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String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95

“Serioso”181022 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso” (1810) in four parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Allegretto ma non troppo, Allegro assai vivace ma serioso (minuet and trio) and Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro.

Recording: Alban Berg Quartett

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Follow all 27 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III ma · Minuet and trio
  4. IV – –
I Sonata form0:07–4:06

A harsh opens the and breaks off at once. The leads to a lyrical in D-flat major, first heard in the viola. Then the starts, and there is no repeat of the . The is short and ends on a (the ). The cuts the to four , and after its the in F major. The begins in D-flat major and develops the opening scalar .

  1. : 1st
  2. :
II 4:33–11:39
III ma Minuet and trio11:47–16:08
IV – – 17:10–21:47

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 minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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