NOTE L004535
DATEApril 4, 2026
STATUSFiled
SUBJECTString Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

What is the famous third movement of Beethoven’s Op. 132 quartet?

The third movement, ‘Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart’ (Holy song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the Deity, in the Lydian mode), was written after Beethoven recovered from a serious intestinal illness.

Report L004535. Filed.


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