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String Quartet in G minor, D. 18, No. 1

4 movements

Franz Schubert · C minor · 534 bars · 677 chords analysed

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: C minor, G minor, D minor, D major, B♭ major, B♭ minor, F major, C major, F minor, A minor, G major.