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BEETHOVEN'S WORKS BY DATE COMPLETED

Compiled by Gary D. Evans

Last Updated: March 24, 2019 4:28 PM

ID#
TITLE / INFORMATION
DATE
Completed
MISC. INFO
 
1782 - Age 12
WoO 63 9 Variations for Piano in c on March by Dressler; 1st pub. Wk. Ded:Countess Wolf-Metternich
 
1783 - Age 13
WoO 31 Fugue for Organ
c. 1783
 
WoO 47#1 Pianoforte Sonata in Eb [Published 10/14/83] Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich
WoO 47#2 Pianoforte Sonata in f Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich
WoO 47#3 Pianoforte Sonata in D Ded Archbishop Maximilian Friedrich
WoO 48 Rondo for Piano in C  
WoO 49 Rondo for Piano in A  
 
1784 - Age 14
WoO 108 Song, "An einen Säugling" [J.von Döhring-"Noch weisst du nicht wess Kind du bist"]
 
1785 - Age 15
WoO 36 Three piano quartets in Eb, D, C  
 
1786 - Age 16
Hess 13 Romance for flute, bassoon, piano and orchestra in e  
WoO 37
Trio Concertante in G for Flute, Bassoon & Piano,  
 
1787 - Age 17
Op 19 2nd piano conc. in Bb Early version. Beethoven felt not of best quality.
 
1788 - Age 18
       
 
1789 - Age 19
Op 39 Preludes for Organ or Piano through all 12 major keys #1 and #2 in C
c. 1789
Published 1803
 
1790 - Age 20
Anh 4
Sonata in Bb for Flute Possibly spurious. Found w/ Beethoven's papers in another hand.
Hess 63 Kaplied, by Schubart, arranged by Beethoven  
WoO 87 Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II [Joseph II died 2/20/1790]
WoO 89 Prufung des Kussens  
WoO 90 Mit Madeln sich vertragen  
WoO 113 Song, "Klage"
c. 1790
[L. Hölty-"Dein Silber schien durch Eichengrün"]
WoO 110 Song, "Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels"
c. 1790
[Author?-"Stirb immerhin"]
WoO 88 Cantata on the Elevation of Leopold II
10/1790
[Leopold II elected emperor 9/30/1790] ??? Cantata Un lieto brindisi, written for name-day of Giovanni Malfatti (St. John's Day) (6/1814).
 
1791 - Age 21
Hess 89 Piano arrangement of Ritterballett (WoO 1)  
WoO 1 Musik zu einem Ritterballett 1. March 5 War Dance 2. German Song 6. Drinking Song 3. Hunting Song 7. German Song 4. Love Song 8. Coda op. 43, Ballet: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), (1800-1) Overture in C Introduction: La Tempesta 1. Poco adagio - Allegro con brio 9. Adagio 2. Adagio - Allegro con brio 10. Pastorale 3. Allegro vivace 11. Andante 4. Maestoso - Andante 12. Solo de Gioja 5. Adagio - Andante quasi Allegretto 13. Allegro 6. Un poco Adagio - Allegro 14. Solo della Cassentini 7. Grave 15. Solo di Vigano 8. Allegro con Brio 16. Finale
WoO 64 6 Variations for Harp or Piano in F on a Swiss Song
WoO 65 24 Variations in D on Arietta "Venni Amore" by Righini
WoO 92 Soprano aria
c. 1791
 
WoO 111 Song, "Punschlied"
c. 1791
[Author?-"Wer night, wenn warm"]
 
1792 - Age 22
WoO 115 Song, "An Minna"
c. 1792
[Author?-"Nur bei dir, an deinem Herzen"]
WoO 109 Song, "Trinklied"
c. 1792
[Author?-"Erhebt das Glas"]
WoO 66 13 Variations for Piano and Cello in A on "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from Dittersdorf's Das rote Käppchen
WoO 67 8 Variations for Pianoforte duet in C on a theme comp. by Count von Waldstein; published 1794
Hess 48
Allegretto in Eb for Piano, Cello, and Violin  
Op 44
Trio for Piano, #9 in Eb (14 variations)
c. 1792
 
Hess 46
Violin Sonata in A fragments (mp3 here)
WoO 26
Duet for Flutes, Allegro & Minuet  
Op 103
Octet for Winds in Eb
11/1792
Written in Bonn then rev. in Vienna 1793. Later recomposed as op 4
WoO 50 2 movements of a Sonata in F Ded to Franz Wegeler
Hess 88 Piano arrangement of Minuet in Ab (Hess 33) for string quartet  
Hess 144 Feuerfarb, earlier version of op 52 #2  
Hess 33 Minuet in Ab  
WoO 112 Song, "An Laura"
c. 1792
[Friedrich von Matthisson]
WoO 114 Song, "Ein Selbstgespräch" [J.W.L. Gleim]
Anh. 5
2 Sonatinas in G Probably spurious
 
1793 - Age 23
WoO 51 Easy Pianoforte Sonata in C, a fragment [portions lost] Ded Eleonore von Breuning
WoO 25
Rondo in Eb  
Hess 12
Oboe Concerto in F  
Hess 19
Quintet in Eb  
Hess 60 Draft in A for Piano  
Hess 233 ~300 simple contrapuntal exercises on cantus firmi  
Hess 298 Symphony in C minor  
WoO 6 Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in Bb [Was probably original finale to op.19]
WoO 4 Piano Concerto in Eb Only piano part w/ orch. cues survive) (Ded. to Eleonore von Breuning in 1793. In his letter to her 1793 he explained that he had added trills to make the piece difficult to play for competing Viennese pianists. Quoting from Wegeler p55-6: "The trill is continued over several bars with changing fingering while the 3 other fingers are also occupied at the same time. The fingering
WoO 40 12 Variations for Piano & Violin in F on "Se vuol ballare" from Mozart's N. di Figaro
WoO 81 Allemande in A
c. 1793
revised 1822
 
1794 - Age 24
Hess 146 Der freie Mann, earlier version  
WoO 116 Song, "Que le temps me dure"
early 1794
(?"Moll und Dur") 2v. c,C [Jean-Jacques Rousseau]
WoO 117 Song, "Der freie Mann" Written 1792, revised 1794 [G.C.Pfeffel-"Wer ist ein freier Mann?"]
WoO 119 Song, "O care selve"
c. 1794
[Pietro Metastasio]
Op 1 #1
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #1 in Eb  
Op 1 #2
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #2 in G  
Op 1 #3
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #3 in c  
WoO 41
Rondo for pianoforte and violin in G  
 
1795 - Age 25
WoO 68 12 Variations in C on "Menuett a la Vigano' from Haibel's ballet Le nozze disturbate
WoO 69 9 Variations in C on "Quant' e' piu bello" by Paisiello's La molinara
WoO 70 6 Variations in G on "Nel cor Piu non mi sento" from Paisiello's La molinara
Hess 14 Piano Concerto - 1st movement in Bb - fragment (mp3 here)
Hess 29
Prelude and Fugue in e for 2 violins and cello  
Hess 100 Piano versions of WoO 8  
Hess 137 Song, "Ich wiege dich in meinem Arm"
c.1795?
[Author?] lost (ref. to by Beethoven 1822, in a price list for possible publ.
WoO 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)
WoO 123 Song, "Zärltliche Liebe"
c. 1795
[Karl Friedrich Herrosee-"Ich liebe dich"]
Hess 232 E pur fra le tempeste, Tenor Melody  
Hess 233
~300 simple contrapuntal exercises on cantus firmi  
Hess 234
~125 exercises in strict counterpoint  
Hess 235
26 free exercises  
Hess 236
18 simple 2 part fugues (strict)  
Hess 237
7 simple 3 part figures (strict)  
Hess 238
9 simple 4 part figures (strict)  
Hess 239
3 chorale fugues  
Hess 240
4 2-part exercises in double counterpoint  
Hess 241
21 exercises in double counterpoint  
Hess 242
6 exercises in double counterpoint  
Hess 243
5 4-part fugues in double counterpoint  
Hess 244
2 4-part triple fugues  
Hess 245
Fragment of a fugue in d for string quartet  
Hess 246
Double fugue in F for 4-part choir  
Op 87
Trio for Winds in C
c. 1795
 
Hess 30
Prelude & Fugue in F & C for 2 violins, 1 viola and 1 cello  
Hess 31 Prelude and Fugue in C (mp3 here)  
Op 3
String Trios in E  
Op 129 Rondo a capriccio G, "Die Wut über den verlorenen Groschen" not completed
WoO 72 8 Variations in C
c. 1795
on "Une fievre brulante' " by Grettry's Richard Coeur de Lion
Op 4
Quintet for Strings in Eb Recomposition of Octet op. 103
WoO 28 Variations for 2 oboes & horn in C, on "La' ci darem" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni"
c. 1795
 
Hess 64 Fugue in C  
WoO 52 Presto in c
c. 1795
revised 1798 and 1822; Originally intended for Piano Sonata
WoO 91 2 arias in Bb
c. 1795
"O welch ein Leben" in F; "Soll ein Schuh nicht drünken?"
Op 81b
Sextet for Horns and Strings in Eb  
WoO 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]
WoO 8 12 German Dances in C, A, F, Bb, Eb, G, C, A, F, D, G, C  
WoO 9 6 Minuets in Eb, G, C, F, D, G  
WoO 10 6 Minuets in Eb, G, C, F, D, G  
WoO 159 "Im Arm der Liebe"
c. 1795
 
WoO 160 Two Canons, untexted, in G and C
c. 1795
 
 
1796 - Age 26
Anh. 6
Rondo in Bb Probably spurious
Hess 69 Allegreeto in c  
Hess 79 Sketches and Fragments for Cadenza to Piano Concerto op 19  
Hess 145 Opferlied, 1st version  
Hess 150 Heidenroeslein, for voice and piano - sketch  
WoO 124 Song, "La partenza" [Pietro Metastasio-"Ecco quel fiero istante]
WoO 12
12 Minuets spurious, not Beethoven's - by brother Carl
WoO 16
12 Ecossaises, spurious, not Beethoven's Probably spurious
WoO 131 Song, "Erlkönig" [unfinished]
Op 65 Scena and aria (for soprano voice and orchestra) "Ah! perfido"
Op 46 Song, "Adelaide"
c. 11/1796
[Friedrich von Matthisson]
WoO 42 6 German Dances in F, D, F, A, D, G Ded. To "The two Countesses Thur" - Probably wife of Prince Lichnowsky and one of her 2 sisters was wife of Count Razumovsky and their mother was former patroness of Mozart and Haydn.
Op 10 #1 Allegretto in c rev. 1822 - ?Hess 69?
WoO 45 12 Variations for Cello & Piano in G, on a theme in Handel's "Judas Maccabeus"
Op 2 #1 Sonata #1 in f Ded. To Haydn
Op 2 #2 Sonata #2 in A Ded. To Haydn
Op 2 #3 Sonata #3 in C, Finale Ded. To Haydn
WoO 44#2
Andante & Variations for Mandolin in D [for Countess Josephine de Clary in Prague]
Op 16 #1
Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon in Eb  
Op 16 #2
Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon in Eb  
Op 71
Sextet for Winds in Eb  
Op 5 #1
Sonata for Cello #1 in F, Mozart Var. [Cmp in Berlin for court cellist Jean-Louis Duport]
Op 5 #2
Sonata for Cello #2 in g, Handel Var. [Cmp in Berlin for court cellist Jean-Louis Duport]
WoO 43#2
Adagio for Mandolin in Eb Dedicated to Countess Josephine de Clarary.
No Class. Symphony in C [Incomplete]
Op 25
Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D  
Op 66
Var.'s for Pianoforte & Cello in F on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's Magic Flute [See trio variations for piano, Violin and Cello above op.44, op121a]
WoO 44#1
Andante & Variations for Mandolin in C [for Countess Josephine de Clary in Prague]
Op 50
Romance #2 in Fr Mandolin in c, [for Countess Josephine de Clarary in Prague]
Op 49 #2, Sonata #20 in G  
WoO 71 12 Variations in A
11/1796
on the Russian Dance in Paul Wranitzky's ballet "Das Waldmadchen"
 
1797 - Age 27
Hess 5 Twelve German Dances (see: WoO 13)  
Hess 24 Fragments of 2nd movement to Duet WoO32  
Op 51#1 Rondo in C  
Op 7 Sonata #4 in Eb Ded to Countess Keglevics
WoO 32
Duet for Violin and Cello in Eb  
WoO 53 Allegretto in c for piano  
WoO 13 12 German Dances in D, Bb, G, D, F, Bb, D, G, Eb, C, A, D  
WoO 122 Song, "Kriegslied der Osterreicher" [von Friedelberg-'Ein grosses deutches Volk]
Hess 276 "Herr Graf, ich komme zu fragen"  
Op 8
Serenade for Viola, Violin and Cello in D  
Op 6 Sonata for Piano Duet in D  
 
1798 - Age 28
Op 11
Trio for Clarinet in Bb Ded: Countess Maria Wilhelmine von Thun
Hess 87 Piano arr. of March in Bb (WoO 29) for 6 wind instruments  
Op 12 #1
Violin Sonata #1 in D  
Op 12 #2
Violin Sonata #2 in A  
Op 12 #3
Violin Sonata #3 in E  
Op 40
Romance # for Violin and Orchestra
c. 1798
 
Op 10 #1 Sonata #5 in c Ded to Countess Browne
Op 10 #2 Sonata #6 in F Ded to Countess Browne
Op 10 #3 Sonata #7 in D Ded to Countess Browne
WoO 121 Song, "Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger"
c. 1798
[von Friedelberg-"Keine Klage soll erschallen"]
Hess 139 Song, "Minnesold von Bürger, in Tönen an Amenda ausbezahlt
c. 1798
[Author ?] lost
WoO 205a "Baron, Baron, Baron", musical quip
c. 1798
[In letter Zmeskall, Letter 29]
WoO 29 March in Bb [also considered chamber piece with winds]. See Hess 107
Op 9 #1
Trio for Strings in G  
Op 9 #2
Trio for Strings in D  
Op 9 #3
Trio for Strings in c  
Op 18 #1
Quartet #1 in F, "Lobkowitz Quartet"  
Hess 28 Second Trio to the Scherzo for String Trio op 9 #1  
Hess 36
String quartet arrangement of the fugue from the Overture to Handel's Solomon
c. 1798
 
Hess 66 Allegretto in C Minor  
Op 14 #1 Sonata #9 in E Ded to Baroness Braun
 
1799 - Age 29
Hess 76 Reconstructed Cadenzas for Piano Concerto op 15  
Hess 98 Scherzo from the Piano Trio op 1 #2 for Piano (fragment/completed)  
Hess 331 Minuet in Bb  
Hess 332 Pastorella in D  
Hess 333 Minuet-Scherzo in A for String Quartet  
Hess 334 Draft of a Presto in A (for string quartet ?)  
Op 14 #2 Sonata #10 in G Ded to Baroness Braun
WoO 33
Five pieces for Count Deym's mechanical clock including Adagio in F#1
Op 13 Sonata #8 in c, Pathétique Ded to Prince Lichnowsky
WoO 73 10 Variations (Salieri) in B on "La stessa la stessissima" by Salieri
WoO 75 7 Variations in F, "Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen from Winter's Das unterbrochene Opferfest
WoO 76 6 Variations in F on "Tändeln und Scherzen" from Süsmayr's Soliman II
WoO 127 Song, "Neue Liebe, neues Leben" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
WoO 125 Song, "La tiranna" [William Wennington-"Ah grief to think"] (1st attempt at Eng.text)
WoO 128 Song, "Plaisir d'aimer [Author ?]
Hess 143 Song, "An die Freude" lost [Friedrich von Schiller-"Freude, schöner Götterfunken"] Was early setting of Schiller's "To Joy". Referred to by Ries, 1803. 2 sketches survive from 1798.
 
1800 - Age 30
WoO 77 6 Variations in G on an original Theme
Op 21 Symphony #1 in C [To Baron van Swieten]
Hess 58 Piano Exercise in Bb major and minor  
Hess 59 Piano Exercise in C  
Hess 73 Bagatelle in C major  
Hess 74 Bagatelle in Eb major  
Hess 321 Little Instrumental Melody in Bb  
Op 18 #2
Quartet #2 in G, "Lobkowitz Quartet"  
Op 18 #3
Quartet #3 in D, "Lobkowitz Quartet"  
Op 18 #4
Quartet #4 in c, "Lobkowitz Quartet"  
Op 18 #5
Quartet #5 in A, "Lobkowitz Quartet"  
Op 18 #6
Quartet #6 in B, "Lobkowitz Quartet"  
Op 20
Septet for Violin,Viola, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Cello & Double Bass Eb Theme from op49#2
Op 23
Violin Sonata #4 in a (Mozart Variations)  
Op 24
Violin Sonata #5 in F (Spring Sonata)  
Op 17
Sonata for Horn in F, () Ded to Baroness Braun
Op 22 Sonata #11 in Bb Ded to Count Browne
 
1801- Age 31
WoO 46 Variations for Cello & Piano in Eb on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen" from Magic Flute (Mozart)
Hess 52 Piano Sonata 'Nr. 15' in C  
Hess 90 Piano arr. of Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (op. 43)  
Hess 254 Hol dich der Teufel  
Hess 326 4 Part Fugue in C - sketch  
Op 26 Sonata #12 in Ab Ded Prince Lichnowsky [3'd mvmnt arg'd for Funeral March WoO96]
Op 27 #1 Sonata #13 in Eb, (Sonata quasi una fantasia Sonata) Ded Princess von Liechtenstein
Op 27 #2 Sonata #14 in c#, (Sonata quasi una fantasia) "Moonlight" Ded Countess Guicciardi
Op 28 Sonata #15 in D, Pastoral Sonata Ded to Joseph Sonnenfels
Op 43 Creatures of Prometheus, (1800-1801)  
Op 29
Quintet for Strings in C Ded to Count Fries
WoO 14 12 Contradanses in C, A, D, Bb, Eb, C, Eb, C, A, C, G, Eb  
WoO 100 Lob auf den Dicken: Musikalischer Scherz
late 1801
 
 
1802- Age 32
Op 48 #1 Song, "Bitten" [Christian Fürchtegott Gellert-"Gott,deine Güte reicht so weit"]
Op 48 #2 Song, "Die Liebe des Nächsten"
early 1802
[C.F.Gellert-"Die Liebe des Nächsten ('So jemand spricht')"]
Op 48 #3 Song, "Vom Tode" [Christian Fürchtegott Gellert-"Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht"]
Op 48 #4 Song, "Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur" [C.F. Gellert-"Die Himmel rühmen"]
Op 48 #5 Song, "Gottes Macht und Vorsehung" [Christian Fürchtegott Gellert-"Gott ist mein Lied"]
Op 48 #6 Song, "Busslied" [Christian Fürchtegott Gellert-"An dir allein"]
Op 48 #7 Song, "Sechs Leider nach gedichten von Gellert" [C.F. Gellert] ** ? #7 **
Op 48 #8 Song, "Sechs Geistliche Lieder" [C.F. Gellert] ** ? #8 **
WoO 101 "Graf, Graf, liebster Schaf" musical joke
WoO 120 Song, "Pour Madame Weissenthurn" [Author?-"Man strebt die Flamme zu verhehlen"]
Op 36 Symphony #2 in D [To Prince Lichnowsky]
Op 31 #1 Sonata #16 in G Commissioned by publisher
Op 31 #2 Sonata #17 in d Commissioned by publisher
Op 31 #3 Sonata #18 in Eb Commissioned by publisher
Op 51 #2 Rondo in G  
Op 35 15 variations on a theme for fuga in Eb [Eroica Var]  
Op 34 6 Variations in F on original theme. Ded to Princess Odescalchi
Op 33 7 Bagatelle  
Op 30 #3
Violin Sonata #8 in G (Allegro Vivace) Ded to Czar Alexander I of Russia
Op 30 #1
Violin Sonata #6 in A Ded to Czar Alexander I of Russia
Op 30 #2
Violin Sonata #7 in c Ded to Czar Alexander I of Russia
WoO 43#1
Sonatina: Adagio fo1 in G for Violin and Orchestra, (-)  
WoO 54 Lustig-traurig" in C  
WoO 15 6 Ländler in D, D, D, d, D, D  
Hess 21 Septet op20 arranged for military band - 1st variation of 4th movement & finale  
Hess 34
String Quartet in F, (Arranged from Piano Sonata in E, op. 14 #1)  

Op 40

Romance for Violin and Orchestra Accomp. in G

 
Op 50 Romance for Violin and Orchestra Accomp. in F,  
??
Quartet in F (Arranged from Piano Sonata in E, op. 14 #1)
Hess 38
String quartet arrangement of Bach's Fugue in bb from Book 1 of the '48' arr. of Bach's Fugue in bb from Book 1 of the '48'
WoO 92a No, non Turbarti
early 1802
 
WoO 99 Italian Partsong  
WoO 126 Song, "Opferlied" Initially 1794-5 rev. 1801-2) [Friedrich von Matthisson]
 
1803- Age 33
WoO 82 Minuet for Piano in Eb  
Hess 72 Theme with variation in A  
Op 55 Symphony #3 in Eb (Sinfonia Eroica) [To Prince Lobkowitz, org. Napoleon]
Op 38
Trio for Piano, Clarinet or Violin and Cello in Eb arrangement of Septet op. 20
Op 47
Violin Sonata #9 in A (Kreutzer Sonata)  
Op 41
Serenade for pianoforte and flute/violin in D arrangement of Serenade op. 25
Op 42
Nocturne for pianoforte and viola in D (arrangement of op. 8)
Op 53 Sonata #21 in C, Waldstein sonata
12/1803
[WoO 57 used as 2'd movement] Ded to Ct Waldstein
WoO 78 7 Variations in C, on "God save the King"
WoO 79 5 Variations in D "Rule Brittania"
Op 45 #1 March for Pianoforte duet in C  
Op 45 #2 March for Pianoforte duet in Eb  
Op 45 #3 March for Pianoforte duet in D  
WoO 56 Bagatelle in C for pianoforte (Allegretto)  
WoO 55 Prelude in f  
Hess 68 Laendler in C Minor  
Hess 115 Opera Vestas Feuer, Unfinished  
Hess 141 Busslied op 48 #6 - another version of the last 12 bars  
Op 88 Song, "Das Glück der Freundschaft" [Author?-"Der lebt ein Leben wonniglich"]
NA Song, "Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht" in g lost [Christian Fürchtegott Gellert] (referred to by Beethoven 1822, in a price list for possible publ. See op.48 in f#.
Hess 229 "Languisco e moro"
early 1803
 
Hess 274 Untexted canon in G
early 1803
 
Hess 275 Untexted canon in Ab
c. 11/1803
 
Hess 324 Melody in C minor    
Hess 325 Piece in D    
Hess 327 2 Little Melodies in A minor    
WoO 93 Duet "Nei giorni tuoi felici" for soprano and tenor with orchestra, ** ? Solo
Op 85 Oratorio, Christ on the Mount of Olives  
Op 52 #1 Song, "Urians Reise um die Welt" [Matthias Claudius]
Op 52 #2 Song, "Feuerfarb" (1792-1803) [Sophie Mereau]
Op 52 #3 Song, "Das Liedchen von der Ruhe" [Wilhelm Ueltzen]
Op 52 #4 Song, "Maigesang" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
Op 52 #5 Song, "Mollys Abschied" [Gottfried August Bürger]
Op 52 #6 Song, "Die Liebe" [Gotthold Ephraim Lessing]
Op 52 #7 Song, "Marmotte" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
Op 52 #8 Song, "Das Blümchen Wunderhold" [Gottfried August Bürger]
WoO 129 Song, "Der Wachtelschlag" [S.F. Sauter-"Ach, mir schallt's dorten] Arrrangement of Bundeslied (op. 122) for 2 soloists and piano, Hess 92 (Pub. 1825)
 
1804- Age 34
Op 54 Sonata #22 in F  
Op 56 Triple concerto: piano, violin, cello  
WoO 57 "Andante favori", Andante for pianoforte in F org. middle movement in sonata op.53
WoO 74 6 Variations for Piano duet. Theme to opening stanza, Goethe's poem "Ich denke dein"
WoO 57 Andante Favori (Andante for pianoforte in F)  
 
1805- Age 35
Hess 111 Duet, "Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben," early version  
Op 138 Leonora 1 in C  
Op 72 Overture Leonore #2 in C (Andante con moto - Allergro con brio) Act 1 1. Aria (Marzelline) "O, wär ich schon" 2. Duet (Marzelline, Jaquino) "Jetzt, Schätzen, jetzt" 3. Trio (Marzelline, Jaquino, Rocco) "Ein Mann ist bald genommen" 4. Quartet (Marzelline, Leonore, Jaquino, Rocco) "Mir is so wunderbar" 5. Aria (Rocco) "Hat man nicht auch Gold" 6. Trio (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco) "Gut, Söhnchen, gut" Act II 7. March 8. Aria (Pizarro) with Chorus "Ha, welch ein Augenblick" 9. Duet (Pizarro, Rocco) "Jetzt, Alter" 10. Duet (Marzelline, Leonore) "Um in der Ehe" 11. Recit. and Aria (Leonore) "Ach, brich noch night" "Komm Hoffnung" 12. Finale (Prisoners, Marzelline, Leonore, Pizarro, Rocco) "O welche Lust" Act III 13. Introduction, Recit. and Aria (Florestan) "Gott, welch Dunkel" "In des Lebens Frühlingstagen" 14. Duet (Leonore, Rocco) "Nur hurtig fort" 15. Trio (Leonore, Florestan, Rocco) "Euch werde Lohn" 16. Quartet (Leonore, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco) "Er sterbe!" 17. Recit. and Duet (Leonore, Florestan) "Ich kann mich noch night fassen" "O namenlose Freude" 18. Finale (Prisoners, townspeople, Leonore, Marzelline, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco, Don Fernando, Jaquino) "Zur Rache"
Op 72 #1 Fidelio originally Leonore written 1804-5, rewritten Leonore 1806, final version Fidelio 1814] Leonore I
Op 72a Leonora 2  
Op 57 Sonata #23 in f, Appassionata Ded to Count Brunsvik
Op 36
Trio for Piano [arrangement of Symphony #2 in D]
Op 32 Song, "An die Hoffnung" Strophic, later vers.
 
1806- Age 36
Hess 110#4 Terzet, "Gut, soehnchen, gut" from 1806 version of Leonore  
Hess 110 #8 Recitative and Aria, "Ach, brich noch nicht-Komm, Hoffnung" from 1806 version of Leonore.  
Hess 112 Rocco's Gold Aria, cut from the 1806 version of Leonore  
Hess 121 Aria of Marzelline, "O waer ich schon mit dir vereint," in C major for voice and orchestra  
Op 72#2 Leonore II Opera w/ overture Leonore #3 in C (Adagio - Allegro) Act 1 1. Aria (Marzelline) "O, wär ich schon" 2. Duet (Marzelline, Jaquino) "Jetzt, Schätzen, jetzt" 3. Quartet (Marzelline, Leonore, Jaquino, Rocco) "Mir is so wunderbar" 4. Trio (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco) "Gut, Söhnchen, gut" 5. March 6. Aria (Pizarro) with Chorus "Ha, welch ein Augenblick" 7. Duet (Pizarro, Rocco) "Jetzt, Alter" 8. Recit. and Aria (Leonore) "Ach, brich noch night" "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" 9. Duet (Marzelline, Leonore) "Um in der Ehe" 10. Trio (Marzelline, Jaquino, Rocco) "Ein Mann ist bald genommen" 11. Finale (Prisoners, Marzelline, Leonore, Pizarro, Rocco) "O welche Lust" Act II 12. Introduction, Recit. and Aria (Florestan) "Gott, welch Dunkel" "In des Lebens Frühlingstagen" 13. Duet (Leonore, Rocco) "Nur hurtig fort" 14. Trio (Leonore, Florestan, Rocco) "Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten" 15. Quartet (Leonore, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco) "Er sterbe!" 16. Recit. and Duet (Leonore, Florestan) "Ich kann mich noch night fassen" "O namenlose Freude" 17. Finale (Prisoners, townspeople, Leonore, Marzelline, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco, Don Fernando, Jaquino) "Zur Rache"
WoO 83 6 Ecossaise for pianoforte, all in Eb  
Op 58 4th Piano Concerto   (completed in the Summer) (Ded. in1807 to Archduke Rudolph, 1st of 11 important wrks dedicated to him.)
Op 59 Razumovsky Quartets   (sketch of #1 states "begun May 26" completed in Nov 1806. Beethoven wrote this on a sketch of the 3rd movement (Adagio): "A weeping willow or an acacia tree on the grave of my brother."
Op 60 Symphony #4 in Bb Comp. summer 1806; Commissioned for Count Oppersdorff, paid 500 fl.
Op 61
Violin Concerto in D  
Op 63
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in Eb **Arranged by unknown person.
Op 59#1
Quartet #7 in F, "Razumoviskij" quartets  
Op 59#2
Quartet #8 in e, "Razumoviskij" quartets  
Op 59#3
Quartet #9 in C, "Razumoviskij" quartets  
WoO 132 Song, "Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte" [Stephan von Bruening, based on French text by Hoffmann-"Der Hoffnung letzter Schimmer sinkt dahin"]
WoO 80 32 Variations in c
c. 11/1806
on an original theme
 
1807- Age 37
Op 62 Coriolan Overture in c Ded. To Heinrich Collin, author of tragedy it is based on.
Op 64
Sonata in Eb for Cello and Piano pub. 1807; (** arrangement of String Quintet Opus 4) ? by someone else)
Op 86 Mass in C  
WoO 133 Song, "In questa tomba oscura" [Giuseppe Cargani]
Hess 81 Cadenza to 1st movement of Concerto #4  
Hess 82 Cadenza "senza misura" to the Rondo of Concerto #4  
Hess 83 Very brief cadenza to the Rondo for Piano Concerto #4  
Hess 122 Aria of Marzelline, "O waer ich schon mit dir vereint," in C minor for voice and orchestra  
 
1808- Age 38
Op 67 Symphony #5 in c (Fate) [To Prince Lobkowitz and Count Razumovsky]
Op 68 Symphony #6 in f (Pastoral) (Spring-Summer1808) [To Prince Lobkowitz & Count Razumovsky]
WoO 136 Song, "Andenken" [Friedrich von Matthisson]
Op 70 #1
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #4 in D "Ghost Trio"  
Op 70 #2
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #5 in Eb  
Op 69
Sonata for Cello #3 in A Ded to Baron Gleichenstein
WoO 134 Song, "Sehnsucht" [4 settings]
early 1808
[J.W. von Goethe-"Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt"]
WoO 136 Song, ""Andenken"    
Op 80 Coral Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra
12/1808
Ded. To King Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria
 
1809- Age 39
Op 78 Sonata #24 in F# Ded Therese Brunsvik, commissioned by Clementi
Op 79 Sonata #25 in G commissioned by Clementi
Op 76 6 variations over own theme in D Later used for Ruins of Athens, Turkish march
Op 74
Quartet #10 Eb, Harp quartet Ded to Prince Lobkowitz
Op 84 Egmont  
Op 77 Fantasia in g Dedicated to Count Brunsvik. Comissioned by Clementi
Hess 99 Piano arrangement of Military March in F (WoO 18)  
Op 75 #1 Song, "Mignons Lied" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
Op 75 #2 Song, "Neue Liebe, neues Leben" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
Op 75 #3 Song, "Aus Goethes Faust" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-"Es war einmal ein König"]
Op 75 #4 Song, "Gretels Warnung" [Gerhard Anton von Halem-"Mit Liebesblick und Speil"]
Op 75 #5 Song, "An den fernen Geliebten" [Christian Ludwig Reissig -"Einst wohnten süsse Ruh"]
Op 75 #6 Song, "Der Zurfriedene" [Christian Ludwig Reissig -"Zwar schuf das Glück"]
Op 82 #1 Song, "Hoffnung" [?Author-"Dimmi, ben mio"]
Op 82 #2 Song, "Liebes-Klage" [Pietro Metastasio-"T'intendo, si, mio cor"]
Op 82 #3 Song, "L'amante impatiente" arietta buffa [Pietro Metastasio-"Che fa il mio bene"]
Op 82 #4 Song,"L'amante impatiente"arietta assai seriosa [Pietro Metastasio"Che fa il mio bene"]
Op 82 #5 Song "Lebens-Genuss" [[Pietro Metastasio"Odi l'aura che dolci sospira"]
WoO 137 Song, "Lied aus der Ferne" [Christian Ludwig Reissig]
WoO 58 2 Cadenzas, (on Mozart's Piano Concerto K466,mvmnts 1&3) [For pupil Ferdinand Ries]
WoO 139 Song, "Der Liebende" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Welch ein wunderbares Leben']
WoO 138 Song, "Der Jüngling in der Fremde" [Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Der Frühling entblühet"]
 
1810 - Age 40
       
Op 83 #1 Song, "Wonne der Wehmut" ("Trocknet night")
Op 83 #2 Song, "Sehnsucht" ("Was zieht mir das Herz")
Op 83 #3 Song, "Mit einem gemalten Band" ("Kleine Blumen")
Op 84 Egmont Opera w/ overture in f Sostenuto ma non troppo - Allegro and Incidental music, 1. Aria (Clärchen) "Die Trommel gerühret" 2. Zwischenakt I 3. Zwischenakt II 4. Aria (clärchen) "Freudvoll und leidvoll" 5. Zwischenakt III 6. Zwischenakt IV 7. Musik, Clärchens Tod bezeichnend 8. Melodrama (Egmont) "Süsser Schlaf!" 9. Siegessymphonie S solo, male v (spoken)
Op 95
Quartet #11 f Ded to Nikolaus Zmeskall
WoO 18 #1 March for Military Music in F Added Trio 1822; Ded to Archduke Anton
WoO 18 #2 March for Military Music in F  
WoO 19 March in F (???? WoO 18 ????) added Trio in F 1822
WoO 20 March for Military Music in C added Trio in F 1822
WoO 21 Polonaise in D  
WoO 22 Ecossaise in D  
WoO 23 Ecossaise in G  
WoO 59 Für Elise  
Hess 93 A simplified setting and 2 keyboard vrs of Clärchen's Lied, #4 of Egmont (op.84)  
Hess 94 Freudvoll und Leidvoll in G  
Hess 95 Freudvoll und Leidvoll in F  
Hess 99 Piano arrangement of Military March in F (WoO 18)  
Hess 191 The Vale of Clwyd WoO 155 #19, early version  
Hess 193 Farewell Bliss and Farewell nancy WoO 152 #20 - early version of codas  
Hess 194 "I Dream'd I Lay", (Pub 7/1810) (Replaced by WoO 153 #5)  
Hess 196 "I'll Praise the Saints", [Pub. 7/1810] (Replaced by WoO 153 #12)  
Hess 197 "Tis but in Vain", (Replaced by WoO 153 #15)  
Op 81a Sonata #26 in Eb, Les adieux, Das Lebewohl Ded to Archduke Rudolf
Hess 93-95 A simplified setting and 2 keyboard vrs of Clärchen's Lied, #4 of Egmont (op.84)  
Hess 142 Wonne der Wehmut, earlier version of op 83 #1  
Hess 197 "Tis but in Vain" (Replaced by WoO 153 #15)
Hess 203 "Faithfu' Johnie", [Pub. 7/1810] (Replaced by WoO 108 #20)  
Hess 204 "O let the Night"  
Hess 205 The Dream, another version of WoO 155 #12  
Hess 206 "To the Blackbird", [Pub. 7/1810] (Replaced by WoO 155 #20)  
 
1811 - Age 41
Hess 140 Dimmi, ben mio, che m'ami, later version of op 82 #1  
Op 113 Die Ruinen von Athen [Play by von Kotzebue] Overture in g-G 1. Chorus "Tochter des mächtigen Zeus! 2. Duet (Greek man and woman) "Ohne Verschulden" 3. Chorus (Dervishes) "Du hast in deines Armels" 4. Marcia alla Turca 5. Musik hinter der Scene 6. March, Chorus and Recit. (Hight Priest) "Schmückt die Altäre" - "Mit reger Freude" 7. Chorus and Aria (Hight Priest) "Wir tragen empfängliche Herzen" - "Will unser Genius" 8 Chorus "Heil unserm König"
Op 117 König Stephan [Play by von Kotzebue] Overture in Eb 1. Chorus (men) "Ruhend von seinen Taten" 2. Chorus (men) "Auf dunklem Irrweg" 3. Siegesmarsch 4. Chorus (women) "Wo die Unschuld 5. Melodrama (Stephan) "Du hast dein Vaterland" 6. Chorus "Eine neue strahlende Sonne" 7. Melodrama (Stephan) "Ihr edlen Ungarn" 8. March, Chorus and Melodrama (Stephan) "Heil unserm Könige" - "Ich schmücke ehrfurchtsvoll" 9. Chorus "Heil unsern Enkeln" Male and female v (spoken)
WoO 161 "Ewig dein"
c.1811?
 
Op 117 König Stephan (King Stefan), (1811)  
Op 113 Die Ruinen von Athen (Ruins of Athens)  
Op 114 March with chorus from "Die Ruinen von Athen" arranged for "Die Weihe des Hauses
Op 97
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #6 in Bb "Archduke"  
 
1812 - Age 42
Op 92 Symphony #7 in A To Count Fries]
Op 93 Symphony #8 in F [No dedication]
Op 96
Violin Sonata #10 in G (Mozart Variations) Written for Rode who performed it 12/29/1812
Hess 1 Original ending to the 8th symphony (op93) - 1st movement  
Hess 17 Two German Dances in F Major and F Minor  
WoO 30
3 Equale for Trombones
10/1812
Written for Franz Glöggl, Kapellmeister at Linz Cathedral
WoO 39
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #8 in Bb Allegretto  
WoO 162
"Ta ta ta", four-part canon Spurious - written by Anton Schindler
Hess 192 "On the Massacre of Glencoe, (Pub. 1813) Scott (Replaced by WoO 152 #5)  
Hess 195 "When Far from the Home", (Pub. 1813) (Replaced by WoO 153 #11)  
Hess 198 "Oh Would I Were", [Pub. 2/1812] (Replaced by WoO 154 #9)  
 
1813 - Age 43
Op 91 Victory of Wellington in Eb (composed summer-early autumn 1813) [To Prince Regent]
Hess 107 Grenadiermarsch for mechanical clock in F, [20 bar march by Haydn, arr. of WoO 29]  
Hess 108 Orig. version for Maelzel's panharmonicon of op. 91, 2'd part ["Siegessymphonie"]  
Hess 305 Canon, "Geschlagen ist der Feind" - sketch  
WoO 2a Triumphal March in C for C. Kuffner's tragedy "Tarpeja"
WoO 2 Two orchestral pieces for Tarpeja: Triumphmarsch in C and Introductory to Act II in D  
WoO 141 Song, "Der Gesang der Nachtigall" [Johann Gottfried Herder-"Höre, die Nachtigall singt"]
WoO 142 Song, "Der Bardengeist"
11/1813
[Franz Rudolph Hermann-"Dort auf dem hohen Felsen"]
WoO 163 "Kurz ist der Schmerz"
11/1813
For Johann Friedrich Naue
 
1814 - Age 44
Op 72#3 Fidelio III Opera w/ overture Fidelio in E (Allegro) Act I 1. Duet (Marzelline, Jaquino) "Jetzt, Schätzen, jetzt" 2. Aria (Marzelline) "O wär ich schon mit dir vereint" 3. Quartet (Marzelline, Leonore, Jaquino, Rocco) "Mir ist so wunderbar" 4. Aria (Rocco) "Hat man nicht augh Gold" 5. Trio (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco) "Gut, Söhnchen, gut" 6. March 7. Aria (Pizzarro) with Chorus "Ha, welch ein Augenblick" 8. Duet (Pizarro, Rocco) "Jetzt, Alter" 9. Recit. And Aria (Leonore) "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" "Komm, Hoffnung" 10. Finale (Prisoners, Marzelline, Leonore, Jaquino, Pizarro, Rocco) "O welche Lust" Act II 11. Intro., Recit. and Aria (Florestan) "Gott welch Dunkel hier!" "In des Lebens Frühlingstagen" 12. Melodrama and duet (Leonore, Rocco) "Wie kalt ist es" "Nur hurtig fort" 13. Trio (Leonore, Florestan, Rocco) "Euch werde Lohn" 14. Quartet (Leonore, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco) "Er sterbe!" 15. Duet (Leonore, Florestan) "O namelose Freude" 16. Finale (Prisoners, townspeople, Leonore, Marzelline, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco, Don Fernando, "Heil sei dem Tag"
Op116 Trio for soprano, tenor and bass w/ orchestral accomp. "Tremate, empi, tremate", **? Solo
WoO 95 Chorus w/ orchestra "Die verbundeten Fursten"
WoO 94 Song, "Germania" bass w/chorus & orch. for G.F.Treitschke's Singspiel "Die gute Nachright"
WoO 100 Song, "Markenstein"   (Sketch Nov, compl Dec22[Tagebuch #85])
WoO 102 Song, "Abschiedsgesang" for three male voices a cappella  
WoO 103 Un lieto brindisi: Cantata campestre  
Hess 96 Symphony #7 op92 for Piano - fragment  
Hess 113 Marzelline's Aria, with an abbreviated conclusion  
Hess 114 Recitative for Don Fernando, Dresden version of Fidelio  
Op 90 Piano Sonata #27 in e
sum. 1814
Ded to Count Moritz von Lichnowsky; This was the only Opus written in e minor, and his 1st sonata in 5 years.
Op 118 Elegischer Gesang (Elegiac Song) Composed for performance 8/5/1814
WoO 164 "Freundschaft ist die Quelle"  
Op 136 Cantata for four solo voices, chorus and orchestra
11/1814
"Der glorreiche Augenblick"
WoO 140 Song, "An die Geliebte" 2nd ver ( rev. ) ("O dass ich dir vom stillen Auge")
WoO 144 Song, "Merkenstein" [Johann Baptist Rupprecht]
WoO 143 Song, "Der Kriegers Abschied"
late 1814
[Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Ich Zieh' ins Feld"]
WoO 199 "Ich bin der Herr von zu" musical quip [Intended for Archduke Rudolph]
WoO 205b "Allein, allein, allein", musical quip [To Count Lichnowsky, Letter 498]
Op 89 Polonaise in C
c. 12/1814
Composed for Empress of Russia who is in Vienna for the Congress
 
1815 - Age 45
Hess 15 Piano Concerto #6 in D, Incomplete - 1st movement (midi here)  
Hess 178 Tis Sunshine at Last, version of WoO 153 #13 for Duet  
Op 115 Zur Namensfeier Ded. To Prince Radziwill
Op 102 #1
Sonata for Cello #4 in C  
Op 102 #2
Sonata for Cello #5 in D  
Hess 202 Oh! Thou art the Lad of my Heart, Willy, 1st version of op 108 #11  
Hess 297
Adagio in Ab for horns  
WoO 165 "Glück zum neuen Jahr" for Baron von Pasqualati
WoO 166 "Kurz ist der Schmerz" for Louis Spohr
WoO 167 "Brauchle, Linke", three-part canon
c. 1815
 
Op 100 Song, "Merkenstein" [Johann Baptist Rupprecht]
Op 94 Song: "An die Hoffnung" "To Hope" This is 2nd setting of the song, 1st is Opus 32; begun 1813. [Christoph August Tiedge]; (hear online)
WoO 145 Song, "Das Geheimnis" [Ignaz von Wessenberg-"Wo blüht das Blümchen"]
Op 112 Chorus w/ orchestral accomp. "Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt"
WoO 97 Song,"Es ist vollbracht" for bass voice, chorus & orch. Treitschke's Singspiel Die Ehrenpforten
WoO 96 Leonore Prohaska
c. 3/1815
[Incidental music, written for drama by Duncker] 1. Chorus (warriors) "Wir bauen und sterben" 2. Romanze (soprano) "Es blüht eine Blume" 3. Melodrama "Du, dem sie gewunden" 4. Trauermarsch [arranged from piano sonata op. 26]
WoO 135 Song, "Die laute Klage"
c.1815?
[Johann Gottfried Herder-"Turteltaube, du klagest so laut"]
WoO 27
3 Duets for Clarinet & Bassoon, #1in C, #2 in F, #3 in Bb  
 
1816 - Age 46
Op 121a
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello #10 in G (Var's on "Ich bin der Schneider", by Kakadu), ()
NC
Trio for Piano in f [Incomplete] (not classified)
WoO 24 March for Military Music in D  
WoO 146 Song, "Sehnsucht"
early 1816
[Christian Ludwig Reissig-"Die stille Nacht umdunkelt"]
WoO 168 "Das Schweigen", "Das Reden"
1/24/1816
two farewell canons for Neate leaving for London
WoO 169 "Ich küsse Sie", two-part canon  
WoO 170 "Ars longa, vita brevis" For Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Op 98 Song, , An die ferne Geliebte
c. 4/1816
(six poems by A. Jeitteles, ) "To the Distant Beloved"
Op 99 Song, "Der Mann von Wort" [Friedrich August Kleinschmid-"Du sagtest, Freund"]
WoO 147 Song, "Ruf vom Berge"
12/1816
[Friedrich Treitschke-"Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär"]
Hess 97 Piano arrangement of Wellingtons Sieg (op.91)  
Hess 200 The Maid of Isla, 1st and 2nd versions of op108 #4  
Hess 250 Ich kuesse Sie, druecke Sie an mein Herz, Riddle canon in C  
Op 101 Sonata #28 in A
11/1816
Ded to Baroness Ertmann
 
1817 - Age 47
Hess 35 String Quartet Arrangement of Bach's b minor Fugue  
Op 104
Quintet arr. of Piano Trio in c (op. 1 #3 )
8/14/1817
(Arr.'d by Kaufmann, corrected by Beethoven)
Op 137
Fugue in D for string quintet
11/28/1817
 
Hess 40
Prelude and Fugue in d, Fugue part not completed (mp3 here) Fugue part not completed
Hess 47 Piano Trio arrangement of String Trio op 3 - 1st movement & fragments of 2nd (mp3 here)  
Hess 48 Allegretto in Eb for Piano, Cello, and Violin  
WoO 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.
Op 108 25 Scottish songs w/ pianoforte, violin and cello accomp. First Scottish arrangements appeared in 1818: Thomson's 5th vol. of A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs
WoO 205c "O Adjutant", musical quip [To Haslinger, Letter 742]
WoO 205d "Wo? Wo?", musical quip [To Nanette Streicher Letter 789 or 792]
WoO 171 "Glück fehl' dir vor allem" For Anna Giannatasio del Rio
WoO 149 Song, "Resignation"
early 1817
[Paul von Haugwitz-"Lisch aus, mein Licht] early sketches c.1814
WoO 148 Song, "So oder so"
early 1817
[Carl Lappe-"Nord oder Süd]
WoO 149 Song, "Resignation"
aut.1817
Diary entry #78 1817: "Endurance. Resignation. Resignation. Thus we profit and make ourselves worthy, so that god our mistakes --" Also, entry #88 "Live only in your art, for you are so limited by your senses. T?his is nevertheless the only existence for you." [B. Newsletter V12#1 pg34-35 1997].
 
1818 - Age 48
Hess 16 Original introduction to Choral Fantasia, Opus 80  
Hess 201 Bonnie Laddie, Highland Laddie, 1st version of Violin part to op 108 #7 [ MP3 file from "Unheard Beethoven" website]
Hess 222 Gott allein ist unser Herr, er allein - vocal melody in Eb  
Hess 223 Leb wohl, schoene Abendsonne, Vocal melody in C  
WoO 60 Bagattelle in Bb  
Op 105 6 Themes with variations for Pianoforte with flute or violin accomp. Ad libitum
Op 106 Piano Sonata #29 in Bb "Hammerklavier" Ded to Archduke Rudolf
Op 107 10 Themes with Variations for Pianoforte with flute or violin accomp. Ad libitum
WoO 172 "Ich bitt' dich"
c.1818?
For Vincent Hauschka
WoO 200 "Theme for variations, "O Hoffnung" [Theme for Archduke Rudolph who comp. 40 var's.]
WoO 201 "Ich bin bereit! Amen", set to music [In a letter to Vincenz Hauschka - letter 903]
 
1819 - Age 49
Hess 125 Hochzeitslied WoO 105 in C for unison voices Jan,14 1819  
WoO 205e "Erfüllung, Erfüllung", set to music [To Archduke Rudolph, Letter 948]
WoO 105 Song, "Hochzeitslied" Wedding song for tenor solo and chorus, w/ pianoforte acc.  
WoO 173 "Hol' euch der Teufel" (puzzle cannon)
Sum 1819
For Sigmund Anton Steiner
WoO 174 "Glaube und hoffe" For Moritz Schlesinger [not strictly a cannon]
WoO 179 "Alles Gute"
12/1819
For Archduke Rudolph
WoO 181 3 canons: #1 "Gedenket heute," #2 "Gehabt euch," #3 "Tugend ist"    
WoO 176 "Glück, Glück zum neuen Jahr", three-part canon
12/1819
 
 
1820 - Age 50
Op 109 Sonata #30 in E Ded to Maximiliane Brentano. Commissioned by publisher
WoO 177 "Bester Magistrat" For Abbe' Stadler?
WoO 178 "Signor Abate"  
Hess 256 "Sankt Petrus ist ein Fels," Musical Joke for three voices in A  
Hess 300 Canon, "Liebe mich, werter Weissenbach"
c. 1/1820
For Aloys Weissenbach?
Hess 301 "Wähner...es ist kein Wahn"
c. 1/1820
For Friedrich Wähner?
WoO 175 "Sankt Petrus war ein Fels"  
Hess 133 : "Das liebe katzchen"   (pub Mar)
Hess 134 : "Der knabe auf dem Berge   (pub Mar)
Hess 299 2-part canon, "ester Magistrat"    
WoO 180 "Hoffman, sei ja kein Hofmann", two-part canon  
WoO 181 Three canons: "Gedenket heute", "Gehabt euch"; "Tugend ist"  
WoO 130 Song, "Gedenke mein" [Author?]
WoO 150 Song, "Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel" [Heinrich Goeble"Wenn die Sonne nieder sinket"]
 
1821 - Age 51
Op 110 Sonata #31 in Ab Commissioned by publisher.
WoO 205f "Scheut euch nicht", set to music [To Treitschke, Letter 1068]
WoO 61 Allegretto in b  
Hess 65 Little Concert Finale in C, (Arr of coda & finale of 3'd Piano Concerto, op. 37) (Arrangement of coda and finale of 3'd Piano Concerto, op. 37)
Op 119 11 Bagatelles 11/1821 First 5 were completed by early 1821 for an instruction book)
WoO 182 "O Tobias!", three-part canon  
 
1822 - Age 52
Op 111 Sonata #32 in c Ded to Archduke Rudolf. Commissioned by publisher.
Op 113 Ruins of Athens overture new adaptation - see text & "Wosich die Pulse" chorus
Op 114 Piano v. of chorus for Ruins  
Op 121b op 121b: Song "Offerlied"   (Dec) (1st sk 1796) (2nd WoO126 1798) (3rd vers. 1803) (This is 4th) (rev 1824)
Op 122 : Song "Bundeslied"   (Dec)
Op 123 : Missa completed   early 1822 [L.Decade pg 222]
Op 124 Die Weihe des Hauses (Consecration of the House)  
Op 125 9th Symphony - further sketches
[sketches]
(w/ sketches for 10th symphony in Eb) - Oct) (Idea for ode dates to before 1793)
Op 128 Arietta "Der Kuss"
12/1822
[Christian Felix Weisse-"Ich war bei Chloen ganz allein"]sk'ed1798
Op 127 String Quartet #12 in E (early planning)   completed May 1825 [L. Decade pg223]
WoO 34
Duet in A for 2 violins  
Hess 118 Complete music for Die Weihe des Hauses, [adapted frm Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113]  
WoO 98 Song, Chorus w/ soprano solo and orch. For "Die Weihe des Hauses"
WoO 3 Gratulations Menuett in Eb, (1822)
11/3/1822
Ded to Karl Holz but written as tribute to Karl Hensler 1st perf. 11/3/1822
 
1823 - Age 53
Op 119 11 Bagatelle in g, c, D, A, c, G, C, C, a, A, Bb  
Op 120 33 variations over waltz by Anton Diabelli Ded to Antonie Brentano
Op 122 Song, "Bundeslied" for voices w/ wind instrument accompaniment  
Op 123 Missa Solemnis in D  
Op 126 6 Bagatelle in G, g, Eb, b, G, Eb  
WoO 151 Song, "Der edle Mensch sei hilfreich und gut" [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]
WoO 183 "Bester Herr Graf", four-part canon [See also: musical jokes]
WoO 106 Song, "Lobkowitz-Kantate"  
WoO 184 "Falstafferel, lass' dich sehen", five-part canon  
WoO 185, "Edel sei der Mensch", six-part canon
c. 5/1823
(2 versions in E and Eb)
WoO 183 "Bester Herr Graf, Sie sind ein Schaf!"
2/20/1823
musical joke
WoO 202 "Das Schöne zu dem Guten", set to music [Musical motto]
Hess 260 Canon, "Fettluemerl und Bankert haben triumphirt"  
Hess 303 Cannon, "Grossen Dank Fuer Solche Gnade"  
 
1824 - Age 54
NC Mass in c# [Incomplete]
Hess 57 Bagatelle in C  
Hess 263 "Te Solo Adoro," Canon for 2 voices in Eb  
Hess 285 Musical Joke, "Tobias"  
WoO 84 Waltz for Piano in Eb  
WoO 186 "Te solo adoro", two-part canon,  
WoO 187 "Schwenke dich", four-part canon
11/1824
 
Op 121b Song, "Opferlied" for soprano, chorus and orch.  
WoO 205g "Tobias! Paternostergassler", set to music [To Haslinger, Letter 1312]
Op 125 Symphony #9 in d (Choral Symphony) [To King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia]
 
1825 - Age 55
Hess 91 Arrangment of Opferlied (op. 121b) for soprano, choir and piano, (Pub. 1825)  
Hess 92 Bundeslied op 122 for voice and piano  
Hess 302 Canon "Uns geht es kannibalisch wohl als wie fuenfhundert Saeuen" for four voices  
WoO 85 Waltz for Piano in D  
WoO 86 Ecossaise for Piano in Eb  
Op 127
Quartet #12 E  
Op 132
Quartet #15 a Ded to Prince Nikolas Galitzin
WoO 61a Allegretto quasi andante in g Ded to Sarah Burneglage
WoO 188 "Gott ist eine feste Burg"  
WoO 189 "Doktor, sperrt das Tor", four-part canon  
WoO 190 "Ich war hier, Doktor", two-part canon  
WoO 35 Duet in A for 2 violins [Untexted Canon]
WoO 194 "Si non per portas", canon  
WoO 197 "Da ist das Werk"  
WoO 191 "Kühl, nicht lau", three-part canon
11/1825
 
WoO 192 "Ars longa, vita brevis" (puzzle cannon)
11/1825
For Sir George Smart
WoO 203 "Das Schöne zu dem Guten", set to music [Musical motto, puzzle cannon]
WoO 204 "Holz, Holz geigt die Quartette so" [Musical joke in conversation book of September 1825]
WoO 205h "Tobias, Tobias", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1365]
WoO 193 "Ars longa, vita brevis" (puzzle cannon)  
Op 133
Quartet B (Grosse Fuge, originally the finale in op.130)
NC Overture on B-A-C-H [Incomplete]
WoO 195 "Freu' dich des Lebens"
12/1825
For Theodor Molt
 
1826 - Age 56
Op 134 Pianoforte duet in Bb (Fuge for piano) (Arrangement by Beethoven of op 133)
Op 130
Quartet #13 in B Ded to Prince Nikolas Galitzin
Op 131
Quartet #14 in c# Ded to Baron Joseph von Stutterheim
Op 135
Quartet #16 F, "Serious" after Sonata, op. 14 #1; 1st perf. 3/23/1828; Ded to Johann Wolfmayer; Theme of 3'd movement originally assoc. w/ finale of op. 131
WoO 196 "Es muss sein"
c.7/1826
For Ignaz Dembscher
Hess 277 "Esel aller Esel"
c. 9/1826
 
WoO 205j "Erster aller Tobiasse", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1536]
10/1826
10th of a set of 10 muscial quips - from Beethoven's letters."First above all, Tobias" in an Oct. 13th letter to Haslinger. (see: unheard beethoven)
WoO 198 "Wir irren allesamt", two-part canon
12/1826
 
WoO 205i "Bester Tobias", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1534] Not Listed, "Ach Tobias", musical quip
WoO 205k "Erster aller Tobiasse", musical setting [To Haslinger, Letter 1536]
Hess 41 String Quintet - fragments of movements 1,2,3,4 (WoO 62) (mp3 here) - among last written works  
 
NC
Song, "Vita felice"
(? Date)
 
NC
Song, "Mephistos Flohlied"
(? Date
 
WoO 17
Mödling Dances (eleven) for 7 instruments
(? Date)
probably spurious, not Beethoven's - referred to by Schindler.
Anh. 3
Piano Trio in D,
(? Date)
Probably spurious
Hess 37 Fugue in C minor for 2 Pianos, Mozart's KV426 - revised by Beethoven (mp3 here) (see: "Unheard Beethoven" re: Hess 37)
(? Date)
 
Hess 115 Opera Vestas Feuer
(? Date)
Unfinished
Hess 39
Quintet in F
(? Date)
[lost]
WoO 62
String quintet in C, (1826-7) unfinished
(? Date)
fragment - piano transcription
Hess 107 Grenadiermarsch for mechanical clock in F
(? Date)
[20 bar march by Haydn, arrangement of WoO 29]
Hess 102 Piano version of WoO 14
(? Date)
 
Hess 101 Piano version of WoO 7
(? Date)
 
Hess 100 Piano versions of WoO 8
(? Date)
 
Hess 89 Piano arrangement of Ritterballett (WoO 1)
(? Date)
 
Hess 91 Arr. of Opferlied (op. 121b) for soprano, choir and piano
(? Date)
Pub. 1825
WoO 152 25 Irish songs
(? Date)
(Pub. 1814)
WoO 153 20 Irish songs
(? Date)
(Pub. 1816)
WoO 154 12 Irish songs
(? Date)
(Pub. 1816)
WoO 155 26 Welsh songs
(? Date)
, (Pub. 1817)
WoO 156 12 Scottish songs
(? Date)
(Pub. #1:1822, #2-4,8,9,12:1824-5, #5,6:1839, #7,10,11:1841)
WoO 157 12 Assorted folksongs
(? Date)
(Pub. #2,6,8,11:1816, #3:1822, #5:1824-5, #1:1839)
WoO 158 #1 23 Continental folksongs
(? Date)
 
WoO 158 #2 7 British folksongs
(? Date)
 
WoO 158 #3 6 Assorted folksongs
(? Date)
 
Hess 133 "Das liebe Kätzchen"
(? Date)
(Pub. 3/1820) Austrian
Hess 134 Der Knabe auf dem Berge
(? Date)
(Pub. 3/1820) Austrian
Hess 168 No Title or Text
(? Date)
(Pub. early 1817) French
Hess 192 "On the Massacre of Glencoe
(? Date)
(Pub. 1813) Scott (Replaced by WoO 152 #5)
Hess 194 "I Dream'd I Lay"
(? Date)
(Pub 7/1810) (Replaced by WoO 153 #5)
Hess 195 "When Far from the Home"
(? Date)
(Pub. 1813) (Replaced by WoO 153 #11)
Hess 196 "I'll Praise the Saints"
(? Date)
[Pub. 7/1810] (Replaced by WoO 153 #12)
Hess 198 "Oh Would I Were"
(? Date)
[Pub. 2/1812] (Replaced by WoO 154 #9)
Hess 203 "Faithfu' Johnie"
(? Date)
[Pub. 7/1810] (Replaced by WoO 108 #20)
Hess 206 "To the Blackbird"
(? Date)
[Pub. 7/1810] (Replaced by WoO 155 #20)
Hess 207 Como la Mariposa, Alternate coda to WoO 158a #20
(? Date)
 
Hess 304 Canon, "Ich Blase das Fagot"
(? Date)
 
1811