String quintet by Ludwig van Beethoven
The String Quintet in C minor, Op. 104, written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1817, performed on 10 December 1818, and published in 1819, is an arrangement of the early C minor Piano Trio, Op. 1 No. 3.[1][2] This work is scored for a string quintet with two violas.
The work is referenced in Vikram Seth's 1999 novel An Equal Music.
Structure
The work is structured in four movements:
- Allegro con brio (C minor)
- Andante cantabile con Variazioni (E-flat major)
- Minuetto. Quasi allegro (C minor, with a trio in C major)
- Finale. Prestissimo (C minor, with a tierce de picardie)
References
- Notes
- ^ (Wigmore 2009, p. 2)
- ^ beethoven-haus-bonn.de article
- Sources
- Kurth, Sabine (2002). Ludwig van Beethoven, Streichquintette (String Quintets) (PDF). G. Henle Verlag.
- Short, Anthony (2010). "Liner Notes to Beethoven: Music for String Quintet, Naxos 8.572221". Naxos Records. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- Wigmore, Richard (2009). "Liner Notes to Beethoven: Piano Quartet & String Quintet, CDA67745" (PDF). Hyperion Records. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
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