Ludwig van Beethoven's Late Period: Works and Public Impact (1806–1827)

1. Beethoven completes the Fourth Piano Concerto

   Jan 1, 1806Labels: Piano Concerto, Beethoven

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Op 58

2. Razumovsky quartets premiered in Vienna

   Feb 1, 1807Labels: Op 59, Vienna

   • Cambridge
   • Wiki Op 59

3. Marathon concert premieres Fifth and Sixth Symphonies

   Dec 22, 1808Labels: Symphony No, Theater an

   • 1808 Concert
   • Wiki Sym5
   • Wiki Sym6

4. Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony premieres at wartime benefit

   Dec 8, 1813Labels: Symphony No, Benefit Concert

   • Concertgebouw
   • Classical Music

5. Final version of Fidelio premieres in Vienna

   May 23, 1814Labels: Fidelio, K rntnertortheater

   • Wiki Fidelio

6. An die ferne Geliebte helps define the song cycle

   Apr 1, 1816Labels: An die, Alois Jeitteles

   • Wiki Op 98
   • Britannica

7. Hammerklavier Sonata expands late-style ambition

   Jan 1, 1819Labels: Hammerklavier Sonata, Piano Sonata

   • PTNA
   • Wiki Op 106

8. Diabelli invites variations; Beethoven begins response

   Jan 1, 1819Labels: Diabelli Variations, Anton Diabelli

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Diabelli

9. Missa solemnis first performed in Saint Petersburg

   Apr 7, 1824Labels: Missa solemnis, Saint Petersburg

   • Wiki Missa
   • Beethovenfest

10. Ninth Symphony premieres and reshapes public reception

    May 7, 1824Labels: Symphony No, Theater am

    • Wiki Sym9
    • SJSU Vienna

11. Late quartets begin with Galitzin commission fulfilled

    Jan 1, 1825Labels: Op 127, Prince Galitzin

    • Wiki Op 127
    • Britannica

12. Grosse Fuge shocks listeners at Op. 130 premiere

    Mar 21, 1826Labels: Grosse Fuge, Op 130

    • Oxford Music
    • Wiki Grosse

13. Beethoven dies; late works enter long afterlife

    Mar 26, 1827Labels: Beethoven, Late Works

    • Wiki Death
    • Britannica