The String Quintet in C minor, Op. 104, written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1817, performed on 10 December 1818, and published in 1819, is an arrangement of the early C minor Piano Trio, Op. 1 No. 3.beethoven-haus-bonn.de article This work is scored for a string quintet with two violas.
The work is referenced in Vikram Seth's 1999 novel An Equal Music.
Structure
The work is structured in four movements:
Allegro con brio (C minor)
Andante cantabile con Variazioni (E-flat major)
Minuetto.
Quasi allegro (C minor, with a trio in C major)
Finale.
Prestissimo (C minor, with a tierce de picardie)
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External links
104 Category:Compositions in C minor Category:1817 compositions
