@Thunder
Franz Peter Schubert may be right up your alley too. Wide variety of works, gigatons of piano music and songs with piano accompaniement, contemporary of Beethoven and close enough stylistically.
Just a few random examples:
8th "Unfinished" Symphony
youtube.com/watch?v=0mnrHf7p0jM
String quartet "Death and the Maiden"
youtube.com/watch?v=vnAoj_4rji4
"The Brook's Lullaby" from his song cycle "Die schöne Müllerin"
youtube.com/watch?v=kRaFkKd0fvs
Then there's Anton Bruckner, I don't really listen to him but he has some famous symphonies. Not sure what other kind of music he composed.
Try his 9th Symphony. The second movement is exceedingly dramatic.
youtube.com/watch?v=UbrpvEZw-Jo
If you're more interested in Beethoven's earlier work, his Classical era, an obvious suggestion would be Franz Joseph Haydn. Large musical output, more than a 100 symphonies, he was a tutor of Beethoven, the style is very close. I think you will like him.
"Il Terremoto" - The final part of his "Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on The Cross"
youtube.com/watch?v=H3LB0MePUW4
His famous "Emperor's" Quartett[/URL] whose second movement provides the melody for the German national anthem.
youtube.com/watch?v=fXQzhTv0ewI
His "Surprise" Symphony, named thus after an unexpected sudden loud part at one point.
youtube.com/watch?v=eVXalu0p1wo
His very eleganttrumpet concerto.
youtube.com/watch?v=w3nHgW5Pwag
Louis Spohr is another famous contemporary of Beethoven, and I am proud to say he chose to work in my homecity until his death - even though I don't listen to him a lot...
His 2nd Symphony
youtube.com/watch?v=loEJAHV1LK0
One of his "double quartetts"
youtube.com/watch?v=LL3qNLIJAG4
That's enough for now.
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