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Ludwig van Beethoven

String Quintet in C minor, op. 104

Version for string quintet of the Piano Trio, op. 1 no. 3

Op. 104

Composed 1800

Chamber

The String Quintet in C minor, Op.104 was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1817, performed on 10 December 1818, and published in 1819. It is an arrangement of the early C minor Piano Trio, Op. 1 No. 3, which was originally written in 1793. It is scored for a string quintet with two violas.
The work is referenced in Vikram Seth's 1999 novel An Equal Music.

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Movements

  1. Allegro con brio · C minor
  2. Andante cantabile con Variazioni
  3. Minuetto. Quasi allegro · C minor
  4. Finale. Prestissimo · C minor

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