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

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegro
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; For 4 players; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)
Related Works String Quartet No.13, Op.130

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance (EU)
#736421 - 26.76MB - 17:22 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/66/V - 785×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/10/2)

Performer Pages English Baroque Orchestra (orchestra)
Hermann Scherchen (conductor)
Publisher Info. Westminster, 1955. WN 18034.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#774450 - 85.88MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 186×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2022/4/6)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1825].
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Beethoven, Artaria 215, 214
This file is part of the Submission Project.
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 Complete Score
#51361 - 3.22MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16768×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2021/4/24)

 Complete Score (color)
#694811 - 40.51MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 144×⇩ - C.Y.S.

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C.Y.S. (2021/4/24)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, 1827. Plate 876.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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 Complete Score
#203240 - 4.91MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10249×⇩ - RTM

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RTM (2012/4/12)

Publisher. Info. Berlin: E. Bote & G. Bock, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate B. & B. 5579a.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Scanned at 600dpi grayscale, converted to monochrome.
First and last score page slightly damaged.
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 Complete Score
#978499 - 2.30MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 47×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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M.kowalski49 (2025/7/1)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6, Band 2, No.53 (pp.207-28)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1863]. Plate B.53.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Full Score is 9 x 12 scan.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#04771 - 5.56MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18068×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/4/1)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6, Band 2, No.53 (pp.207-28)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1863]. Plate B.53.
Reprinted Complete String Quartets
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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7433×⇩ - Wai Ki

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Wai Ki (2006/9/02)

Publisher. Info. Philharmonia series
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.
Reprinted New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, No. 130, n.d.[1937].
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Very low resolution
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Parts

 Complete Parts
#51362 - 3.16MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1590×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d. Plate 877.
Copyright
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 Violin 1
#803647 - 14.26MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 71×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Violin 2
#803648 - 12.26MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 40×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Viola
#803649 - 12.25MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 42×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Cello
#803650 - 12.52MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2022/8/2)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.(ca.1835).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1662/8
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 Violin 1
#19973 - 2.19MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4989×⇩ - ras1

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 Violin 2
#19974 - 2.17MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2198×⇩ - ras1

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 Viola
#42894 - 0.52MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3502×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/1/3)

 Cello
#26171 - 0.57MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2708×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/1/3)

Editor Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1906).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Strings (Weingartner)

 Violins I
#42892 - 0.55MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2483×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/10/23)

⇒ 4 more: Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins II
#42893 - 0.55MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 930×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/10/23)

 Violas
#42894 - 0.52MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3502×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/10/23)

 Cellos
#42895 - 0.51MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1040×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/10/23)

 Basses
#42896 - 0.51MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1542×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/10/23)

Arranger Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1906).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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)

 Complete Score
#786858 - 48.43MB, 86 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 62×⇩ - Fryderyka

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⇒ 5 more: Part 1/2 • Part 2/2 • Part 1/3 [High res] • Part 2/3 [High res] • Part 3/3 [High res]

 Part 1/2
#69603 - 82.84MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2980×⇩ - Funper

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 Part 2/2
#69604 - 77.74MB, 42 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1288×⇩ - Funper

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 Part 1/3 [High res]
#432042 - 112.17MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 49×⇩ - Funper

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 Part 2/3 [High res]
#432043 - 108.36MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 32×⇩ - Funper

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 Part 3/3 [High res]
#432044 - 103.39MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Funper

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Funper (2016/7/26)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1826].
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Pagination: cover, binder's ensign, dedication, blank, #1-19 on recto; #20-40 on recto. Bound in a volume with the printed score below appended.
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 Complete Score
#51363 - 4.51MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2593×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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 Complete Score
#69605 - 139.29MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1164×⇩ - Funper

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Funper (2010/7/1)

Arranger Composer
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d.[1827]. Plate M.A. 878.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Bound in a volume as appendix to the holograph above. Published as Op.134.
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 Complete Score
#23398 - 0.47MB, 45 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6660×⇩ - schwenkgl

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schwenkgl (2008/10/21)

Editor Manfred Schwenkglenks
Publisher. Info. Manfred Schwenkglenks, n.d.(2008).
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For Piano 4 hands (Garban)

 Complete Score
#862411 - 2.49MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/30 - 24×⇩ - Kosboot

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Kosboot (2023/7/2)

Arranger Lucien Garban (1877–1959)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1921.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 400 dpi, upscaled to 600 dpi with ScanTailor
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For Piano 4 hands (Röntgen)

 Complete Score
#12816 - 2.29MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1279×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/8/28)

Arranger Engelbert Röntgen (1829–1897)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1866?).
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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 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 929×⇩ - Pelleas

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Pelleas (2007/9/16)

Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827–1872)
Robert Wittmann (1804–??)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No. 989g, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8259.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1980.
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For Piano (Winkler)

 Complete Score
#12815 - 0.77MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4502×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/8/28)

Arranger Louis Winkler (1820–1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, No. 6d, n.d.(ca.1865).
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Other

 Rehearsal Notes
#444529 - 0.36MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 615×⇩ - Ravpapa

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Editor Daniel Epstein
Publisher. Info. Raphael Trio Workshop
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Misc. Notes Rehearsal notes based on masterclass from Raphael Trio workshop 2006, through first fugue only.
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General Information

Work Title Große Fuge
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Grande Fugue; Granda fugo; Grosse Fuge; گروسو فوگ; Suuri fuuga; הפוגה הגדולה; Grande fuga; 大フーガ; Strijkkwartet Große Fuge; 大賦格; 대푸가
Name Aliases Μεγάλη Φούγκα; Strijkkwartet Grosse Fuge (Beethoven); Große Fuge opus 133
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n81140267; GND: 300015305; BNF: 139081590
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.133
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ILB 89
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1825–26
First Performance. 1826 in Vienna
Schuppanzigh Quartet
First Publication. 1827
Dedication Erzherzog Rudolph (1788–1831)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 16 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Related Works String Quartet No.13, Op.130
External Links Wikipedia article

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Beethoven String Quartets

6 String Quartets, Op.18

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

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

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

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