Quintettsatz in D minor (Beethoven)

The Quintettsatz in D minor, Hess 40, is an incomplete composition for string quintet with two violas by Ludwig van Beethoven. Comprising a completed prelude and an incomplete fugue, it was composed in 1817 around the same time as the Fugue for String Quintet in D major, Op. 137.[1]

Background

From surviving manuscripts, it appears that Beethoven first started work on the quintet around 1815, with sketches of the fugue being found amongst sketches for the Ninth Symphony.[1] [2] It is unclear at this time if Beethoven completed the work.

Structure

The composition, which takes around three minutes to perform, is structured as a single movement marked Adagio - Allegro.

References

Note
  1. 1 2 (Kurth 2002, p. V)
  2. ↑ (Marston 2004, p. 201)
Sources
  • Marston, Nicholas (June 2004). "Review: Ludwig van Beethoven, Streichquintette (String Quintets) edited by Sabine Kurth". Nineteenth-Century Music Review. 1 (1): 201–203. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  • Kurth, Sabine (2002). Ludwig van Beethoven, Streichquintette (String Quintets) (PDF). G. Henle Verlag.
  • Quintettsatz in D minor, Hess 40 (Beethoven, Ludwig van): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
  • "String Quintet Movement in D Minor, Hess 40 (MIDI)". The Unheard Beethoven Blog.
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