Beethoven, Ludwig van

Rank (U1 / U2): 1 / 1
Work perf.: 6,471
Complete perf.: 5,379
Excerpt share: 17%
First season – last season: 1842–43 to 2026–27
Seasons played: 185
Peak season: 1881–82 (23.7%)
Born – died: 1770–1827

Work perf.Complete perf. (same denominator)

Completed seasons. Both lines use the season's total work performances as denominator: the upper line is this composer's work performances, the lower line the part of them that are complete (no movement named). The gap is this composer's excerpts as a share of the whole season.

Rank by decade

Decade	Rank	Share
1840s	1	11.9%
1850s	2	10.4%
1860s	1	14.8%
1870s	1	16.4%
1880s	1	13.9%
1890s	2	9.3%
1900s	2	9.7%
1910s	2	6.5%
1920s	2	8.9%
1930s	1	7.8%
1940s	1	7.1%
1950s	1	6.7%
1960s	1	6.4%
1970s	2	5.6%
1980s	2	5.6%
1990s	2	5.7%
2000s	2	4.7%
2010s	1	5.0%
2020s	2	3.6%

Most performed works

Work	Work perf.	Complete perf.	First season	Last season	Rank (all)
SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C MINOR, OP.67	628	569	1842-43	2025-26	3
SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN A MAJOR, OP.92	556	520	1843-44	2024-25	4
SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP. 55 (EROICA)	517	477	1842-43	2025-26	9
LEONORE OVERTURE NO. 3, OP. 72B	458	457	1862-63	2024-25	13
EGMONT, OP.84	344	11	1842-43	2023-24	22
CONCERTO, VIOLIN, D MAJOR, OP.61	321	308	1861-62	2025-26	32
SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN F MAJOR, OP.93	296	269	1844-45	2016-17	37
SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN F MAJOR, OP.68 (PASTORAL)	293	261	1845-46	2024-25	39
CONCERTO, PIANO, NO. 5, E FLAT MAJOR, OP.73	255	253	1854-55	2026-27	44
CONCERTO, PIANO, NO. 4, G MAJOR, OP. 58	246	241	1862-63	2024-25	48
SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, OP.125	232	205	1845-46	2022-23	57
SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN D MAJOR, OP.36	231	218	1842-43	2025-26	59
SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP.60	202	199	1849-50	2018-19	71
CONCERTO, PIANO, NO. 3, C MINOR, OP. 37	201	195	1861-62	2024-25	72
CORIOLAN OVERTURE, OP. 62	196	196	1857-58	2011-12	76

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