Classical / Early Romantic · 1825
Grosse Fuge
L. v. BeethovenOp. 133
- Key
- Bb
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=80
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Originally finale of String Quartet Op. 130. Massive double fugue. Stravinsky called it 'an absolutely contemporary piece of music that will be contemporary forever'.
Teaching points
- Originally Op. 130 finale
- Massive double fugue
- AO3: late-Beethoven beyond Classical
Full score ↓Public domain
Henle + Bärenreiter, PD.