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String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

180025 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4 (1800) in four parts: Allegro ma non tanto (sonata form), Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto, Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio (minuet and trio) and Allegro – Prestissimo.

Recording: Vera Quartet (2020)

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Follow all 23 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II.
  3. III. – · Minuet and trio
  4. IV –
I Sonata form0:53–9:26

in C minor. The cello repeats urgent eighth notes under a restless first violin that climbs in leaps. A built on alternating and chords follows, and then the enters. Then come the , the and the .

  1. :
  2. :
II. 9:56–17:07
III. – Minuet and trio17:24–21:37
IV – 21:41–26:08

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 periodC minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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