This work is the first of three quartets commissioned by prince Andrey Razumovsky, then the Russian ambassador to Vienna. This quartet is the first of Beethoven's middle period quartets and departs in style from his earlier Op. 18 quartets. The most apparent difference is that this quartet is over forty minutes long in a typical performance, whereas most of Beethoven's earlier quartets lasted twenty-five to thirty minutes. Furthermore, this quartet notoriously requires a greatly expanded technical repertoire.
Date of composition | 1806 |
First published | 1808 |
Type | String Quartet |
Tonality | F Major |
Catalogue | Op. 59 |
Instruments |
Viola
Cello 2x Violin |
Autotranslations beta |
Ludwig van Beethoven: Three String Quartets n°7 en fa majeur, Op. 59 "Razumovsky" Ludwig van Beethoven: Three String Quartets n. 7 in fa maggiore, Op. 59 "Razumovsky" Ludwig van Beethoven: Three String Quartets Nr. 7 F-dur, Op. 59 "Razumovsky" |