String Quintet, Op. 29 (Beethoven)

The String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 by Ludwig van Beethoven was composed in 1801.^[1] This work is a "viola quintet" in that it is scored for string quartet and an extra viola (two violins, two violas, and cello). As the String Quintet, Op. 4 is an extensively reworked arrangement of the earlier Octet for Winds, Op. 103, the Op. 104 quintet is an arrangement of an earlier piano trio, and the later fugue is a fragmentary work, String Quintet, Op. 29 is Beethoven's only full-scale, original composition in the string quintet genre.

Movements

Allegro moderato
Adagio molto espressivo
Scherzo. Allegro
Presto

References

↑ By October, and published by Breitkopf in 1802; see http://raptusassociation.org/stringquintop29_e.html

External links

String Quintet in C major, Op.29 (Beethoven, Ludwig van): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Performance by the Musicians from Marlboro from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

String quintets by Ludwig van Beethoven

Early Period Quintets	String Quintet in E-Flat major, Op. 4

Middle Period Quintets	String Quintet in C major, Op. 29

Late Period Quintets	String Quintet in C minor, Op. 104 Fugue for String Quintet in D major, Op. 137 Quintettsatz in D minor, Hess. 40