LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN String quartet in E. minor ‘opus 59 No, 2 ‘The three string quartets of opus 59 were all dedicated to Count Rasumofsky and are therefore commonly called the Rasumofsky quartets. ‘They were first produced at Count Rasumofsky’s house. Beethoven composed these quartets probably during 1806. Rasumofsky was Russian Ambassador at Vienna, and himself an ardent chamber- music player. He performed many of the quartets of the Master, himself at the Znd violin-desk of his own chamber-music organization. As a compliment to Rasumofsky's country Beethoven employed in the E minor, as in the F major quartet, a Russian melody this time however in the Trio of the Scherzo movement. ANALYSIS: Ist MOVEMENT Bar Statement % ardnemasncateenriege ces deme OO) Principal section and Transitory Passage - 1-34 Subsidiary section 35—48 ‘Closing section - 1969 Develoment --. 70—140 Recapitulation --141—209 Coda . 210—254 2nd MOVEMENT, Sonata form Statement ean 1—51 Principal section . * < . . m veeseeeeceees 1-26 Subsidiary section .. nacht a ‘a a + 2747 Closing section .... SCENES % Keak MARTI, 48—51 Development 52— 84 Recapitulation 85—132 Coda 133157 3ed MOVEMENT, Scherzo form Scherzo Ceesereemeersecetrrnrenrressessssanes: I 52 Trio - 3135 4th MOVEMENT, Rondo form Principal section 1— 69 Intermediate section « . 70—106 Ist Recurrence of the Principal section 107—145 Development . 146—215 Recurrence of the Intermediate section eal -216—274 2nd Recurrence of the Principal section and Coda . . .275—409 Total time required for performance: 32 minutes T=14’, I=8’, M=5¢, 1V=14%', HViolino 1 Violino IT Viola Violoncello QUARTET N°S Allegro, d. L.van Beethoven, Op.59 No2 770 ”Fy id= : tos Eprep Pnnu empo at poco rit.” _ SS Se SS | prep ———_f wrmprep > ee Has Pree ” fe eee ere 10 \ pierre 250 om fi y= - dia EB ¥ ¥ + —— St = a Molto Adagio. sitratts questo pezzo con molto di sentinento J- 60 Pp Pp P mf = ZS ope res = be: == 2. — =s crestN p Ta pre atece 95mancyndo Z ‘e am wanwunde== yon ene jalan yp 15 WN 74 rw ) 4 I) i |= eedim Bu \ Allegretto 4-00 ™ = = = ; . = SS SiS See ioe tT fy __ |r ee : 3 vee | pe 1h y err: # a _ £ te — 7 B me p® Hf=" 35 myFf (|r S|" Dp \ Maggiore40 & amprr stove, SERED seapre ators 100 Hpelt ius Oo er, ae ee aes incre sanse pice HPresto 0.85. (d< 176) Se nest ef * fra fees...) J 33 aie Faroe 2s ve ae see « Sel Son oe78, 7080 85 \37 = = =~ E Palais ‘att — oan ie ve Fle a = ; 3] oe Til IRE ia er, 105 # Fea Baa ne f re n&ae 170 \ Pp 175 rare,185 190Ec ce at JE # Js = =k 20 7 tf yr f= 8\ 34 3Pailerese Dat fcrexe. eres = — — S70 eel ieee ‘smc E. #2 it 5 a aoe wl df ei 33 *ie : Wevetes sysempre f 305 310 315\ piers iter pater 365 Palereese a0 inp, a ney a380 Se = , Pil presto o. m2 | . a