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Title page of Beethoven's symphonies from the Gesamtausgabe. The list of compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven consists of 722 works [1] written over forty-five years, from his earliest work in 1782 (variations for piano on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler) when he was only eleven years old and still in Bonn, until his last work just before his death in Vienna in 1827.
Most of Beethoven's best known works were published with opus numbers, with which they may be reliably identified.Another 228 works are designated WoO (Werke ohne Opuszahl – literally, "works without opus number"), among them unpublished early and occasional works (Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87), published variations and folksong arrangements (25 Irish Songs, WoO 152 ...
Songs by Ludwig van Beethoven (8 P) Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven"
Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
The orchestra has made numerous critically acclaimed recordings, of which several have been ranked as the greatest classical recordings of all time, such as Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 with Carlos Kleiber and Wagner's complete Ring des Nibelungen with Sir Georg Solti.
The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. [2] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. [3]
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7: Berlin Philharmonic 0289 439 003 2 4 1985 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 "Pastorale" Berlin Philharmonic 0289 439 004 2 3 1984 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8, Overtures "Leonore III" "Fidelio" Coriolan Overture: Berlin Philharmonic 0289 439 005 2 2 1986 Ludwig van Beethoven
Many of Beethoven's early works were not assigned an opus number and were simply listed with the label WoO, which is the abbreviation for the German term "works without opus number." [8] Some, however, were published with opus numbers later on such as several compositions in the Eight Songs, op. 52. [9]