String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 24 min
Composed: 1800
Era: Classical

Notes

Slow introduction "La Malinconia" returns within the finale

About this work

Composed: 1800
Dedicated to: Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz (1772–1816)

Allegro con brio
Adagio, ma non troppo
Scherzo. Allegro — Trio
La Malinconia. Adagio
Allegretto quasi Allegro

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