What were Beethoven's 5 most remembered works?

Question

What were his five most remembered works? Please hurry!

Answer 1

Moonlight Sonata, Ode to Joy, Fur Elise, Beethoven's Fifth, Sonata Pathetique, Your Mom.

(First five are actually correct)

Answer 2

There is no single answer to this question. It's like asking what the top ten best movies are: ask ten highly knowledgeable movie critics and you're going to get ten different lists, although there will be some overlap.

The pieces that Kat mentions are certainly among Beethoven's most remembered works, and I would have to say that the Fifth Symphony, the Ode to Joy (which is actually part of the Ninth Symphony), Fur Elise, and Moonlight sonata would have to be on anybody's list, simply because they are often heard in movies, commercials, etc. It's that fifth "most remembered work" where the problem comes in. The Sonata Pathetique is certainly a good contender, but what about the Third (Eroica) Symphony, or the Sixth (Pastoral) Symphony? Any of these added to the first four I mentioned would make an acceptable list.

Answer 3

It's a difficult choice ... so here there are:

From his 9 symphonies:
• Symphony No. 3 Eroica (1803) originally titled Bonaparte, a tribute to Napoleon • Symphony No 5 (everyone knows the first movement when they hear it: parapapaaa, parapapa...) • Symphony No 6 Pastoral (1808) • Symphony No 9 (1824) was completed when Beethoven was completely deaf, it includes the music "Ode to Joy"

From his piano sonatas (Beethoven's very first attempts at sonatas date from 1782/3 when he was around 12 ):
• Opus 13: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, "Pathétique" (1798) • Opus 27: Two Piano Sonatas (1801) No. 2: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight" • Opus 53: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major "Waldstein" (1803) • Opus 57: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor "Appassionata" (1805)

From his overtures:
• Opus 43: The Creatures of Prometheus, Overture and Ballet music (1801) • Opus 62 Coriolanus (1807) • Opus 84 Overture Egmont (1810) • Opus 113 Overture The Ruins of Athens (1811) • Opus 117: Overture - King Stephen (1811)

From his concertos:
• Opus 58 Piano Concerto No.4, Opus 58 (1807) • Opus 61 Violin Concerto (1808) • Opus 73 Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" (1809)

• From his 5 cello sonatas (was the first great composer of cello sonatas, and he remained really the only one until Brahms):
• Opus 5 Sonatas for cello and piano (1796) • Opus 69 Sonata in A major no.3 (1808) • Opus 102 The sonatas for cello and piano (1815)

Answer 4

Fur Elise, Ode To Joy, The Moonlight Sonata, Symphony No.5 (Victory), and Symphony No.3 (Eroica).

Answer 5

5th Symphony
9th Symphony
Für Elise
Moonlight Sonata
3rd Symphony

Answer 6

To make it a bit more specific:

Moonlight Sonata
Pathetique Sonata
9th Symphony (Ode to Joy is a part of the 9th)
Fur Elise
5th Symphony

Answer 7

What about the complete Ninth Symphony in addition to the ones Kat mentioned, other than the smartass crack about your mom?

Answer 8

9th symphony
5th symohony
Quast Una Fantasia-Moonlight Sonata
Appassionata
3rd symphony