren allesamt", two-part canon | 12/1826 | ||
| 199 | "Ich bin der Herr von zu", musical quip [Intended for Archduke Rudolph] | 1814 | ||
| 200 | "Theme for variations, "O Hoffnung" [Theme for Archduke Rudolph who cmp. 40 var's.] | 1818 | ||
| 201 | "Ich bin bereit! Amen", set to music [In a letter to Vincenz Hauschka - letter 903] | 1818 | ||
| 202 | "Das Schöne zu dem Guten", set to music [Musical motto] | 1823 | ||
| 203 | "Das Schöne zu dem Guten", set to music [Musical motto, puzzle cannon] | 1825 | ||
| 204 | "Holz, Holz geigt die Quartette so" [Musical joke in conversation book of September 1825] | 1825 | ||
| 205 a | "Baron, Baron, Baron", musical quip [In letter Zmeskall, Letter 29] | c 1798 | ||
| 205 b | "Allein, allein, allein", musical quip [To Count Lichnowsky, Letter 498] | 1814 | ||
| 205 c | "O Adjutant", musical quip [To Haslinger, Letter 742] | 1817 | ||
| 205 d | "Wo? Wo?", musical quip [To Nanette Streicher Letter 789 or 792] | 1817 | ||
| 205 e | "Erfüllung, Erfüllung", set to music [To Archduke Rudolph, Letter 948] | 1819 | ||
| 205 f | "Scheut euch nicht", set to music [To Treitschke, Letter 1068] | c 1821 | ||
| 205 g | "Tobias! Paternostergassler", set to music [To Haslinger, Letter 1312] | 1824 | ||
| 205 h | "Tobias, Tobias", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1365] | 1824 | ||
| 205 i | "Bester Tobias", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1534] | 1825 | ||
| 205 k | "Erster aller Tobiasse", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1536] | 1826 |