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String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1

“Razumovsky”180641 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 “Razumovsky” (1806) in four parts: Allegro (sonata form), Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando (sonata form), Adagio molto e mesto (sonata form) and Thème russe. Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: Alban Berg Quartett

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Follow all 38 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II e · Sonata form
  3. III e · Sonata form
  4. IVThème russe. · Sonata form
ISonata form0:02–9:55

in F major. The cello alone sings the over repeated quavers in the other instruments, so the is confirmed only gradually. Then the arrives, and the closes with no repeat. The is very long and includes a (an passage). Near its end the first violin's triplets climb and the seems about to , but Beethoven swerves through unexpected keys before the .

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II e Sonata form11:19–20:08
III e Sonata form21:58–34:38
IVThème russe. Sonata form34:42–41:04

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

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