String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ("Razumovsky")

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Rasumovsky Quartet No. 3

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 30 min
Composed: 1806
Era: Classical

Notes

Ends with a headlong fugal finale that starts in the viola

About this work

Composed: 1806
Dedicated to: Andrey Razumovsky

Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
Minuet. Grazioso - Trio
Allegro molto

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