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The Grosse Fuge was originally composed as the final movement of Beethoven's Quartet No. 13 in B ♭ major, Op. 130, written in 1825; but Beethoven's publisher was concerned about the dismal commercial prospects of the piece and wanted the composer to replace the fugue with a new finale. Beethoven complied, and the Grosse Fuge was published as ...
Beethoven also sought to integrate variations, fugue, and lyricism into the sonata style he had cultivated through his career. [54] Perhaps the most important indication of his adherence to the Classical aesthetic is the musical unity he constantly strives for, even while moving away from the conventional sonata style (most of his late string ...
The Variations and Fugue for Piano in E ♭ major, Op. 35 are a set of fifteen variations (plus three "bonus" variations) for solo piano composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1802. They are commonly referred to as the Eroica Variations because a different set of variations on the opening bass line section were used as the finale of his Symphony ...
The Fugue for String Quintet in D major, Op. 137, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1817. It was the only work he completed for string quintet in his late period. [1] Breitkopf & Härtel published the work after Beethoven's death in 1827, hence the high opus number. The composition is scored for a string quintet with two violas. [2]
Modern performances sometimes follow the composer's original intentions, leaving out the substitute finale and concluding with the fugue. [3] British composer Robert Simpson argues that Beethoven's intentions are best served by playing the quartet as a seven-movement work, with the Große Fuge followed by the replacement finale. [4]
Manuscript of Beethoven's Große Fuge, arranged for piano four hands. Ludwig van Beethoven's late string quartets are: Opus 127: String Quartet No. 12 in E ♭ major (1825) Opus 130: String Quartet No. 13 in B ♭ major (1825) Opus 131: String Quartet No. 14 in C ♯ minor (1826) Opus 132: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor (1825)
Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in B Minor, Op. 96 (1906) Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132a (1914; arrangement by the composer) Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024) Sätze (1970; op. 6) Maske (1985) Über-Schrift (1992–2003) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Variations sur un thème de Beethoven, Op. 35 (1874) Caprice arabe, Op ...
The Op. 29 is Beethoven's only full-scale, original composition in the string quintet genre; of his other quintet works, the Op. 4 is an extensively reworked arrangement of the earlier Octet for Winds, Op. 103, the String Quintet Op. 104 is an arrangement of an earlier piano trio, and the later fugue is a short work.