List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven, by opus number

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For cataloguing purposes, pieces by Beethoven are identified in four ways:

  • by opus number. These were assigned by his publishers, and follow the order in which his works were published, rather than the order they were written. This is why, for example, the Wind Octet of 1792 can be Opus 103, when Opus 102 and Opus 104 were written in 1815 and 1817 respectively. Everything up to and including Opus 135 was published in Beethoven's lifetime; later numbers were published posthumously.
  • by WoO (Werke ohne Opuszahl - literally, "works without opus number") number. These were assigned by Georg Kinsky and Hans Halm (who took over from Kinsky after his death) in their 1955 catalogue of Beethoven's works.
  • by AnH number - these are works listed in the appendix (German: Anhang, hence the abbreviation) of Kinsky's catalogue as being probably spurious. Some of these have since been shown to be authored by Beethoven.
  • by Hess (abbreviated to H) number. These were assigned by Willy Hess in a listing published shortly after Kinsky's which includes pieces not included in the 19th century Beethoven Gesamtausgabe published by Breitkopf und Härtel. Hess includes many more fragmentary works than does Kinsky. Many pieces have both WoO and H numbers - in these cases, WoO numbers are generally favoured over Hess numbers.

There is also the Biamonti catalogue, compiled by Giovanni Biamonti and published in 1968. This combines the pieces with opus numbers and all the works from Kinsky's and Hess' catalogue with hitherto uncatalogued fragments to make a single chronological listing. Biamonti numbers are not very often referred to, however.

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Contents

Works with Opus Number

Works without Opus Number (WoO)

The numbers and categories used below are from the Kinsky catalog of 1955. WoO is an abbreviation of "Werke ohne Opuszahl", German for "Works without Opus number".

Works with "Anh" Number (spurious)

These are works from the Appendix (Anhang in German) of Kinsky's catalog that were attributed to Beethoven at the time the catalog was compiled, but might not have been written by him.

  • Anh 1: Symphony in C major ("Jena") – now attributed to Friedrich Witt
  • Anh 2: Six string quartets
  • AnH 3 - Piano Trio in D major
  • AnH 4 - Flute Sonata in B flat major
  • AnH 5 - Two Piano Sonatinas
  • AnH 6 - Rondo in B flat major for piano
  • Anh 7 - Concerto for Piano & Orchestra in D Major: (first movement); authorship: probably doubtful
  • Anh 8
    • Gavotte in F Major
    • Allegro for Piano Four Hands in B Flat Major; authorship: probably doubtful
    • Fragment for Piano Four Hands in C Minor: of Marche lugubre; authorship: probably doubtful
  • Anh 9 - 9 German Dances for Piano Four Hands
  • Anh 10 - 8 Variations for Piano in B flat major: on "Gestern abend war Vetter Michael da" (Yesterday evening nephew Michael was there) or "Ich habe ein kleines Huettchen nur" (I only have a little hat)
  • Anh 11 - March for Piano in F Major: "Alexandermarsch" for Duport’s ballet "Der blode Ritter"
  • Anh 12 - March for Piano in C Major: "Pariser Einzugsmarsch"; authorship: Johnn H. Walch.
  • Anh 13 - "Trauermarsch", Funeral March for Piano in F Minor; authorship: Johnn H. Walch.
  • Anh 14 - 6 Waltzes for Piano
  • Anh 15 - Waltz for Piano in F Major: "Glaube, Liebe, und Hoffnung"; authorship: probably doubtful (also known as 'Farewell to the Piano').
  • Anh 16 - 4 Waltzes for piano
  • Anh 17 - Waltz for Piano in F Major: Introduction and Waltz
  • Anh 18 - Song: "An Sie" or "Nachruf"

Selected works with "Hess" Number

These works have numbers that were assigned by Willy Hess. Many of the works in the Hess catalog also have WoO numbers; those entries are not listed here.

  • Hess 12 - Oboe Concerto in F (fragment only)
  • Hess 13 - Romance in E minor for 3 soloists and orchestra
  • Hess 15 - Piano Concerto No. 6 (unfinished)
  • Hess 19 - Wind quintet in E flat major
  • Hess 28 - Movement in A flat major for string trio
  • Hess 29 - Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet
  • Hess 30 - Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet
  • Hess 31 - Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet
  • Hess 33 - Minuet for string quartet
  • Hess 34 - String Quartet arrangement of Opus 14 No. 1
  • Hess 36 - Handel Fugue arranged for String Quartet
  • Hess 38 - Bach Fugue arranged for String Quartet
  • Hess 39 - String Quintet in F major (lost)
  • Hess 40 - Movement in D minor for String Quintet
  • Hess 46 - Violin Sonata in A major
  • Hess 48 - Allegretto in E flat major for piano trio
  • Hess 61 - Anglaise in D major for piano
  • Hess 64 - Fugue for keyboard
  • Hess 65 - Concerto excerpt (arrangement of Opus 37)
  • Hess 69 - Bagatelle in C minor for piano
  • Hess 87 - March for piano (arrangement of WoO 29)
  • Hess 88 - Minuet for piano (arrangement of Hess 33)
  • Hess 89 - Ritterballett (piano arrangement of WoO 1)
  • Hess 90 - The Creatures of Prometheus (piano arrangement of Opus 43)
  • Hess 91 - Opferlied (piano arrangement of Opus 121b)
  • Hess 92 - Bundeslied (piano arrangement of Opus 122)
  • Hess 93 - `Freudvoll', piano accompaniment for Opus 84
  • Hess 97 - Wellington's Victory (piano arrangement of Opus 91)
  • Hess 99 - March for piano (arrangement of WoO 18)
  • Hess 107 - Grenadier's March
  • Hess 108 - Wellington's Victory (panharmonicon arrangement of Opus 91)
  • Hess 115 - Vestas Feuer (unfinished Opera)
  • Hess 118 - Music for the Consecration of the House (from Opus 113)
  • Hess 133 - Folksong
  • Hess 134 - Folksong
  • Hess 137 - Song `Ich wiege dich' (lost)
  • Hess 139 - Song `Minnesold' (lost)
  • Hess 143 - Song `An die Freude' (lost)
  • Hess 151 - Song 'Traute Henriette'
  • Hess 152-207 - Folksong settings
  • Hess 208-232 - Italian partsongs
  • Hess 233-246 - Counterpoint exercises
  • Hess 274 - Canon à 2 in G (instrumental)
  • Hess 275 - Canon à 2 in Ab (instrumental)
  • Hess 276 - Canon à 3 'Herr Graf, ich komme zu fragen'
  • Hess 277 - Canon à 3 'Esel aller Esel, hi ha'
  • Hess 297 - Adagio for three horns
  • Hess 300-301 - Two Canons
  • ...
  • Hess 335
  • Hess Anh 1
  • ...
  • Hess Anh 66
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