Ludwig van Beethoven's most famous works
The top 3 according to 14 votes from people: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 · Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 · Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. (Updated Jan 29, 2025.)
From Für Elise to the Ninth: the Beethoven works worth knowing, and those orchestras such as the Vienna Symphony play most often.
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Top 16
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Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
1824. With the choral finale "Ode to Joy", today the anthem of Europe.
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Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
1813. With the famous Allegretto.
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Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
1808. The most famous opening motif in music; the Vienna Symphony's most performed Beethoven work.
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Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
1808. Nature, a brook and a storm.
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Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
1811. His last and grandest piano concerto.
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Fidelio
1805, final version 1814. His only opera.
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Egmont Overture
1810. Music for Goethe's play.
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String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
1826. One of the late quartets, the one he himself rated highest.
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
1806. His only violin concerto.
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Waldstein Sonata
1804. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major.
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Für Elise
Around 1810. The composer's best-known piano piece.
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Moonlight Sonata
1801. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor with its famous first movement.
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Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
1804. Originally dedicated to Napoleon.
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Missa solemnis
1823. The great mass for Archduke Rudolph.
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Pathétique Sonata
1798. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor.
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Appassionata
1805. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, stormy and passionate.
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Comments (1)
Die Neunte live im Konzert zu hören ist einfach etwas anderes. Gänsehaut beim Finale, jedes Mal