The composer was originally buried at the St. Marx cemetery in Vienna, from which in 1888 the remains of the deceased were moved to the newly established Central Cemetery in Vienna, where they were placed in a grave adjacent to Schubert's.

Beethoven's funeral took place on March 29, 1827, attended by over 10.000 people. Viennese (the city had approximately 200.000 inhabitants at that time). They walked in the funeral procession carrying torches, including Franz Schubert and violinist Joseph Mayseder. The funeral speech of the poet Franz Grillparzer was read by actor Heinrich Anschutz.