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String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

179929 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 (1799) in four parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (sonata form), Scherzo: Allegro molto (minuet and trio) and Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Quatuor Mona (2024)

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Follow all 27 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II ed · Sonata form
  3. III: · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:11–9:13

The opening turn, played by all four instruments in on the home note F, is the seed of the . It in many forms, including inverted, and drives most of the music. The carries on the rhythm of the , then the lilting arrives, and the follows. The is built largely on the turn, and the follows. Then a begins.

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II ed Sonata form9:21–19:25
III: Minuet and trio19:39–23:07
IVSonata form23:15–29:40

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Ludwig van BeethovenString quartetsClassical periodF majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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