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String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

180027 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6 (1800) in five parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Adagio ma non troppo, Scherzo: Allegro (minuet and trio), La Malinconia: Adagio and Allegretto quasi Allegro.

Recording: Alban Berg Quartett

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Follow all 19 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III: · Minuet and trio
  4. IVLa Malinconia:
  5. V
I Sonata form0:06–5:53

in B-flat major. The first is a conversation: the first violin and cello begin, and the second violin soon takes over from the cello. A leads to the , and a closes the . The works on a small turn figure from the , and then the starts.

  1. :
  2. :
II 6:55–13:10
III: Minuet and trio14:26–17:26
IVLa Malinconia: 18:16–21:49
V 21:52–26:43

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 periodB-flat majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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