Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface x
5. Part one. Context
6. Chapter 1 Arrival and Relaunch in Vienna, 1792 2
7. Chapter 2 Beethoven, Pianist and String Player 4
8. Chapter 3 Amateurs, Patrons and Professionals 10
9. Chapter 4 The Spirit of the Composition 14
10. Part two 1793–9
11. Chapter 5 1793–5 Three Piano Trios, op. 1 20
12. Chapter 6 1796 Two Cello Sonatas, op. 5 31
13. Chapter 7 1797–8 Three Violin Sonatas, op. 12 40
14. Chapter 8 1794?–1798 Five String Trios, op. 3, op. 8, op. 9 50
15. Chapter 9 1795?–1801 Chamber Music for Wind, Strings and Piano 67
16. Chapter 10 1798–1800 Six String Quartets, op. 18 83
17. Part three 1800–1803
18. Chapter 11 1800–1801 Two Violin Sonatas, op. 23 & op. 24 106
19. Chapter 12 1801 String Quintet in C major, op. 29 114
20. Chapter 13 1802 Three Violin Sonatas, op. 30 119
21. Chapter 14 1802–3 Violin Sonata in A major, op. 47 (Kreutzer) 130
22. Part four 1804–9
23. Chapter 15 1804–6 In the wake of Fidelio 140
24. Chapter 16 1806 Three String Quartets, op. 59 (Razumovsky) 146
25. Chapter 17 1807–8 Cello Sonata in A major, op. 69 161
26. Chapter 18 1808 Two Piano Trios, op. 70 167
27. Chapter 19 1809 String Quartet in E flat major, op. 74 (Harp) 177
28. Part five 1810–15
29. Chapter 20 1810 String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 (Quartetto serioso) 186
30. Chapter 21 1810–11 Piano Trio in B flat major, op. 97 (Archduke) 193
31. Chapter 22 1812 Violin Sonata in G major, op. 96 201
32. Chapter 23 1815 Two Cello Sonatas, op. 102 209
33. Part six 1816–27
34. Chapter 24 1815–24 The Late String Quartets – Context and Background 218
35. Chapter 25 1824–5 String Quartet in E flat major, op. 127 224
36. Chapter 26 1825 String Quartet in A minor, op. 132 234
37. Chapter 27 1825 String Quartet in B flat major, op. 130 244
38. Chapter 28 1825–6 Grosse Fuge, op. 133 256
39. Chapter 29 1825–6 String Quartet in C sharp minor, op. 131 262
40. Chapter 30 1826 String Quartet in F major, op. 135 274
41. Appendix 1 Early Chamber Music for Strings and Piano 285
42. Appendix 2 Variations 286
43. Appendix 3 Chamber Music for Wind 288
44. Appendix 4 Arrangements 290
45. Bibliography 292
46. Index of Beethoven’s Music by Opus Number 297
47. Beethoven Index 301
48. General Index 302