Composition: String Quartet No. 8, Op. 59 No. 2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 8 |
| Alternative title | Second Rasumowsky-Quartet |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.59 No.2 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1806 |
| First published | 1808 |
| Dedication | Andreas Kyrillowitsch Graf Rasumowsky |
| Tempo markings | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro | — | E minor | — |
| Molto Adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento | — | E major | — |
| Allegretto - Maggiore, Thème russe. | — | E minor, E major | — |
| Finale. Presto | — | E minor | — |
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 | Allegretto | piano | Mily Balakirev |
| view | Allegretto | piano | Carl Tausig |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1806 | 1. Allegro · view 2. Molto Adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento · view 3. Allegretto – Maggiore (Thème russe) · view 4. Finale. Presto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Allegro · view 2. Molto adagio · view 3. Allegretto · view 4. Finale. Presto · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir | — | 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 |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | 1916 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance · file |
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