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Beethoven wrote 20 Quartets!
There are 3 String Quartets in Beethoven's Op 59. These were commissioned by Count Razumovsky. These quartets are usually included with Op. 74 "the Harp" and Op. 95 as the "Middle Quartets"
Beethoven dedicated his Symphony #3, the "Eroica" to Napoleon Bonaparte.
They use the same instruments as all string quartets: two violins, one viola, and one cello.
Joseph de Marliave has written: 'Les quatuors de Beethoven' -- subject(s): Analysis, appreciation, String quartets 'E tudes musicales' 'Quatuors de Beethoven' -- subject(s): Analysis, appreciation, String quartets
Harold Truscott has written: 'Beethoven's late string quartets' -- subject(s): Analysis, appreciation, String quartets 'The music of Franz Schmidt' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation
they were symphonies, piano sonatas and concertos, instrumental music like opera, songs, trios and quartets
Beethoven's major repertoire is piano music, followed by string quartets and symphonies. His symphonies, however, are probably his best-known works.
No. Franz Joseph Haydn is the "Father of Symphonies"/ "Father of String Quartets". Beethoven studied under Haydn from 1791-1793 while Haydn was touring Europe.
Probably the Busch Quartet recording from the 50s. You can find it in EMI's Great Recording of the Century series
They use the same instruments as all string quartets: two violins, one viola, and one cello.
False, because of his enormous contribution to this genre, it is Haydn, not Beethoven, who is often referred to as the "Father of the Symphony."