String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

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String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its profound emotional depth and innovative structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition
string quartet
approximateDuration 40–45 minutes
associatedWith Beethoven’s reflections on convalescence and gratitude
catalogueNumber Op. 132
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionPeriod late period of Beethoven
countryOfOrigin Austria
decadeComposed 1820s
dedicatedTo Nikolaus Zmeskall
followedBy String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
follows String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
genre chamber music
classical music
historicalContext composed after Beethoven’s serious illness in 1825
influenced 19th-century string quartet repertoire
20th-century string quartet composers
key A minor
languageOfTitle German
movement Alla marcia, assai vivace – Più allegro
Allegro appassionato
Allegro ma non tanto
Assai sostenuto – Allegro
Molto adagio – Andante (Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart)
movementCount 5
notableFeature cyclical thematic relationships
innovative five-movement structure
profound emotional depth
use of Lydian mode in the slow movement
notableMovement Molto adagio – Andante (Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart)
surface form: Molto adagio – Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart
numberInSeries 15
opusNumber Op. 132
originalTitle String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Streichquartett Nr. 15 a-Moll, Op. 132
partOf Beethoven string quartets
surface form: Beethoven late string quartets
periodOfComposer Beethoven late period
placeOfComposition Vienna
publisher Matthäus Artaria
scoredFor cello
two violins
viola
stylePeriod Romantic-era precursor
late Classical
tonalCenterFinalMovement A minor
tonalCenterFirstMovement A minor
usesCounterpoint yes
usesFugato yes
workTitleElement Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart
yearComposed 1825

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String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 followedByWork String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Nikolaus Galitzin commissioned String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
this entity surface form: Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Beethoven string quartets includes String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 originalTitle String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Streichquartett Nr. 15 a-Moll, Op. 132
Prince Nikolai Galitzin commissioned String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132