Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

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Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 is a monumental and highly complex late string quartet movement by Ludwig van Beethoven, renowned for its intense contrapuntal writing and ahead-of-its-time modernity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert piece ⓘ
fugue ⓘ
string quartet movement ⓘ
alternativeFinaleForOp130 String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130, new finale ⓘ
approximateDuration about 15 to 17 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 133 ⓘ
character complex ⓘ
intense ⓘ
monumental ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionYear 1825 ⓘ
considered ahead of its time ⓘ
form fugue with introduction and episodes ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
string quartet music ⓘ
historicalSignificance key work of Beethoven’s late style ⓘ
landmark of the string quartet repertoire ⓘ
influenceOn 20th-century modernist composers ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
laterPublicationForm independent work ⓘ
laterReception highly esteemed ⓘ
movementNumberInOp130 sixth movement ⓘ
notableFeature advanced harmonic language ⓘ
complex rhythmic structures ⓘ
dense contrapuntal writing ⓘ
extreme technical difficulty for performers ⓘ
opusRelationship originally part of Op. 130 ⓘ
published separately as Op. 133 ⓘ
originalFunction finale of String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 ⓘ
period late period of Beethoven ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria ⓘ
premiereYear 1826 ⓘ
publisher Artaria (first edition context for Op. 130/133) ⓘ
receptionAtPremiere controversial ⓘ
relatedWork String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 ⓘ
scoring two violins, viola, and cello ⓘ
structure overtura and double fugue ⓘ
style experimental ⓘ
fugal ⓘ
highly contrapuntal ⓘ
subjectCount multiple fugue subjects ⓘ
tempoIndication Meno mosso e moderato (contrasting section) ⓘ
Overtura: Allegro ⓘ
titleLanguage German ⓘ
titleTranslation Great Fugue ⓘ
workNumberInBeethovenOeuvre late work ⓘ

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String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 → hasMovement → Finale (originally Grosse Fuge, Op. 133) ⓘ
linked to: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 → titleTranslation → Great Fugue ⓘ
linked to: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Beethoven string quartets → includes → Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133 ⓘ
linked to: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 → followsWork → Große Fuge, Op. 133 ⓘ
linked to: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Artaria → publishedFirstEditionOf → Ludwig van Beethoven, Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 ⓘ
linked to: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Galitzin Quartets → alsoIncludes → original Große Fuge finale, Op. 133 ⓘ
linked to: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Galitzin Quartets → associatedWork → Große Fuge, Op. 133 ⓘ
linked to: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133