Beethoven - String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Composed: 1826First performed: 1st March 1828Genres:
Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets
Artists in first performance: Schuppanzigh Quartet
The String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, by Ludwig van Beethoven was written in October 1826 and was the last major work he completed. Only the final movement of the Quartet Op. 130, written as a replacement for the Große Fuge, was composed later. The op. 135 quartet was premiered by the Schuppanzigh Quartet in March 1828, one year after Beethoven's death.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No._16_(Beethoven)
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