Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 in E♭ major, Op. 74, was written in 1809 and is nicknamed the "Harp" quartet.
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1803 portrait
Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)
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The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known of all symphonies and one of the most frequently played. First
String Quartet No. 10 (Beethoven)
…the form of a scherzo, but it is more dark than jestful in mood, opening with a brisk, restless theme. Its rhythmic motif is inspired by Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, which had been premiered a few months earlier. The long coda is mostly pianissimo. In the C major trio, Beethoven parodies rigid counterpoint exercises…
Portrait of Beethoven by W.J. Mähler ca.1804, the year the composer began work on the Fifth Symphony
The Theater an der Wien as it appeared in the early 19th century
The opening bars, in the composer's hand (1807)