{"id":1358,"date":"2022-08-22T23:15:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2023-01-19T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:39:14","slug":"how-many-symphonies-did-beethoven-write","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/how-many-symphonies-did-beethoven-write\/","title":{"rendered":"How many symphonies did Beethoven write?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compared to contemporary Viennese master like Haydn or Mozart, Beethoven was not very prolific in composing symphonies.<\/p>\n

Haydn, the Father of Symphony, wrote 108 symphonies (one is lost and one is symphonie concertante) and Mozart composed some 50 pieces.<\/p>\n

Ludwig van Beethoven composed 9 symphonies.<\/strong> This may be a lower number, but not so in quality! Most Beethoven symphonies are considered extraordinary and some of them opened new chapters in the book of musical history!<\/strong><\/p>\n

List of the symphonies Beethoven composed (with opus number, name, key, date of composition and premier):<\/p>\n

Opus 21: Symphony No. 1 in C major (composed 1799\u20131800, premi\u00e8red 1800)<\/a>
\nOpus 36: Symphony No. 2 in D major (composed 1801\u201302, premi\u00e8red 1803)
\nOpus 55: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (\u201cEroica\u201d) (composed 1803-04, premi\u00e8red 1804)<\/a>
\nOpus 60: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major (composed 1806, premi\u00e8red 1807)
\nOpus 67: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (composed 1804\u201308, premi\u00e8red 1808)
\nOpus 68: Symphony No. 6 in F major (\u201cPastoral\u201d) (composed 1804\u201308, premi\u00e8red 1808)
\nOpus 92: Symphony No. 7 in A major (composed 1811\u201312, premi\u00e8red 1813)
\nOpus 93: Symphony No. 8 in F major (composed 1812, premi\u00e8red 1814)
\nOpus 125: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (\u201cChoral\u201d) (composed 1817\u201324, premi\u00e8red 1824)<\/p>\n

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    Compared to contemporary Viennese master like Haydn or Mozart, Beethoven was not very prolific in composing symphonies. Haydn, the Father of Symphony, wrote 108 symphonies (one is lost and one is symphonie concertante) and Mozart composed some 50 pieces. Ludwig van Beethoven composed 9 symphonies. This may be a lower number, but not so in quality! Most Beethoven symphonies are … <\/p>\n

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