Composition: String Quartet No. 9, Op. 59 No. 3 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 9, Op. 59/3 |
| Alternative title | Third Rasumowsky-Quartet |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.59 No.3 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1806 |
| First published | 1808 |
| Dedication | Andreas Kyrillowitsch Graf Rasumowsky |
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| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace | — | C major | — |
| Andante con moto quasi Allegretto | — | A minor | — |
| Minuet. Grazioso - Trio | — | C major | — |
| Allegro molto | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Wilhelm Markull |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| view | Andante con moto quasi Allegretto | 2 guitars | Vincenz Schuster |
| view | Andante con moto quasi Allegretto | piano | Carl Tausig |
| view | Andante con moto quasi Allegretto | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Finale: Allegro molto (No.4) | violin, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Finale: Allegro molto (No.4) | piano | Samuil Feinberg |
| view | Finale: Allegro molto (No.4) | piano | Camille Saint-Saëns |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1806 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | 1830 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir | 1808 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | 1808 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Clementi & Co. | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Clementi & Co. | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1886 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Holle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con moto quasi Allegretto | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
Diabelli | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con moto quasi Allegretto | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | 1916 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con moto quasi Allegretto | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Finale: Allegro molto (No.4) | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Finale: Allegro molto (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | 1966 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Finale: Allegro molto (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
G. Hartmann | 1870 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Finale: Allegro molto (No.4) | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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