String Quartet No. 9 (Beethoven)
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Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 9 in C major was published in 1808 as opus 59, no. 3. It consists of four movements:
- Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
- Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
- Menuetto (Grazioso)
- Allegro molto
This work is the last of three quartets commissioned by prince Andreas Razumovsky, then the Russian ambassador to Vienna.
[edit] See also
String Quartets Nos. 7 - 9, Opus 59 - Rasumovsky (Beethoven)
[edit] References and further reading
- Joseph Kerman, The Beethoven Quartets. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1966. ISBN 0-393-00909-2
| String Quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven |
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| String quartets, Op. 18 | Op. 18 No. 1 | Op. 18 No. 2 | Op. 18 No. 3 | Op. 18 No. 4 | Op. 18 No. 5 | Op. 18 No. 6 |
| String quartets, Op. 59 ("Rasumovsky") | Op. 59 No. 1 | Op. 59 No. 2 | Op. 59 No. 3 |
| Middle period quartets | Op. 74 ("Harp") | Op. 95 ("Serioso") |
| Late quartets | Op. 127 | Op. 130 | Op. 131 | Op. 132 | Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 | Op. 135 |
| Arrangement by Beethoven of Op. 14 No. 1 |
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