String Quartet No. 9 (Beethoven)

String Quartet
No. 9
Rasumovsky quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1803 portrait
KeyC major
Opus59, No. 3
Published1808
MovementsFour

The String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven and published in 1808. This work is the third of three of his "Razumovsky" cycle of string quartets, and is a product of his "middle" period. It consists of four movements:

  1. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace (C major)
  2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto (A minor)
  3. Menuetto (Grazioso) (C major)
  4. Allegro molto (C major)
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