Beethoven revised a string quintet transcription of his Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3, by Herr Kaufmann, publishing it as Opus 104 in 1817.
Composer Biography
Beethoven's personal life was fraught with despair over his increasing deafness and social isolation, as documented in his 1802 Heiligenstadt Testament.
Composer Biography
Beethoven greatly admired his Paris-based colleague Luigi Cherubini, declaring him to be Europe's foremost composer.
Composition History
Beethoven's Fugue in D major, Op. 137, was an uncommissioned 'musical curiosity' written as an inducement to his publisher, Tobias Haslinger, to reduce printing errors.
Composition History
Beethoven composed many predominantly happy works in 1802, including the String Quintet in C major, Op. 29, despite mourning his hearing loss and contemplating suicide.
Compositional Technique
The first movement of Beethoven's String Quintet in C major, Op. 29, features innovative key relationships, with the second subject in the unexpected key of A major.
Composition History
Beethoven's String Quintet in C major, Op. 29, was commissioned by Count Moritz von Fries, a music-loving banker who also commissioned Beethoven's 'Spring' Sonata.
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Beethoven: Works
Beethoven: String Quintets, Op. 4 & 29
Beethoven: String Quintets Op. 29 and 104, Fugue Op. 137
