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Premiere of Op. 130
- When
- 21 March 1826
- Where
- unspecified venue
The Schuppanzigh Quartet premiered Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, in its original form on 21 March 1826.
The Schuppanzigh Quartet performed the work in its original six-movement form. The final contrapuntal movement proved very difficult for both the performers and the audience. The quartet was one of the string quartets Beethoven wrote for Prince Nikolai Galitzin, who had offered to pay Beethoven's asking price for three quartets. The specific venue of the premiere is not identified in the supplied sources.
Sources
- String Quartet No. 13 (Beethoven) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03
- Ludwig van Beethoven Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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