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String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

179928 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5 (1799) in four parts: Allegro (sonata form), Menuetto (minuet and trio), Andante cantabile (theme and variations) and Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Alban Berg Quartett

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Follow all 24 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Minuet and trio
  3. III · Theme and variations
  4. IV · Sonata form
ISonata form0:04–6:31

in A major. After an attention-grabbing chord and a quick turn, the first starts, built on the rising notes -sharp played lightly and detached. A follows, then the and a . Then come the and the .

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IIMinuet and trio7:21–11:14
III Theme and variations11:15–15:32
IVSonata form15:35–28:07

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 periodA majorSonata formMinuet and trioTheme and variations

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