| String Quartet | |
|---|---|
| No. 8 | |
| Rasumovsky quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Beethoven_Hornemann.jpg) Ludwig van Beethoven, 1803 portrait | |
| Key | E minor |
| Opus | 59, No. 2 |
| Published | 1808 |
| Movements | Four |
The String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven and published in 1808. This work is the second of three of his "Rasumovsky" cycle of string quartets, and is a product of his "middle" period.[1]
- ^ Grove, G., p. 244, and p. 270 under the heading "Original Publisher.": "Bureau des Arts et d'Industrie of Schreyvogel & Co., Pesth, 1808."[full citation needed]