String Quintet in C minor, Op. 104

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German

For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 30 min
Composed: 1817
Era: Classical

Notes

Two violas; Beethoven's thorough revision of another's arrangement of the Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3

About this work

Composed: 1817 (August)

Allegro con brio
Andante cantabile con variazioni
Minuet. Quasi allegro - Trio
Finale. Prestissimo

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