Beethoven string quartets

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The Beethoven string quartets are a landmark cycle of chamber works that trace Ludwig van Beethoven’s stylistic evolution and are widely regarded as some of the most profound and influential compositions in Western classical music.

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instanceOf chamber music cycle
string quartet cycle
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionalPeriodCoverage early period of Beethoven
late period of Beethoven
middle period of Beethoven
countryOfOrigin Austria
earlyQuartetsOpus Op. 18
genre chamber music
includes Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
surface form: Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp"
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky"
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky"
String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky"
influenceOn 19th-century string quartet repertoire
20th-century string quartet repertoire
instrumentation cello
two violins
viola
lateQuartetsOpus Op. 127
Op. 130
Op. 131
Op. 132
Op. 133
Op. 135
middleQuartetsOpus Op. 59
Op. 74
Op. 95
notableFeature considered a landmark in Western classical music
high degree of structural innovation
profound emotional depth
trace Beethoven’s stylistic evolution
numberOfWorks 16
periodClassification early string quartets
late string quartets
middle string quartets
primaryKey Beethoven string quartets self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beethoven: String Quartets
standardRepertoryStatus core of the string quartet repertoire
typicalPerformanceContext chamber music festival
concert hall

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String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 associatedWithPeriod Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven late quartets Op. 127–135
House of Lobkowicz associatedWithWork Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven String Quartets Op. 18
Michael Tree notableWork Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven string quartet recordings with the Guarneri String Quartet
Andante con moto, ma non troppo catalogueGrouping Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven late string quartets
Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo associatedWith Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven’s late string quartets
Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo cataloguedIn Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven’s works, Op. 130
Cavatina cataloguedIn Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven’s string quartets
Nikolaus Galitzin hasNotableCommission Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Galitzin Quartets of Beethoven
Beethoven Opus 131 relatedWorkGroup Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven late string quartets
Beethoven Opus 131 opusGroup Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven string quartets Opp. 127, 130–135
Count Andrey Razumovsky associatedWith Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven string quartets Op. 59
Beethoven string quartets primaryKey Beethoven string quartets self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beethoven: String Quartets
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 partOf Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven late string quartets
Prince Nikolai Galitzin commissionedSeries Beethoven string quartets
this entity surface form: Beethoven’s late string quartets