String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

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String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its profound emotional depth and innovative structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
approximateDuration 40–45 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith Beethoven’s reflections on convalescence and gratitude ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 132 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionPeriod late period of Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
decadeComposed 1820s ⓘ
dedicatedTo Nikolaus Zmeskall ⓘ
followedBy String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 ⓘ
follows String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
historicalContext composed after Beethoven’s serious illness in 1825 ⓘ
influenced 19th-century string quartet repertoire ⓘ
20th-century string quartet composers ⓘ
key A minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movement Alla marcia, assai vivace – Più allegro ⓘ
Allegro appassionato ⓘ
Allegro ma non tanto ⓘ
Assai sostenuto – Allegro ⓘ
Molto adagio – Andante (Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart) ⓘ
movementCount 5 ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical thematic relationships ⓘ
innovative five-movement structure ⓘ
profound emotional depth ⓘ
use of Lydian mode in the slow movement ⓘ
notableMovement Molto adagio – Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart ⓘ
numberInSeries 15 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 132 ⓘ
originalTitle Streichquartett Nr. 15 a-Moll, Op. 132 ⓘ
partOf Beethoven late string quartets ⓘ
periodOfComposer Beethoven late period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
publisher Matthäus Artaria ⓘ
scoredFor cello ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic-era precursor ⓘ
late Classical ⓘ
tonalCenterFinalMovement A minor ⓘ
tonalCenterFirstMovement A minor ⓘ
usesCounterpoint yes ⓘ
usesFugato yes ⓘ
workTitleElement Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart ⓘ
yearComposed 1825 ⓘ

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String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → followedByWork → String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
Nikolaus Galitzin → commissioned → Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
linked to: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Beethoven string quartets → includes → String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 → originalTitle → Streichquartett Nr. 15 a-Moll, Op. 132 ⓘ
linked to: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Prince Nikolai Galitzin → commissioned → String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 → followsWork → String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
Galitzin Quartets → consistsOf → String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
works of Ludwig van Beethoven → includesWork → String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ