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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Short facts:
Name:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Nationality:
Germany
Birth date:
17.12.1770
Day of death:
26.03.1827
Compositions:
Violin Concerto D major, Op. 61
Symphony No. 5 C minor op. 67
Symphony No. 9 D minor op.125
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Symphony No. 7 A major op. 92
Piano Sonata No. 32 C minor op. 111
Piano Concerto No. 4 G major op. 58
Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
Piano Sonata No. 31 A-flat major op. 110
Piano Sonata No. 30 E major op. 109
Piano Concerto No. 5 E-flat major op. 73 "The Emperor"
Egmont Overture F minor from op. 84
Symphony No. 8 F major op. 93
Symphony No. 6 F major op. 68 "Pastoral Symphony"
Symphony No. 4 B-flat major op. 60
Piano Concerto No. 1 C major op. 15
Symphony No. 3 E-flat major op. 55
Piano Concerto No. 2 B-flat major op. 19
Piano Trio D major op. 70 No. 1, "Ghost"
Piano Sonata No. 29 B-flat major op. 106, "Hammerklavier"
Symphony No. 2 D major op. 36
Cello Sonata No. 3 A major op. 69
Violin Sonata No. 5 F major op. 24, "Spring"
Piano Sonata No. 17 D minor op. 31,2, "Tempest"
Piano Sonata No. 23 F minor op. 57, "Appassionata"
Mass D major op. 123 "Missa solemnis"
Triple Concerto C major Op 56
Grand Fugue B-flat major op. 133
Piano Concerto No. 3 C minor op. 37
Piano Sonata No. 8 op. 13
Piano Sonata No. 28 A major op. 101
Trio B-flat major op. 11
Symphony No. 1 C major op. 21
Piano Sonata No. 25 G major op. 75, "cuckoo"
Piano Sonata No. 15 D major op. 28
Violin Sonata No. 10 G major op. 96
Violin Sonata No. 1 D major op. 12 No. 1
Violin Sonata No. 8 G major op. 30 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 1 F minor op. 2,1
String Quartet No. 14 C♯ minor op. 131
Fidelio op. 72
Piano Sonata No. 14 C-sharp minor op. 27,2, "Moonlight"
Piano Sonata No. 27 E minor op. 90
Piano Sonata No. 21 C major op. 53, "Waldstein"
String Quartet No. 7 F major op. 59,1, "Rasumovsky"
Leonora Overture No. 3 op. 72a
Egmont op. 84
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage op. 112
Ah! perfido Op. 65
The Creatures of Prometheus Op. 43
String Quartet No. 10 E-flat Major op. 74, "Harp"
Piano Sonata No. 26 E-flat major op. 81a, "Les Adieux"
Piano Sonata No. 24 F-sharp major op. 74
Piano Sonata No. 18 E-flat major op. 31,3, "The Hunt"
Piano Sonata No. 16 G major op. 31,1
Violin Sonata No. 7 C minor op. 30 No. 2
Violin Sonata No. 6 A major op. 30 No. 1
Violin Sonata No. 3 E-flat major op. 12 No. 3
Violin Sonata No. 2 A Major op. 12 No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 4 E-flat major op. 7, "Grand Sonata"
Piano Sonata No. 2 A major op. 2,2
String Quartet No. 2 G major op. 18/2
String Quartet No. 1 F major op. 18/1
String Quartet No. 13 B flat major op. 130
Piano Trio op. 97, "Archduke Trio"
String Quartet No. 15 A minor op. 132
Violin Sonata No. 4 A minor op. 23
Piano Sonata No. 7 D major op. 10,3
Piano Sonata No. 9 E major op. 14,1
Septet E-flat major op. 20
Coriolan Overture op. 62
Piano Sonata No. 3 C major op. 2,3
String Quartet No. 9 C major op. 59,3, "Rasumovsky"
String Quartet No. 8 E minor op. 59,2, "Rasumovsky"
Diabelli Variations op. 120
Rondo alla ingharese quasi un capriccio G Major op. 129, "Rage Over a Lost Penny"
Klaviersonate Nr.31 As-Dur op.110
Piano Quartet E-flat major op. 16
Bagatelles Op. 119
String Quartet No. 5 A major op. 18/5
String Quintet C minor op. 104
Twelve Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" F major op. 66
Bagatelles op. 126
Fantasia for Piano G minor op. 77
String Quartet No. 11 f Minor op. 95, "Serioso"
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II WoO 87
Elegiac Song op. 118 E major
The Ruins of Athens op. 113
Variations and Fugue for Piano E-flat major op. 35, "Eroica Variations"
To the Distant Beloved, op. 98
The Consecration of the House - Ouverture op. 124
Christ on the Mount of Olives op. 85
Piano Sonata No. 22 F major op. 54
Piano Sonata No. 20 G major op. 49,2
Piano Sonata No. 19 G minor op. 49,1
Piano Sonata No. 13 E-flat major op. 27,1
Piano Sonata No. 12 A-flat major op. 26
Piano Sonata No. 11 B-flat major op. 22
Piano Sonata No. 10 G major op. 14,2
Piano Sonata No. 6 F major op. 10,2
Piano Sonata No. 5 C minor op. 10,1
7 Bagatelles op. 33
String Quartet No. 16 in F major op. 135
Fidelio / Leonore (1806) op. 72
Piano Trio E-flat major op. 38, "Grand Trio"
Choral Fantasy C minor op. 80
String Quartet No. 12 E-flat major op. 127
Bundeslied op.122
Sacrifice song op. 121b
The Glorious Moment op. 136
Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II WoO 88
Mass in C major op. 86
King Stephen Op. 117
Tremate, empi, tremate op. 116
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