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String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3

“Razumovsky”180633 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Razumovsky” (1806) in four parts: Introduzione. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace (sonata form), Andante con moto quasi Allegretto (sonata form), Menuetto. Grazioso (minuet and trio) and Allegro molto (sonata form).

Recording: Alban Berg Quartett

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Follow all 34 sections as they play

  1. I. – · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Sonata form
I. – Sonata form0:04–10:20

: , then in C major. The slow is sombre and dissonant. The begins the with a simple , and after about forty of tentative exploration the joyful arrives in the home . Then come the , the and the .

II Sonata form11:37–20:54
III. Minuet and trio21:16–25:53
IV Sonata form25:56–33:18

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 majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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