Ludwig van
Beethoven
1770 - 1827
Complete works
Chamber music
Ludwig van Beethoven ( baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio.
Complete Piano Trios
00:00:00 Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
00:12:05 Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Largo con espressione
00:21:57 Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
00:25:40 Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Finale. Presto
00:33:30 Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”: I. Allegro vivace
00:43:58 Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”: II. Largo assai ed espressivo
00:55:02 Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”: III. Presto
01:03:28 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: I. Allegro moderato
01:07:36 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: II. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo
01:12:01 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: III. Rondo. Allegretto
01:17:05 Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
01:26:22 Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Andante cantabile con variazioni
01:33:26 Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Quasi allegro – Trio
01:36:54 Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Finale. Prestissimo
01:44:43 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: I. Poco sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo
01:55:04 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: II. Allegretto
02:00:01 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: III. Allegretto ma non troppo
02:04:47 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro
02:12:39 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: 14 Variations on an Original Theme: Tema. Andante con variazioni
02:25:22 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Allegro
02:35:00 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Adagio cantabile
02:42:02 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
02:46:56 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Finale. Presto
02:54:23 Piano Trio in D Major, After Symphony No. 2, Op. 36: I. Adagio – Allegro con brio
03:06:37 Piano Trio in D Major, After Symphony No. 2, Op. 36: II. Larghetto quasi andante
03:17:33 Piano Trio in D Major, After Symphony No. 2, Op. 36: III. Scherzo
03:21:14 Piano Trio in D Major, After Symphony No. 2, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
03:27:54 Triosatz in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. (Allegretto)
03:31:18 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: I. Allegro moderato03:44:09 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: II. Scherzo. Allegro
03:50:29 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: III. Andante cantabile, ma però con moto – Poco più adagio
04:02:27 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”: IV. Allegro moderato
04:09:26 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major WoO39 (Allegretto)
04:15:39 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 63, After String Quintet, Op. 4: I. Allegro con brio
04:23:43 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 63, After String Quintet, Op. 4: II. Andante
03:30:23 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 63, After String Quintet, Op. 4: III. Menuetto – Trio
04:36:36 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 63, After String Quintet, Op. 4: IV. Finale. Presto
04:42:32 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”: I. Allegro con brio
04:51:23 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”: II. Adagio
04:56:30 Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”: III. Tema. Pria ch'io l'impegno allegretto con variazioni
05:03:15 Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 121a “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu” (Introduzione. Adagio assai – Tema. Allegretto con variazioni)
05:19:19 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, After the Septet, Op. 20: I. Adagio – Allegro con brio
05:26:38 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, After the Septet, Op. 20: II. Adagio cantabile
05:34:54 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, After the Septet, Op. 20: III. Tempo di menuetto
05:37:54 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, After the Septet, Op. 20: IV. Andante con variazioni
05:44:44 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, After the Septet, Op. 20: V. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace
05:48:01 Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 38, After the Septet, Op. 20: VI. Andante con moto alla marcia – Presto
François Dumont (piano), Laurent Le Flécher (violin), Virginie Constant (cello)- Trio Élégiaque
String Trios Op 9 N° 1 G Major 1/3
String Trios Op 9 N° 2 D Major 2/3
String Trio Op 9 N° 3 C Minor - 3/3
The Early Quartets op. 18 no. 1 - 3
01. String Quartet No. 1 in F, op. 18 No. 1 - 1. Allegro con brio 7:03
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
02. String Quartet No. 1 in F, op. 18 No. 1 - 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato 8:34
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
03. String Quartet No. 1 in F, op. 18 No. 1 - 3. Scherzo: Allegro molto 3:12
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
04. String Quartet No. 1 in F, op. 18 No. 1 - 4. Allegro 5:50
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
05. String Quartet No. 2 in G, op. 18 No. 2 - 1. Allegro 5:43
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
06. String Quartet No. 2 in G, op. 18 No. 2 - 2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I 6:19
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
07. String Quartet No. 2 in G, op. 18 No. 2 - 3. Scherzo. Allegro 4:18
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
08. String Quartet No. 2 in G, op. 18 No. 2 - 4. Allegro molto, quasi presto 5:47
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
09. String Quartet No. 3 in D, op. 18 No. 3 - 1. Allegro 5:42
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
10. String Quartet No. 3 in D, op. 18 No. 3 - 2. Andante con moto 7:59
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
11. String Quartet No. 3 in D, op. 18 No. 3 - 3. Allegro 3:03
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
12. String Quartet No. 3 in D, op. 18 No. 3 - 4. Presto 4:51
Intérprete: Amadeus Quartet
The Late String Quartets
Quartet No. 12, Op. 127 (00:00)
I - Maestoso; Allegro
II - Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile
III - Scherzando Vivace
IV - Finale
Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 (38:34)
I - Adagio Ma Non Troppo; Allegro
II - Presto
III - Andante Con Moto Ma Non Troppo
IV - Alla Danza Tedesca: Allegro Assai
V - Cavatina: Adagio Molto Espressivo
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Quartet No. 13, Op. 130
VI - Finale: Allegro
Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 (1:38:06)
I - Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo
II - Allegro Molto Vivace
III - Allegro Moderato
IV - Andante Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile
V - Presto
VI - Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante
VII - Allegro
Quartet Non. 15, Op. 132 (2:17:39)
I - Assai Sostenuto; Allegro
II - Allegro Ma Non Tanto
III - Canzona Di Ringraziamento: Molto Adagio
IV - Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace
V - Allegro Appassionato
Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 (3:03:01)
I - Allegretto
II - Vivace
III - Lento Assai, E Cantante Tranquillo
IV - Grave Ma Non Troppo Tratto; Allegro
Ensemble – Juilliard String Quartet
Violin – Earl Carlyss, Robert Mann
Viola – Samuel Rhodes
Cello – Joel Krosnick
Piano Quartet in E flat major WoO 36 No 1 , 2 and 3
Chamber music
Beethoven wrote 16 string quartets and numerous other forms of chamber music, including piano trios, string trios, and sonatas for violin and cello with piano, as well as works with wind instruments.
Trios
Piano trios
The numbering of Beethoven's twelve piano trios is fairly arbitrary, and other than the three trios in Op. 1 as being Nos. 1 through 3, sources including both recordings and authoritative publications use other numberings from those shown here, or more frequently, none at all. It is more usual to identify a piano trio only by its catalog number and key.
Biamonti 637: Piano Trio in F minor (incomplete sketches, 1815)
Hess 47: Allegro con brio in E-flat major for Piano Trio (arrangement of Op. 3)
Hess 48: Allegretto in E-flat major for Piano Trio (c. 1790–1792)
WoO 38: Piano Trio in E-flat major (c. 1790–1791)
WoO 39: Allegretto in B-flat major for Piano Trio (1812)
Opus 1: Three Piano Trios (composed 1795; published 1795)
No. 1: Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat major
No. 2: Piano Trio No. 2 in G major
No. 3: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor
Opus 11: Piano Trio [No. 4](?) in B-flat major ("Gassenhauer") (1797)
Opus 44: Variations on an original theme in E-flat major (composed 1792; published 1804)
Opus 63: Piano Trio in E-flat major (1806) (arrangement of Op. 4)
Opus 70: Two Piano Trios (1808)
No. 1: Piano Trio [No. 5](?) in D major ("Ghost")
No. 2: Piano Trio [No. 6](?) in E-flat major
Opus 97: Piano Trio [No. 7](?) in B-flat major ("Archduke") (1811)
Opus 121a: Kakadu Variations, for Piano Trio (Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu") (1803)
String trios
Opus 3: String Trio No. 1 in E-flat major (1794); five-movement piano transcription (anon., supervised by composer?, c. 1814–15)
Opus 8: String Trio No. 2 ("Serenade") in D major (1797)
Opus 9: Three String Trios (1798)
No. 1: String Trio No. 3 in G major
No. 2: String Trio No. 4 in D major
No. 3: String Trio No. 5 in C minor
Hess 28: Movement in A-flat for String Trio
Other
WoO 37: Trio for piano, flute and bassoon in G major (1786)
Quartets
String quartets
Early
Hess 30: Prelude and Fugue in F major (1795)
Hess 31: Prelude and Fugue in C major (1795)
Opus 18: Six String Quartets
No. 1: String Quartet No. 1 in F major (1799)
No. 2: String Quartet No. 2 in G major (1799)
No. 3: String Quartet No. 3 in D major (1798/99)
No. 4: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor (1799)
No. 5: String Quartet No. 5 in A major (1799)
No. 6: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major (1800)
Middle
Opus 59: Three String Quartets ("Rasumovsky") (1806)
No. 1: String Quartet No. 7 in F major
No. 2: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor
No. 3: String Quartet No. 9 in C major
Opus 74: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major ("Harp") (1809)
Opus 95: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor ("Serioso") (1810)
Late
Opus 127: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major (1823/24)
Opus 130: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major (1825)
Opus 131: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor (1826)
Opus 132: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor (1825)
Opus 133: Große Fuge in B-flat major – originally finale of Opus 130 (1826) [also arranged by Beethoven for piano duet, Opus 134 (1826)]
Opus 135: String Quartet No. 16 in F major (1826)
Piano quartets
WoO 36: 3 Piano Quartets (1785)
No. 1 in E-flat major
No. 2 in D major
No. 3 in C major
Opus 16/b: Piano Quartet in E-flat (1797) (arrangement of Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16)
String quintets
Opus 4: String Quintet in E-flat major (1795)
Opus 29: String Quintet in C major (The Storm) (1801)[3]
Opus 104: String Quintet in C minor (1817)
Opus 137: Fugue for String Quintet in D major (1817)
Hess 40: Quintettsatz in D minor (1817)
Chamber music with winds
WoO 25: Rondino for oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons in E-flat major (1792)
WoO 26: Allegro and Minuet for two flutes in G major
WoO 37: Trio for Piano, Flute, and Bassoon in G major (1786)
Opus 11: Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in B-flat major ("Gassenhauer") (version with Violin instead of Clarinet is considered Piano Trio No. 4) (1797)
Opus 16: Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat major (1796) (later arranged for piano quartet)
Opus 20: Septet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and contrabass in E-flat major (1799)
Opus 25: Serenade for flute, violin and viola in D major (1800–01)
Opus 38: Trio for Piano, Clarinet (or Violin), and Cello in E-flat major (1803) (reduction of the Op. 20 Septet)
Opus 71: Sextet for clarinets, horns, and bassoons in E-flat major (1796)
Opus 81b: Sextet for Horns and String Quartet
Opus 87: Trio for two oboes and English horn in C major (1795)
Opus 103: Octet for oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons in E-flat major (1792)
Opus 105: Six sets of variations for piano and flute (1819)
Opus 107: Ten sets of variations for piano and flute (1820)
Hess 19: Quintet for Three Horns, Oboe & Bassoon in E-flat (1793)
3 Quartetti per archi Op. 59 "Rasumowsky"
Quartetto n. 1 in fa maggiore
0:00 - I. Allegro
11:53 - II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
21:09 - III. Adagio molto e mesto
34:30 - IV. Thème russe. Allegro
Quartetto n. 2 in mi minore
41:24 - I. Allegro
52:06 - II. Molto adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
1:06:44 - III. Thème russe. Allegretto - Maggiore
1:15:03 - IV. Finale. Presto
Quartetto n. 3 in do maggiore
1:20:56 - I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
1:31:49 - II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
1:42:04 - III. Menuetto. Grazioso - Trio
1:47:18 - IV. Allegro molto
String Quartet No 10 Op 74 Harp in E flat major
String Quartet No 11 Op 95 in F minor
Complete Works
Symphonies
Symphonies (1- 9)
Concertos
Concertos
Works for soloist and orchestra
Overtures and incidental music
Chamber music
Piano trios
String trios
String quartets
Piano quartets
String quintets
Chamber music with winds
Sonatas
Sonatas for solo instrument and piano
Violin sonatas
Cello sonatas
Horn sonata
Piano sonatas
Variations
Bagatelles
Vocal music
Opera
Choral
Songs
Songs
Folksong arrangements
Secular vocal works
STRING QUINTET NO 1 ES DUR 1795-96 - OP 4
String Quintet "Storm" Op.29
Benjamin Bowman, Cornelia Löscher, Steven Dann, Michel Camille, Richard Lester
String Quintet No.3 in c-moll (1817) op.104
Quintet for Piano and Winds Op. 16 (1796)
Grave – Allegro ma non troppo 00:00
Andante cantabile 14:15
Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 22:27
Quintetto I Virtuosi Veneti
Lorella Ruffin, piano
Silvano Scanziani, oboe
Mauro Pedron, clarinet
Alessio Benedettelli, horn
Leopoldo Armellini, bassoon
Septet in E-flat major, op. 20
I. Adagio - Allegro con brio (at 00:07)
II. Adagio cantabile (at 10:03)
III. Tempo di minuetto (at 19:55)
IV. Tema con variazioni (Andante) (at 23:24)
V. Scherzo (Allegro molto e vivace) (at 30:55)
VI. Andante con moto alla marcia - Presto (at 33:59)
SOLOISTS of the GEWANDHAUS ORCHESTRA, LEIPZIG
Gerhard Bosse, violin
Dietmar Hallman, viola
Kurt Hiltawsky, clarinet
Waldemar Schieber, horn
Werner Seltmann, bassoon
Friedemann Erben, cello
Konrad Sieback, double-bass
Serenade in D Major op.25
Patrick GALLOIS, Peter Csaba, Walter Trampler
"Trio in Eb, Op. 38"
00:00 - I. Adagio. Allegro con brio.
10:41 - II. Adagio Cantabile.
21:02 - III. Tempo di Minuetto.
24:45 - IV. Tmea con Variazioni.
32:15 - V. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace.
35:27 - VI. Andante con moto. Alla marcia. Presto.
Conductor Arturo Toscanini
Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 71- Mov. l, II, III and IV.
(for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons)
I. Adagio - Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto. Quasi allegretto
IV. Rondo. Allegro
Orestes Teixeira, 1 Clarinete; Antônio Aniceto, 2 Clarinete; Alexandre Lisboa, 1 Trompa; Roberto Carvalho, 2 Trompa; Elmo Sepulveda,
1 Fagote e Orbe, 2 Fagote.
Trio in C major for Two Oboes and English Horn Op.87
1. Allegro
2. Adagio cantabile
3. Menuetto Allegro molto Scherzo
4. Finale Presto
Heinz Holliger Oboe
Hans Elhorst Oboe
Maurice Bourgue English Horn
Oktett op. 103
I. Allegro
II. Andante (7:00)
III. Menuetto (14: 45)
IV. Presto (17:50)
Todd Worsham and Colleen Miehm, oboes
Clare Gellene and Robertino Bogart, clarinets
Colin Mannes and Jacob Darrow, bassoons
Roxanne O'Brien and David Pinilla, horns
6 National Airs with Variations, Op.105
00:00 - I. Tyrolean air.
04:18 - II. Austrian air.
08:44 - III. Air Scotland.
12:00 - IV. Russian air.
17:33 - V. Allegro-Adagio-Andante.
10 Themes & Variations for flute & piano, Op 107