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String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74

“Harp”180932 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 “Harp” (1809) in four parts: Poco adagio – Allegro (sonata form), Adagio ma non troppo, Presto (minuet and trio) and Allegretto con variazioni (theme and variations).

Recording: Rannveig Marta Sarc, Alejandra Switala (violins), Robert Switala (viola), Julia Henderson (cello)

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Follow all 28 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Theme and variations
I – Sonata form0:18–9:42

A slow , twice interrupted by jolting chords, leads to the , which opens the . The figures that give the its nickname appear in the . The second is in B-flat major, and then the starts. The is built on the and the . The has little further . The is the longest in Beethoven's first ten quartets: the first violin plays a long of fast notes, and the plucked sounds .

  1. : 1st
II 9:58–19:52
IIIMinuet and trio20:19–28:08
IV Theme and variations28:11–32:05

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

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