Composition: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 13 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.130 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1825 |
| 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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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro | — | B flat major | — |
| Presto | — | B flat minor | — |
| Andante con moto ma non troppo | — | D flat major | — |
| Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai | — | G major | — |
| Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | — | E flat major | — |
| Finale. Allegro | — | B flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| view | Presto | piano | Ferdinand Quentin Dulcken |
| view | Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai | alto recorder and piano | Paul-Gustav Feller |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | organ | Sigfrid Karg-Elert |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | piano | Mily Balakirev |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | piano | Carl Tausig |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1863 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Adagio ma non troppo · view 2. Presto · view 3. Andante con moto ma non troppo · view 4. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai · view 5. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo · view 6. Finale. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1825 | 5. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo · view 6. Finale. Allegro · view 6. Finale. Allegro · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Maurice Schlesinger (Paris) | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | 1867 | 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 |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Presto | Arrangement for piano |
J. O. von Prochaźka | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai | Arrangement for alto recorder and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | Arrangement for organ |
Carl Simon | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | 1916 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Budapest String Quartet (performer) | 1. Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro · file 2. Presto · file 3. Andante con moto ma non troppo · file 4. ''Alla danza tedesca''. Allegro assai · file 5. ''Cavatina''. Adagio molto espressivo · file 6. ''Finale''. Allegro · file |
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