The titanic figure bridging Classical and Romantic eras, whose heroic creative struggle — including writing in near-total deafness — shaped all music that followed.
Symphony (9)
Op.21
Symphony No. 1 in C majorC major1800
Op.36
Symphony No. 2 in D majorD major1802
Op.55
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major 'Eroica'E-flat major1803–04
Op.60
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat majorB-flat major1806
Op.67
Symphony No. 5 in C minorC minor1804–08
Op.68
Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'F major1808
Op.92
Symphony No. 7 in A majorA major1811–12
Op.93
Symphony No. 8 in F majorF major1812
Op.125
Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral'D minor1822–24
Piano Concerto (7)
Op.15
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C majorC major1795–98
Op.19
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat majorB-flat major1787–95
Op.37
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minorC minor1800–02
Op.58
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G majorG major1805–06
Op.73
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major 'Emperor'E-flat major1809–11
Op.61a
Piano Concerto in D major (arr. of Violin Concerto)D major1807
WoO4
Piano Concerto in E-flat major (early, incomplete)E-flat majorc.1784
Concerto (3)
Op.56
Triple Concerto in C majorC major1803–04
Op.61
Violin Concerto in D majorD major1806
WoO6
Rondo in B-flat major (for Piano & Orchestra)B-flat majorc.1793
Overture (12)
Op.62
Coriolan OvertureC minor1807
Op.72a
Leonore Overture No. 2C major1805
Op.72b
Leonore Overture No. 3C major1806
Op.138
Leonore Overture No. 1C major1807
Op.72
Fidelio OvertureE major1814
Op.84
Egmont OvertureF minor1809–10
Op.113
Overture 'The Ruins of Athens'C major1811
Op.115
Overture 'Zur Namensfeier'C major1814–15
Op.117
Overture 'King Stephen'E-flat major1811
Op.124
Overture 'The Consecration of the House'C major1822
WoO2
Overture in C major (Triumphal March)C majorc.1790
WoO24
March in D major (for military band)D major1816
Misc. Orchestral (4)
WoO1
Musik zu einem Ritterballettc.1790–91
Op.43
The Creatures of Prometheus (Ballet)E-flat major1800–01
WoO3
Gratulations-Menuett in E-flat majorE-flat major1822
Op.91
Wellington's Victory (Battle Symphony)1813
String Quartet (20)
Op.18 No.1
String Quartet No. 1 in F majorF major1798–99
Op.18 No.2
String Quartet No. 2 in G majorG major1798–99
Op.18 No.3
String Quartet No. 3 in D majorD major1798
Op.18 No.4
String Quartet No. 4 in C minorC minor1798–99
Op.18 No.5
String Quartet No. 5 in A majorA major1798
Op.18 No.6
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat majorB-flat major1799–1800
Op.59 No.1
String Quartet No. 7 in F major 'Razumovsky No.1'F major1805–06
Op.59 No.2
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky No.2'E minor1806
Op.59 No.3
String Quartet No. 9 in C major 'Razumovsky No.3'C major1806
Op.74
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major 'Harp'E-flat major1809
Op.95
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor 'Serioso'F minor1810
Op.127
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat majorE-flat major1824–25
Op.130
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat majorB-flat major1825–26
Op.131
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minorC# minor1826
Op.132
String Quartet No. 15 in A minorA minor1825
Op.133
Grosse Fuge in B-flat majorB-flat major1825
Op.135
String Quartet No. 16 in F majorF major1826
WoO36 No.1
String Quartet in E-flat major (early)E-flat majorc.1785
WoO36 No.2
String Quartet in D major (early)D majorc.1785
WoO36 No.3
String Quartet in C major (early)C majorc.1785
String Quintet / Trio (7)
Op.4
String Quintet in E-flat majorE-flat major1795–96
Op.29
String Quintet in C majorC major1801
Op.104
String Quintet in C minor (arr. of Piano Trio)C minor1817
Op.137
Fugue in D major for String QuintetD major1817
Op.3
String Trio in E-flat majorE-flat majorc.1794
Op.9
String Trios (3)1796–98
WoO32
Duo for Viola and Cello in E-flat majorE-flat majorc.1796–98
Piano Trio (10)
Op.1 No.1
Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat majorE-flat major1793–95
Op.1 No.2
Piano Trio No. 2 in G majorG major1793–95
Op.1 No.3
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minorC minor1793–95
Op.44
Variations for Piano Trio in E-flat majorE-flat majorc.1792
Op.70 No.1
Piano Trio No. 5 in D major 'Ghost'D major1808
Op.70 No.2
Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat majorE-flat major1808
Op.97
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major 'Archduke'B-flat major1810–11
WoO38
Piano Trio in E-flat major (early)E-flat majorc.1790–91
Op.121a
Variations on 'Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu'G major1803
Op.11
Clarinet Trio in B-flat major 'Gassenhauer'B-flat major1797
Violin Sonata (10)
Op.12 No.1
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D majorD major1797–98
Op.12 No.2
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A majorA major1797–98
Op.12 No.3
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat majorE-flat major1797–98
Op.23
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minorA minor1800
Op.24
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major 'Spring'F major1800–01
Op.30 No.1
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A majorA major1801–02
Op.30 No.2
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minorC minor1801–02
Op.30 No.3
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G majorG major1801–02
Op.47
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major 'Kreutzer'A major1802–03
Op.96
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G majorG major1812
Cello Sonata (5)
Op.5 No.1
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F majorF major1796
Op.5 No.2
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minorG minor1796
Op.69
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A majorA major1807–08
Op.102 No.1
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C majorC major1815
Op.102 No.2
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D majorD major1815
Wind Chamber (8)
Op.16
Quintet for Piano & Winds in E-flat majorE-flat major1796
Op.20
Septet in E-flat majorE-flat major1799–1800
Op.25
Serenade for Flute, Violin & Viola in D majorD major1801
Op.87
Trio for 2 Oboes & Cor Anglais in C majorC majorc.1795
Op.103
Octet for Winds in E-flat majorE-flat majorc.1792
WoO25
Rondino for Wind Octet in E-flat majorE-flat majorc.1792
WoO26
Duo for 2 Flutes in G majorG major1792
WoO28
Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' for 2 Oboes & Cor AnglaisC majorc.1795
Piano Sonata (32)
Op.2 No.1
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minorF minor1793–95
Op.2 No.2
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A majorA major1794–95
Op.2 No.3
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C majorC major1794–95
Op.7
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat majorE-flat major1796–97
Op.10 No.1
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minorC minor1796–98
Op.10 No.2
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F majorF major1796–98
Op.10 No.3
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D majorD major1797–98
Op.13
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor 'Pathétique'C minor1797–98
Op.14 No.1
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E majorE major1798–99
Op.14 No.2
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G majorG major1798–99
Op.22
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat majorB-flat major1799–1800
Op.26
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major 'Funeral March'A-flat major1800–01
Op.27 No.1
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major 'Quasi una fantasia'E-flat major1800–01
Op.27 No.2
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor 'Moonlight'C# minor1801
Op.28
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major 'Pastoral'D major1801
Op.31 No.1
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G majorG major1801–02
Op.31 No.2
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor 'Tempest'D minor1801–02
Op.31 No.3
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major 'Hunt'E-flat major1801–02
Op.49 No.1
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor ('easy')G minorc.1797
Op.49 No.2
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major ('easy')G majorc.1796
Op.53
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major 'Waldstein'C major1803–04
Op.54
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F majorF major1804
Op.57
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor 'Appassionata'F minor1804–05
Op.78
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp majorF# major1809
Op.79
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major 'Cuckoo'G major1809
Op.81a
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major 'Les Adieux'E-flat major1809–10
Op.90
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minorE minor1814
Op.101
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A majorA major1815–16
Op.106
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'B-flat major1817–19
Op.109
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E majorE major1820
Op.110
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat majorA-flat major1821
Op.111
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minorC minor1821–22
Piano Variations (22)
Op.34
6 Variations in F majorF major1802
Op.35
15 Variations & Fugue in E-flat major 'Eroica'E-flat major1802
Op.76
6 Variations in D majorD major1809
Op.120
33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli 'Diabelli Variations'C major1819–23
WoO63
9 Variations on a March by Dressler in C minorC minor1782
WoO64
6 Variations on a Swiss Song in F majorF majorc.1790
WoO65
24 Variations on 'Vieni amore' in D majorD major1790–91
WoO66
13 Variations on 'Es war einmal' in A majorA major1792
WoO67
8 Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein in C majorC major1792
WoO68
12 Variations on 'Menuet à la Vigano' in C majorC major1795
WoO69
9 Variations on 'Quant'è più bello' in A majorA major1795
WoO70
6 Variations on 'Nel cor più non mi sento' in G majorG major1795
WoO71
12 Variations on a Russian Dance in A majorA major1796
WoO72
8 Variations on 'Une fièvre brûlante' in C majorC major1796
WoO73
10 Variations on 'La stessa, la stessissima' in B-flat majorB-flat major1799
WoO74
6 Variations on 'Ich denke dein' in D major (4 hands)D major1799–1804
WoO75
7 Variations on 'Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen' in F majorF major1799
WoO76
6 Variations on 'Tändeln und Scherzen' in F majorF major1799
WoO77
6 Variations on an Original Theme in G majorG major1800
WoO78
7 Variations on 'God Save the King' in C majorC major1803
WoO79
5 Variations on 'Rule Britannia' in D majorD major1803
WoO80
32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minorC minor1806
Misc. Piano Work (23)
Op.33
Bagatelles (7)1801–02
Op.51 No.1
Rondo in C major 'Rondo alla Ingharese'C majorc.1796–97
Op.51 No.2
Rondo in G majorG majorc.1798
Op.77
Fantasia in G minorG minor1809
Op.119
Bagatelles (11)1820–22
Op.126
Bagatelles (6)1823–24
WoO47
Piano Sonatas (3) 'Kurfürsten' in E-flat, F minor, D majorc.1782–83
WoO48
Rondo in C major (early)C majorc.1783
WoO49
Rondo in A major (early)A majorc.1783
WoO50
Piano Sonatinas (2) in F major & G majorc.1790–92
WoO51
Piano Sonata in C major (incomplete)C majorc.1792
WoO52
Presto in C minorC minorc.1795
WoO53
Allegretto in C minorC minorc.1796–97
WoO54
Lustig-Traurig in C majorC majorc.1800
WoO55
Prelude in F minorF minorc.1803
WoO56
Allegretto in C majorC major1803
WoO57
Andante favori in F majorF major1803–04
WoO58
Cadenzas for Mozart's Piano Concerto K.466D minorc.1809
WoO59
Für Elise in A minorA minor1810
WoO60
Bagatelle in B-flat majorB-flat major1818
WoO61
Allegretto in B minorB minor1821
WoO61a
Allegretto quasi andante in G minorG minor1825
WoO62
String Quartet movement in F majorF majorc.1825
Piano (4 Hands) (2)
Op.6
Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in D majorD major1796–97
Op.45
Marches (3) for Piano 4 Hands1803
Opera (1)
Op.72 (opera)
Fidelio1805, rev. 1814
Sacred Work (8)
Op.85
Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives)1803
Op.86
Mass in C majorC major1807
Op.123
Missa solemnis in D majorD major1819–23
Op.112
Meeresstille und glückliche FahrtC major1814–15
Op.118
Elegischer GesangE major1814
Op.122
OpferliedF major1824
WoO87
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph IIC minor1790
WoO88
Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold IIC major1790
Song (Lied) (24)
Op.46
AdelaideB-flat major1794–95
Op.48
6 Songs (Gellert)1801–02
Op.52
8 Songsc.1790–96
Op.75
6 Songs1809
Op.82
4 Ariettas and a Duetc.1809
Op.83
3 Songs (Goethe)1810
Op.98
An die ferne Geliebte (song cycle)E-flat major1816
Op.99
Der Mann von WortF major1816
Op.100
MerkensteinG major1814
Op.108
25 Scottish Songs1815–16
WoO94
Germania (from Treitschke's Die gute Nachricht)B-flat major1814