The Nine Symphonies 109 The Pianoforte Sonatas 133 The Sonatas for Violin and Pianoforte 169 The String Quartets 179 BIBLIOGRAPHY 195 CLASSIFICATION OF BEETHOVEN'S PIANOFORTE SONATAS 209 LIST OF BEETHOVEN'S WORKS 213 INDEX 239 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. BEETHOVEN AT THE AGE OF 21 _Frontispiece_ _From a miniature by Gerhard von Kügelgen._ 2. BEETHOVEN AT THE AGE OF 48 _facing p._ 40 _From a painting by Kloeber._ 3. BEETHOVEN AT THE AGE OF 44 " 64 _From an engraving by Blasius Hoefel after the drawing by Louis Letronne, 1814._ 4. PAGE OF AUTOGRAPH OF MOONLIGHT SONATA IN BEETHOVEN HOUSE AT BONN " 100 [Illustration: BEETHOVEN AT THE AGE OF 21.] _From a Miniature by Gerhard von Kügelgen._ _Frontispiece._ BEETHOVEN Woltuen, wo man kann Freiheit über alles lieben, Wahrheit nie, auch sogar am Throne nicht verleugnen. _Beethoven_ (Album-leaf, 1792) To do all the good one can, To love liberty above everything, And even if it be for a kingdom, Never to betray truth. HIS LIFE