String Quartet No. 9 (Beethoven)
- String Quartet No. 9 (Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 9 in C major was published in 1808 as opus 59, no. 3. It consists of four movements:
# Andante con moto - Allegro vivace (C major)
# Andante con moto quasi Allegretto (A minor)
# Menuetto (Grazioso) (C major)
# Allegro molto (C major)
This work is the last of three quartets commissioned by prince Andreas Razumovsky, then the Russian ambassador to Vienna.
Media
See also
String Quartets Nos. 7 - 9, Opus 59 - Rasumovsky (Beethoven)
References and further reading
* Joseph Kerman, "The Beethoven Quartets". New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1966. ISBN 0-393-00909-2
External links
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* [http://www.jmc.co.il/musicfile.asp?mid=9 Free recording]
* [http://cdn3.libsyn.com/gardnermuseum/beethoven_op59no3.mp3 Full performance of recording in media section] from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
* [http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=684 Beethoven Quartet No. 9 in C major] , lecture by Roger Parker, 6th May 2008 at Gresham College (available for download as text, audio of video file)
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