Piano Quartet No.1 in E-flat major, WoO 36 No.1 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1785.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Beethoven, L. v., Artaria 126
Marked "Quartetto II" in autograph manuscript.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d. Plate 2957–2959.
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Misc. Notes Includes parts to all three quartets comprising WoO 36.
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 10: Pianoforte-Quintett und Quartette, Nr.75
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1863]. Plate B.75.
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Monatsbericht (1863), p.155
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Editor Gustav Adolf Glossner (1866–ca.1936)
Adolf Steffek (1850–1915)
Theodor Luka (fl.1891–1921)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Plate U.E. 2568.2572.
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Editor Joseph Schmidt-Görg (1897–1981)
Siegfried Kross (1930–2004)
Publisher. Info. Beethoven Werke, Abteilung IV, Band 1 [IV/1] (pp.105-126)
Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1964. Plate HN 4112.
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Work Title Piano Quartet No.1 in E-flat major
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Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WoO 36 No.1
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ILB 158
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Adagio assai (E major, 69 bars)
  2. Allegro con spirito (E minor, 196 bars)
  3. Thema [con variazione]. Cantabile (E major, 16 bars) + 6 variations (96 bars) – ThemaCoda (32 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1785
First Publication. 1828
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation violin, viola, cello, piano