The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con brio

Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro

Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - III. Rondo: Allegro

Wind Octet in E-flat major, op. 103: I. Allegro

Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50

Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Sonata Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Fidelio, op. 72: Overture

Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon in E-flat major, op. 16: I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo

Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in G minor, op. 5 no. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto

Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto

String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Razumovsky Quartet no. 1": I. Allegro

Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: II. Largo

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace

Missa Solemnis in D major, op. 123: III. Credo

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto

Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 97 "Archduke Trio": I. Allegro moderato

Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in C major, op. 56: I. Allegro

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19: II. Adagio

Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

Mass in C major (Three Hymns), op. 86: II. Gloria

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile

Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in F major, op. 5 no. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro

Egmont, op. 84: Egmont

Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 "Fate": II. Andante con moto

String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet no. 3": IV. Allegro molto

The Ruins of Athens, op. 113: Overture in G minor

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace

Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni

Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto

String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

Coriolan, op. 62: Overture in E minor

12 Variations for Cello and Piano in G major on G.F. Handel’s "See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes", WoO 45

Trio no. 11 in G major for Piano, Violin and Cello, op. 121a: Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu": Adagio

Mass in C major (Three Hymns), op. 86: IV. Sanctus

Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto

Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando

The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43: I. Overture: Adagio - Allegro molto con brio

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con Variazioni. Andante con moto

Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (attacca)

Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace

Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio

Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon in E-flat major, op. 16: II. Andante cantabile

Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: I. Allegro con brio

String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18/3: I. Allegro

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante più tosto allegretto

Trio no. 2 for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano: I. Allegro

Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe (Funeral March for a Dead Hero)

Leonore: Overture no. 3, op. 72a

Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto

Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro fugato

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio

Trois Equales, WoO 30: no. 1-3

Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: I. Allegro con brio

Sonata for Piano no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Andante espressivo

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: II. Andante con moto

Septet in E-flat major, op. 20: I. Adagio, Allegro con brio - II. Adagio cantabile - III. Tempo di minuetto

König Stephan (King Stephan), op. 117: Overture

String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59/2, "Razumovsky Quartet no. 2": III. Allegretto ("Theme russe")

Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo

Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in C major, op. 56: II. Largo - Rondo alla Polacca

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace

Variations on "Rule Britannia" in D major for Piano, WoO 79

Bagatelle no. 6 in E-flat major, op. 126: Presto - Andante amabile e con moto

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni

Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile

Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in F major, op. 5 no. 1: II. Allegro vivace

The Ruins of Athens, op. 113: Turkisch March

Variations in E-flat major on a Theme from Mozart’s Opera "The Magic Flute" for Cello and Piano, op. 66

Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato

Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Große Fugue in B-flat major, op. 133

Variations and Fugue for Piano on an Original Theme in E-flat major, op. 35, "Eroica Variations"

Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 4 in C major, op. 102 no. 1: I. Andante - Allegro vivace

Twelve Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14: Dance no. 12

Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro

Die Weihe des Hauses (The Consecration of the House), op. 124: Overture

Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto

Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, op. 40

Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: II. Largo

Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 4 in C major, op. 102 no. 1: II. Adagio - Allegro vivace

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: II. Larghetto

Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Choral Finale (Ode to Joy)