Beethoven Opus 131

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Beethoven Opus 131 is a celebrated late-period chamber work by Ludwig van Beethoven, renowned for its emotional depth, structural innovation, and continuous seven-movement form.

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Beethoven Opus 131 canonical 1
Beethoven’s late style 1
Op. 131 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music work ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear 1826 ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 131 ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven Opus 131
completionYear 1826 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
criticalReputation considered one of Beethoven’s greatest string quartets ⓘ
dedicatedTo Baron Joseph von Stutterheim ⓘ
emotionalCharacter introspective and profound ⓘ
ensemble two violins, viola, and cello ⓘ
era Romantic era (early) ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
influence influenced later Romantic and modern chamber music ⓘ
key C-sharp minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movement1Key C-sharp minor ⓘ
movement1Tempo Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo ⓘ
movement2Key D major ⓘ
movement2Tempo Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
movement3Key B minor ⓘ
movement3Tempo Allegro moderato ⓘ
movement4Key A major ⓘ
movement4Tempo Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile ⓘ
movement5Key E major ⓘ
movement5Tempo Presto ⓘ
movement6Key G-sharp minor ⓘ
movement6Tempo Adagio quasi un poco andante ⓘ
movement7Key C-sharp minor ⓘ
movement7Tempo Allegro ⓘ
movementCount 7 ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical thematic relationships between movements ⓘ
fugal opening movement ⓘ
great emotional depth ⓘ
high degree of structural innovation ⓘ
numberInSeries 14 ⓘ
opusGroup Beethoven string quartets Opp. 127, 130–135 ⓘ
performancePracticeNote typically performed without breaks between movements ⓘ
period late period of Beethoven ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput one of Beethoven’s late string quartets ⓘ
premiereYear 1828 ⓘ
relatedWorkGroup Beethoven late string quartets ⓘ
structureFeature continuous seven-movement form ⓘ
movements played without pause ⓘ
title String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ
tonalPlanFeature unconventional key relationships between movements ⓘ
workType string quartet ⓘ

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Beethoven Opus 131 → catalogNumber → Op. 131 ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven Opus 131
III. Adagio molto e cantabile → associatedWith → Beethoven’s late style ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven Opus 131