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The following set of string quartets is generally referred to as Beethoven's late string quartets, including the Große Fuge (which also exists in a piano transcription, opus 134): : *Opus 127: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major (1825) : *Opus 130: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major (1825) : *Opus 131: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor (1826) : *Opus 132: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor (1825) : *Opus 133: ''Große Fuge'' in B-flat major for string quartet (1826), originally the finale to Op. 130 : *Opus 135: String Quartet No. 16 in F major (1826) These six quartets (counting the Große Fuge) are Beethoven's last major, completed compositions. Although dismissed by the musicians and audiences of Beethoven's time, they are widely considered to be among the greatest musical compositions of all time, and have inspired many composers and musicians. Igor Stravinsky described the ''Große Fuge'' as "an absolutely contemporary piece of music that will be contemporary forever". Richard Wagner, when reflecting on Op. 131's first movement, said that it "reveals the most melancholy sentiment expressed in music". The quartets have been performed and recorded by string quartets worldwide. ==Overview== Prince Nicholas Galitzin commissioned the first three quartets (numbers 12, 13 and 15) and in a letter dated 9 November 1822, offered to pay Beethoven "what you think proper" for the three works. Beethoven replied 25 January 1823 with his price of 50 Ducats for each opus.〔'Life of Beethoven' by Alexander Thayer, Page 447〕 Beethoven composed these quartets in the sequence 12, 15, 13, 14, 16, simultaneously writing quartets 15 and 13. Beethoven wrote the last quartets amidst failing health. In April 1825 he was bedridden, and remained ill for about a month. The illness—or more precisely, his recovery from it—is remembered for having given rise to the deeply felt slow movement of the Fifteenth Quartet, which Beethoven called "Holy song of thanks ('Heiliger Dankgesang') to the divinity, from one made well." He went on to complete the quartets now numbered Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Sixteenth. The last work Beethoven completed was the substitute final movement of the Thirteenth Quartet, which replaced the difficult ''Große Fuge''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Late string quartets (Beethoven)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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