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BEETHOVEN'S WORKS BY WoO NUMBER

Compiled by Gary D. Evans


Last Updated: March 24, 2019 6:57 PM

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1
Musik zu einem Ritterballett [including overture] [play mp3 here: unheard beethoven site]
2
2 orch. pieces for Tarpeja: Triumphmarsch in C & Intro. to Act II in D
 
2a
Triumphal March in C for C. Kuffner's tragedy "Tarpeja"
 
3
Gratulations Menuett in Eb
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 Ded.to Gerhard von Breuning
6
Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in Bb
Was probably original finale to op.19
7
12 Minuets in D, Bb, G, Eb, C, A, D, Bb, G, Eb, C, F
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
 
9
6 Minuets in Eb, G, C, F, D, G
 
10
6 Minuets in Eb, G, C, F, D, G
 
11
7 Ländler all in D
 
12
* 12 Minuets
* SPURIOUS: not Beethoven's - by brother Carl
13
12 German Dances in D, Bb, G, D, F, Bb, D, G, Eb, C, A, D
c. 1792
 
14
12 Contradanses in C, A, D, Bb, Eb, C, Eb, C, A, C, G, Eb  
15
6 Ländler in D, D, D, d, D, D
 
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 To Archduke Anton; rev1810 and added Trio 1822
18 #2
March for Military Music in F
 
19
March in F
added Trio in F 1822
20
March for Military Music in C
c. 1810?
added Trio in F 1822
21
Polonaise in D
 
22
Ecossaise in D
 
23
Ecossaise in G
c. 1810
 
24
March for Military Music in D
 
25
Rondo in Eb
 
26
Duet for Flutes Allegro & Minuet
 
27 #1-3
3 Duets for Clarinet & Bassoon #1 in C, #2 in F, #3 in Bb  
28
Var's for 2 oboes & horn in C, on "La' ci darem" (from Mozart's "Don Giovanni")
 
29
March in Bb [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  
33
Five pieces for Count Deym's mechanical clock (including Adagio in F#1)
 
34
Duet in A for 2 violins
 
35
Duet in A for 2 violins [Untexted Canon]
 
36
Three piano quartets in Eb, D, C
 
37
Trio Concertante in G for Flute, Bassoon & Piano
 
38
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #8 in Eb
c. 1791
 
39
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #8 in Bb Allegretto
 
40
12 Var's for Piano & Violin in F, (on "Se vuol ballare" frm Mozart's N. di Figaro)
 
41
Rondo for pianoforte and violin in G  
42
6 German Dances in F, D, F, A, D, G
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 for Countess Josephine de Clarary in Prague
43 #2
Adagio for Mandolin in Eb
To Countess Josephine de Clarary
44 #1
Andante & Variations for Mandolin in C for Countess Josephine de Clary in Prague
44 #2
Andante & Variations for Mandolin in D for Countess Josephine de Clary in Prague
45
12 Var' for Cello & Piano in G (on a theme in Handel's "Judas Maccabeus")
 
46
Var's for Cello & Piano in Eb (on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen" from Mozart's Magic Flute)
 
47 #1
Pianoforte Sonata in Eb Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich; Pub. 10/14/83]
47 #2
Pianoforte Sonata in f Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich; Pub. 10/14/83]
47 #3
Pianoforte Sonata in D Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich; Pub. 10/14/83]
48
Rondo for Piano in C
 
49
Rondo for Piano in A
 
50
2 movements of a Sonata in F Ded to Franz Wegeler
51
Easy Pianoforte Sonata in C, a fragment [portions lost] Ded Eleonore von Breuning
52
Presto in c, Originally intended for Piano Sonata op. 10#1
c. 1795
rev 1798/1822 - originally intended for P.Sonata op10#1
53
Allegretto in c for piano  
54
"Lustig-traurig" in C
 
55
Prelude in f
c. 1803
 
56
Bagatelle in C for Piano (allegretto)
 
57
Andante Favori (Andante for pianoforte in F) 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
 
60
Bagattelle in Bb
 
61
Allegretto in b
 
61 a
Allegretto quasi andante in g
Ded to Sarah Burneglage
62
String quintet in C, unfinished  
63
9 Var's for Piano in c, on March by Dressler
FIRST PUBLISHED WORK Ded to Countess Wolf-Metternich
64
6 Variations for Harp or Piano in F, on a Swiss Song
 
65
24 Variations in D, on Arietta "Venni Amore" by Righini  
66
13 Var's for Piano & Cello in A, on "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from Dittersdorf's Das rote Käppchen
 
67
8 Var's for Pianoforte duet in C on a theme comp. by Count von Waldstein pub'94
68
12 Var's in C on "Menuett a la Vigano' from Haibel's ballet Le nozze disturbate
 
69
9 Var's in C, on "Quant' e' piu bello" by Paisiello's La molinara
 
70
6 Var's in G, on "Nel cor Piu non mi sento" from Paisiello's La molinara
 
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
c. 1795
 
73
10 Var's (Salieri) in B, on "La stessa la stessissima" by Salieri
 
74
6 Var's for Piano duet (Theme to opening stanza, Goethe's poem "Ich denke dein")  
75
7 Var's in F, "Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen, from Winter's Das unterbrochene Opferfest
 
76
6 Var's in F, on "Tändeln und Scherzen" from Süsmayr's Soliman II
 
77
6 Var's in G, on an original Theme
 
78
7 Var's in C, on "God save the King"
 
79
5 Var's in D, "Rule Brittania"
 
80
32 Var's in c on an original theme
c. 11/1806
 
81
Allemande in A
c. 1793
rev 1822
82
Minuet for Piano in Eb
 
83
6 Ecossaise all in Eb
c. 1806
 
84
Waltz for Piano in Eb
 
85
Waltz for Piano in D
 
86
Ecossaise for Piano in Eb
 
87
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II
Joseph II died 2/20/1790
88
Cantata on the Elevation of Leopold II
10/1790
Leopold II elected emperor 9/30/1790
89
Prufung des Kussens
 
90
Mit Madeln sich vertragen
 
91
2 arias: "O welch ein Leben" in F; "Soll ein Schuh nicht drünken?" in Bb
c. 1795
 
92
Soprano aria
 
92 a
No, non Turbarti
early 1802
 
93
Duet "Nei giorni tuoi felici" for soprano and tenor with orchestra ** ? Solo
94
Song, "Germania" bass w/chorus & orch.(for G.F.Treitschke's Singspiel "Die gute Nachright")
 
95
Chorus w/ orchestra "Die verbundeten Fursten"
 
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)
 
98
Song, Chorus w/ soprano solo and orch. For "Die Weihe des Hauses"
 
99
Italian Partsong  
100
Lob auf den Dicken: Musikalischer Scherz
late 1801
 
101
"Graf, Graf, liebster Schaf", musical joke
 
102
Song, "Abschiedsgesang" for three male voices a cappella
 
103
Un lieto brindisi: Cantata campestre
 
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.
 
106
Song, "Lobkowitz-Kantate"
 
107
Song, "Schilderung eines Mädchens" [Author?-Schildern, willst du Freund"]
 
108
Song, "An einen Säugling", [J.von Döhring-"Noch weisst du nicht wess Kind du bist"]
 
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]
early 1794
 
117
Song, "Der freie Mann" [G.C.Pfeffel-"Wer ist ein freier Mann?"]
rev 1794
118
Song, "Seufzer eines Ungeliebten; Gegenliebe", [Gottfried August Bürger-"Hast du nicht Liebe zugemessen"; "Wüsst ich, dass du mich lieb" (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"]
 
122
Song, "Kriegslied der Osterreicher" [von Friedelberg-'Ein grosses deutches Volk]
 
123
Song, "Zärltliche Liebe" [Karl Friedrich Herrosee-"Ich liebe dich"]
c. 1795
 
124
Song, "La partenza" [Pietro Metastasio-"Ecco quel fiero istante]  
125
Song, "La tiranna" [William Wennington-"Ah grief to think"] (1st attempt at Eng.text)
126
Song, "Opferlied" [Friedrich von Matthisson] rev 1801-2
127
Song, "Neue Liebe, neues Leben" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]  
128
Song, "Plaisir d'aimer, [Author ?]  
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)
 
130
Song, "Gedenke mein" [Author?]
c. 1819
 
131
Song, "Erlkönig" [unfinished]  
132
Song, "Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte" [Stephan von Bruening, based on French text
 
133
Song, "In questa tomba oscura" [Giuseppe Cargani]  
134
Song, "Sehnsucht" [4 settings], [J.W. von Goethe-"Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt"] by Hoffmann-"Der Hoffnung letzter Schimmer sinkt dahin"]
early 1808
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"]
c. 1815?
 
136
Song, "Andenken" [Friedrich von Matthisson]
 
137
Song, "Lied aus der Ferne" [Christian Ludwig Reissig]
 
138
Song, "Der Jüngling in der Fremde" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Der Frühling entblühet"]
 
139
Song, "Der Liebende" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Welch ein wunderbares Leben']
 
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"]
 
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"]
late 1814
 
144
Song, "Merkenstein" [Johann Baptist Rupprecht]
 
145
Song, "Das Geheimnis" [Ignaz von Wessenberg-"Wo blüht das Blümchen"]
 
146
Song, "Sehnsucht" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Die stille Nacht umdunkelt"]
early 1816
 
147
Song, "Ruf vom Berge" [Friedrich Treitschke-"Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär"]
12/1816
 
148
Song, "So oder so" [Carl Lappe-"Nord oder Süd]
early 1817
 
149
Song, "Resignation" [Paul von Haugwitz-"Lisch aus, mein Licht]
c. 1814
early 1817
early sketches c.1814
150
Song, "Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel" [Heinrich Goeble"Wenn die Sonne nieder sinket"]
 
151
Song, "Der edle Mensch sei hilfreich und gut" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
 
152
25 Irish songs
Pub. 1814
153
20 Irish songs
Pub. 1816
154
12 Irish songs
Pub. 1816
155
26 Welsh songs
Pub. 1817
156
12 Scottish songs
(? Date)
Pub. #1:1822, #2-4,8,9,12:1824-5, #5,6:1839, #7,10,11: 1841
157
12 Assorted folksongs
(? Date)
Pub. #2,6,8,11:1816, #3:1822, #5:1824-5, #1: 1839
158 #1
23 Continental folksongs
(? Date)
 
158 #2
7 British folksongs
(? Date)
 
158 #3
6 Assorted folksongs
(? Date)
 
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
 
163
"Kurz ist der Schmerz", For Johann Friedrich Naue
11/1813
 
164
"Freundschaft ist die Quelle"
 
165
"Glück zum neuen Jahr", for Baron von Pasqualati
 
166
"Kurz ist der Schmerz", for Louis Spohr
 
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
 
170
"Ars longa, vita brevis" For Johann Nepomuk Hummel
 
171
"Glück fehl' dir vor allem" For Anna Giannatasio del Rio
 
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]
 
175
"Sankt Petrus war ein Fels", canon
c. 1820
 
176
"Glück, Glück zum neuen Jahr", three-part canon
12/1820
 
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
 
181
Three canons: "Gedenket heute"; "Gehabt euch"; "Tugend ist"  
182
"O Tobias!", three-part canon
 
183
"Bester Herr Graf, Sie sind ein Schaf!", 4-part canon, musical joke
2/20/1823
 
184
"Falstafferel, lass' dich sehen", five-part canon
 
185
"Edel sei der Mensch", six-part canon (2 versions in E and Eb)
c. 5/1823
 
186
"Te solo adoro", two-part canon
 
187
"Schwenke dich", four-part canon
11/1824
 
188
"Gott ist eine feste Burg"
 
189
"Doktor, sperrt das Tor", four-part canon
 
190
"Ich war hier, Doktor", two-part canon
 
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)
 
194
"Si non per portas", canon
 
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"
 
198
"Wir irren allesamt", two-part canon
12/1826
 
199
"Ich bin der Herr von zu", musical quip [Intended for Archduke Rudolph]
 
200
"Theme for variations, "O Hoffnung" [Theme for Archduke Rudolph who cmp. 40 var's.]
 
201
"Ich bin bereit! Amen", set to music [In a letter to Vincenz Hauschka - letter 903]
 
202
"Das Schöne zu dem Guten", set to music [Musical motto]
 
203
"Das Schöne zu dem Guten", set to music [Musical motto, puzzle cannon]
 
204
"Holz, Holz geigt die Quartette so" [Musical joke in conversation book of September 1825]
 
205 a
"Baron, Baron, Baron", musical quip [In letter Zmeskall, Letter 29]
c. 1798
to Beethoven's friend Nikolaus von Zmeskall, in a letter dating from 1798 or 1799. The three inital phrases appear as separate chunks; we present them here both separately and together.(see: unheard beethoven)
205 b
"Allein, allein, allein", musical quip [To Count Lichnowsky, Letter 498]
(Alone, alone, alone however. Be silent!!), in a letter to Count Moritz Lichnowsky of September 21, 1814. Presented here worked out as a two-part canon.(see: unheard beethoven)
205 c
"O Adjutant", musical quip [To Haslinger, Letter 742]
to Tobias Haslinger in a letter of January 1817. Haslinger worked at Steiner's publishing company from 1810, and took it over in 1826. Beethoven liked to address Steiner as the Lieutenant General and Haslinger as the Adjutant-General, with Beethoven as Generalissimo of their imaginary musical army.(see: unheard beethoven)
205 d
"Wo? Wo?", musical quip [To Nanette Streicher Letter 789 or 792]
"Where? Where?" to Frau Nanette Streicher in a letter of July 30, 1817. Frau Streicher was the daughter of a famous piano maker; Beethoven in his later life depended much upon her for domestic advice and assistance and for help in dealing with his nephew Karl. At the close of this letter, Beethoven writes: "Wo sind meine Bettdecken?" (Where are my blankets?), in response to which the musical fragment follows. (see: unheard beethoven)
205 e
"Erfüllung, Erfüllung", set to music [To Archduke Rudolph, Letter 948]
"Fulfillment, fulfillment" in letter to Archduke Rudolph referring to the Archduke's appointment as Prince-Archbishop of Olmuetz.(see: unheard beethoven)
205 f
"Scheut euch nicht", set to music [To Treitschke, Letter 1068]
A canon to Friedrich von Treitschke with the second and third voices a third lower, creating ambiguity (unclear whether in F major or D minor). (see: unheard beethoven)
205 g
"Tobias! Paternostergassler", set to music [To Haslinger, Letter 1312]
"Tobias! Our Father Alley. Tobias! Our-Father-Alley-Dweller, beerhouse-ddwelling musical Philistine!" (Parody on liturgical practice in the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches of a priest reciting a text on a single note, moving up a second on the penultimate note then back again. (see: unheard beethoven)
205 h
"Tobias, Tobias", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1365]
(mp3-unheard Beethoven) To Haslinger
205 i
"Bester Tobias", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1534]
(mp3-unheard Beethoven) "My dear To[bias] - in an Oct. letter to Haslinger letter reads "There is no time today for the remaining consonating and voweling.
205 k
"Erster aller Tobiasse", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1536]
"First above all, Tobias" in an Oct. 13th letter to Haslinger. (see: unheard beethoven)