String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 36 min
Composed: 1823–24
Era: Classical

Notes

First of the late quartets; slow movement a long set of variations

About this work

Composed: 1823-24
Dedicated to: Prinz Galitzin
First performed: 1825 April 7 or earlier

Maestoso - Allegro
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Scherzando vivace - Trio
Finale. Allegro

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