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Große Fuge, Op.133 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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Composer Page Beethoven, Ludwig van
Movements/Sections 1
Composition Year 1825–26
Genre Categories Double fugues; Fugues; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring string ensemble; For 4 players; For strings (arr); For strings; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

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Scores

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#51361 - 3.22MB, 38 pages - 7.5/10 (2) - V/V/V - 5459x⇩

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Uploader: Ivdruiz (29 December 2009)

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First edition

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Artaria, n.d., Plate 876

Copyright:

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 Complete Score (Preview)
#04771 - 5.56MB, 22 (#207–228) pages - 8.2/10 (8) - V/V/V - 5619x⇩

PDF file, Scanned by Project Gutenberg
Uploader: Peter (1 April 2007)

Publisher Info.:

Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6:
Quartette für 2 Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell, Zweiter Band, No.53
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1863. Plate B.53.

Reprinted:

New York: Dover Publications, 1970.

Copyright:

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Misc. Notes:

Monochrome 600dpi. (View original cover)

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 Complete Score
#01464 - 2.92MB, 32 pages - 5.2/10 (4) - V/V/V - 2221x⇩

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Uploader: Wai Ki (2 September 2006)

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Philharmonia series

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.[1937]. Edition No.130

Copyright:

Public Domain     [tag all files]

Misc. Notes:

Very low resolution

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Parts

 Complete Parts
#51362 - 3.16MB, 34 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 682x⇩

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Uploader: Ivdruiz (29 December 2009)

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First edition

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Vienna: Artaria, n.d., Plate 877

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 Violin 1
#19973 - 2.19MB, 8 pages - 9.0/10 (1) - V/V/V - 1438x⇩

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Uploader: ras1 (31 July 2008)

 Violin 2
#19974 - 2.17MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 677x⇩

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 Violas
#42894 - 0.52MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 940x⇩

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Uploader: Ottaviano (23 October 2009)

 Cello
#26171 - 0.57MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 763x⇩

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Uploader: Generoso (3 January 2009)

Editor:

Engelbert Röntgen (1829-1897)

Publisher Info.:

Breitkopf & Härtels Kammermusik-Bibliothek Nr. 292.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1884). Plate 16959

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus (after 1933)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For String Orchestra

 Violin I
#42892 - 0.55MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 755x⇩

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 Violin II
#42893 - 0.55MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 306x⇩

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Uploader: Ottaviano (23 October 2009)

 Viola
#42894 - 0.52MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 940x⇩

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 Cello
#42895 - 0.51MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 330x⇩

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Uploader: Ottaviano (23 October 2009)

 Bass
#42896 - 0.51MB, 8 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 470x⇩

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Uploader: Ottaviano (23 October 2009)

Arranger:

Engelbert Röntgen (1829-1897)?

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1884). Plate Orch.B.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus (after 1933)

Copyright:

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Misc. Notes:

These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.

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For Piano 4 hands (Beethoven)

 Manuscript Score (Part 1/2)
#69603 - 82.84MB, 44 (cover, binder's ensign, dedication, blank, #1-19 on recto) pages - 10.0/10 (1) - V/V/V - 748x⇩

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 Manuscript Score (Part 2/2)
#69604 - 77.74MB, 42 (#20-40 on recto) pages - 10.0/10 (2) - V/V/V - 640x⇩

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Uploader: Funper (1 July 2010)

Publisher Info.:

Composer's holograph, n.d.(1826).

Copyright:

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Misc. Notes:

Bound in a volume with a printed score appended (#69605).

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 Complete Score
#51363 - 4.51MB, 31 pages - 5.5/10 (2) - V/V/V - 763x⇩

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Uploader: Ivdruiz (29 December 2009)

 Complete Score
#69605 - 71.14MB, 36 (title, #2-31, 4 blank, back cover) pages - 10.0/10 (1) - V/V/V - 314x⇩

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Uploader: Funper (1 July 2010)

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First edition

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Artaria, n.d.(1827). Plate M.A. 878.

Copyright:

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#69605 - Bound in a volume as appendix to the holograph (#69603-4).

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 Complete Score
#23398 - 0.47MB, 45 pages - No ratings - !N/!N/!N - 902x⇩

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Uploader: schwenkgl (21 October 2008)

Editor:

Manfred Schwenkglenks

Publisher Info.:

Manfred Schwenkglenks, n.d.(2008).

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0     [tag all files]

For Piano 4 hands (Röntgen)

 Complete Score
#12816 - 2.29MB, 34 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 321x⇩

PDF file, Scanned by Unknown
Uploader: Mcroskell (28 August 2007)

Arranger:

Julius Röntgen (1855-1932)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880)

Copyright:

Public Domain     [tag all files]

Misc. Notes:

This file is from the MIT archive project.

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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich and Wittmann)

 Complete Score
#13989 - 1.95MB, 22 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 255x⇩

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Uploader: Pelleas (16 September 2007)

Arranger:

Hugo Ulrich (18271872)
Robert Wittmann (1804-??)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, Ed. 989g, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8259

Reprinted:

New York: Dover Publications, 1980

Copyright:

Public Domain     [tag all files]

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For Piano solo (Winkler)

 Complete Score
#12815 - 0.77MB, 18 (82-99) pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 1272x⇩

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Uploader: Mcroskell (28 August 2007)

Arranger:

Louis Winkler (1820–1886)

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, n.d.(ca.1865), No. 6d

Copyright:

Public Domain     [tag all files]

Misc. Notes:

This file is from the MIT archive project.

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Commercial Recordings

Amazon.com (learn why this link is here):
TitleArtists
Beethoven: The Late String QuartetsEmerson String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 130 / Grosse Fuge, Op. 133Beethoven, Brandis Quartett
Beethoven: Late String QuartetsGuarneri Quartet, John Dalley, David Soyer, ...
Beethoven: The Complete String QuartetsAlban Berg Quartett
Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131; Große Fuge, Op. 133Peter Oundjian, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam
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General Information

Work Title Große Fuge
Alternative Title
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue Number Op.133
Key B♭ major
Movements/Sections 1
Year/Date of Composition 1825–26
First Publication 1827
Dedication Archduke Rudolph of Austria
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Wikipedia article
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Misc. Comments

Beethoven String Quartets

6 String Quartets, Op.18

  1. String Quartet No.1 in F
  2. String Quartet No.2 in G
  3. String Quartet No.3 in D
  4. String Quartet No.4 in C minor
  5. String Quartet No.5 in A
  6. String Quartet No.6 in B♭

3 String Quartets, Op.59 ("Rasumovsky")

  1. String Quartet No.7 in F
  2. String Quartet No.8 in E minor
  3. String Quartet No.9 in C

Late Quartets

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