7 favorite Beethoven works

[kyjo]

Unbelievably, it doesn't appear that a "favorite Beethoven works" thread has ever been done! At the moment, mine are:

Cello Sonata no. 4, op. 102/1
Mass in C major
Piano Concerto no. 4
Piano Trio no. 7 Archduke
String Quartet no. 15, op. 132
Symphony no. 7
Triple Concerto

[Maestro267]

Symphony No. 7
Piano Concerto No. 4
String Quartet No. 16
Piano Sonata No. 27
Piano Trio No. 5 ("Ghost")
Leonore Overture No. 3
Triple Concerto

[ritter]

Let's see...

Fidelio
PC4
An die ferne Geliebte
Leonore Overture No.3
Symphony No. 7
Piano Sonata No. 14, op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight"
SQ No. 16, op. 135

[DavidW]

String Quartets:
Op 59 #1, Op 135
Piano Trios:
Archduke, Ghost
Sonatas:
Kreutzer
Symphonies:
3, 7

I was going to try to figure out what my favorite piano sonata was (difficult) but I realized that I was already at 7 works!

[Todd]

By opus number:

10/3
31/3
55
68
110
131
132

[Symphonic Addict]

Missa Solemnis
Symphony No. 3
String Quartet No. 7, op. 59-1
Grosse Fuge
Piano Sonata No. 32
Piano Concerto No. 5
Violin Sonata No. 9

[Brian]

Oooh, tough! Let's see:

Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8
Piano Sonatas Nos. 18 and 30 (Opp. 31/3 and 109)
Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost"
String Quartets Nos. 6 and 12 (Opp. 18/6 and 127)

[Lisztianwagner]

Symphonies No.5 & 9
Piano Sonata No. 21
Piano Concerto No. 5
Kreutzer Sonata
Piano Trio No. 7 Archduke
Fidelio

[(poco) Sforzando]

Nearly impossible, but:

Missa Solemnis
Eroica
Quartet op. 130
Quartet op. 131
Kreutzer
Waldstein
Diabellis

[amw]

Easy.

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111
String Quartet in B-flat major Op. 130/133
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109
String Quartet in E-flat major Op. 74
Piano Trio in E-flat major Op. 70 no. 2
Missa Solemnis Op. 123
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major Op. 106

Roughly in order.

[Holden]

....yes, this is tough. I could easily do all seven from the piano sonatas alone.

Symphony No 6 Op 68 would probably be top of my list -either orchestral or the piano transcription

Piano Sonata in C op 53

Piano Sonata in A flat op 110

Piano Concerto No 4 in G Op 58

Violin Sonata in F Op 24

Piano Trio in B flat Op 97

Fantasia in G minor Op 77

[San Antone]

Piano Sonata No. 21
Piano Sonata No. 23
Piano Sonata No. 26
String Quartet No. 8
String Quartet No. 14
Piano Concerto No. 3
Diabelli Variations

[kyjo]

By opus number:

10/3
31/3
55
68
110
131
132

Thanks for making us Google most of these.

[Mirror Image]

I don't listen to Beethoven very often, but I LOVE the late SQs, but I also rather like several of the symphonies, especially the 6th though the 9th.

[amw]

Thanks for making us Google most of these.

Only 55 and 68 are works not usually referred to by their opus number alone (they're the Third and Sixth Symphonies). For most of Beethoven's works we do usually say "the piano sonata opus 111" instead of "piano sonata no. 32" (in part because it's actually number 35 or 36 depending on how you keep count). Similarly opus numbers are necessary for the late quartets because their actual "correct" order is 12, 15, 13, 14, 16.

[Maestro267]

By opus number:

10/3
31/3
55
68
110
131
132

So folks don't have to Google, that's:

Piano Sonata No. 7
Piano Sonata No. 18
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 6
Piano Sonata No. 31
String Quartet No. 14
String Quartet No. 15

[Florestan]

One per genre:

"Pathetique" Piano Sonata
"Spring" Violin Sonata
"Archduke" Piano Trio
Septet
"Pastoral" Symphony
Violin Concerto
Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra

[Symphonic Addict]

Since Beethoven wrote tons of magnificent music...

Coriolan Overture
Diabelli Variations
Piano Sonata Op. 109
String Quartet Op. 131
String Trio Op. 9-3
Symphonies 7 and 9

[Biffo]

Fairly conventional choice -

Symphony No 3 in E flat major
Piano Concerto No 4 in G major
Coriolan Overture
Missa Solemnis
Fidelio
Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 111
String Quartet in A minor, Op 132

There are numerous other works I love

[Wanderer]

Missa Solemnis
Symphony No. 3
Piano Sonata Op. 111
Piano Concerto No. 4
"Die Weihe des Hauses" Overture
Cello Sonata Op. 69 (No. 3)
Violin Concerto
Fidelio

I could go on. I'm not even sure there are 7 works by Beethoven that aren't favourites. 🤷‍♂️