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“Ludwig van Beethoven, but apocryphal”

Spurious, apocryphal, inauthentic, or falsified works that appeared under the name “Ludwig van Beethoven”

Title	Year	Publication	Instrument	Composer	Source	In the Beethoven Music Research Center
An Admired Air by Mozart	1830?	Scotland Edimburgh	Piano	W. .A. Mozart (K 581)	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	An Admired Air by Mozart with Variations for Piano by Lewis van Beethoven
Andante per il clavicembalo	1830?	manuscript	SATB Choir	Wilhelm Tappert?	Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin	Andante per il clavicembalo
“Austria” Ye neighbors and friends of Jesus	1820?	England	Coro SATB	Charles Wesley Junior	Internet Resource	“Austria” Ye neighbors and friends of Jesus
Beethoven’s Dream Waltz Reverie	1878	U.S.A. F.O. Jones	Piano / Guitar	E. Revere	Library of Congress	Beethoven’s Dream Waltz Reverie
Change, change moi Brama !	dal 1827	France Pollet	voice and piano	Mélesville	Rouch Collection	Change, change moi Brama !
Der Lenz verblüht, Cantata	before 1823	manuscript	voice and piano / string quintet	Wilhelm Graf Haugwitz	Brno Námešt Library	Der Lenz verblüht
Graduale von Beethoven (Dez. (1)829 )	1829	manuscript	Voices and instruments	Grimm	Rouch Collection	Graduale von Beethoven (Ms 26ten Dez. (1)829 )
Komischer Walzer Kuckuck	1828	Polyhimnia page 144	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Komischer Walzer Kuckuck und Nachtigall
Hektors Abschied	1793	Wien, Kunst u. Industrie Comptoir	Voices and Piano	Franz Xaver Kleinheinz	Nàrodnì muzeum	Hektors Abschied
Lobgesang in C major	1860	manuscript	Four-voice mixed choir	Heinrich Breitenbach	Neuhausen	Lobgesang in C major
Marcia de Luis van Beethofen	1879	manuscript	Piano	Max Josef Kern	Metten Benedictine Abbey	Marcia de Luis van Beethofen
Marcia funebre “La notte dei Morti”	1911	manuscript	Wind Orchestra	Demetrio Sollazzi	Private collection	M° Beetoven “La notte dei Morti” Marcia funebre
“Pangelingua” No. 1 in C major	1840	manuscript	Voices and instruments	Unknown	Brno HAM	The “Pangelingua” attributed to Beethoven
“Pangelingua” No. 2 in C major	1840	manuscript	Voices and instruments	Unknown	Brno HAM	The “Pangelingua” attributed to Beethoven
Pastorella Pro Canto	1857?	manuscript	Voices and instruments	Sháněl	Brno HAM	Pastorella C dur pro Canto
Suite Montecassino	1810?	manuscript	flute violin viola cello	Unknown	Abbey of Montecassino	Montecassino Suite
Trois “Divertissements” pour la Harpe	1820?	manuscript	Harp	Wilhelm Graf Haugwitz	Brno Námešt Library	Trois “Divertissements” pour la Harpe
Valzer Beethofen	1830	manuscript	Piano	Unknown	Moravska Zemska Knihovna	Valzer Beethofen
Waltz Azalia	1850	U.S.A.	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz numero 2	1834?	U.S.A.	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz numero 3	1834?	U.S.A.	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz numero 4	1834?	U.S.A.	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz numero 5	1834?	U.S.A.	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Bouquet (Le) ”, a much admired waltz	1870	U.S.A.	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Don Miguel’s	1840 before	England	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Favorite New Waltz	1810	England	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Japonica	1845	England	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Laurel (The)	1850	England	Piano	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Odiorne	1845	U.S.A.	Piano and optional voice	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Petunia	1847	U.S.A.	Piano and optional voice	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Rose	1834	U.S.A.	Piano and optional voice	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Spirit	1850 / 1860	U.S.A.	Piano and optional voice	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Tulip	1850 / 1860	U.S.A.	Piano and optional voice	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Verbena	1880	U.S.A.	Piano and optional voice	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Waltz Willow	1855	U.S.A.	Piano and optional voice	Unknown	Collection B.C.R.M.B.	Beethoven's Apocryphal Waltzes
Walzer moderato. 9. c-moll	1810	manuscript	four horns	Grimm	Regensburg	Walzer moderato. 9. c-moll für 4 Hörner

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