Composition: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 15 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.132 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | 1823 |
| First published | 1827 |
| Dedication | Prinz Galitzin |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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View |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assai sostenuto - Allegro | — | A minor | — |
| Allegro ma non tanto | — | A major | — |
| Molto adagio | — | A minor | — |
| Alla marcia, assai vivace | — | A major | — |
| Allegro appassionato | — | A minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1825 | 1. Assai sostenuto – Allegro 2. Allegro ma non tanto 3. Molto adagio 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace 5. Allegro appassionato |
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1863 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Assai sostenuto 2. Allegro ma non tanto 3. Molto Adagio 4. Alla Marcia, assai vivace |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | parts | Schlesinger | — | Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Orion String Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance |
| view | Belcea Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance |
| view | Budapest String Quartet (performer) | 1. Assai sostenuto 2. Allegro ma non tanto 3. Molto adagio 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace 5. Allegro appassionato |
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