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String Quartet in G major, D. 887, No. 15

4 movements

Franz Schubert · 1826 · D major · 1590 bars · 1036 chords analysed

Schubert's last quartet, which keeps turning between G major and G minor from its very first bar.

Schubert started writing quartets as a teenager for his family to play — his father on cello, his brothers on violin. The late ones, “Rosamunde”, “Death and the Maiden” and the G major, are among his greatest works.

Keys visited: D major, G major, G minor, F♯ major, B♭ major, E minor, B minor, E♭ major, B major, F major, D minor, A minor, C major, E major, F♯ minor, A major, C♯ minor.