String Quartet No. 13 (Beethoven)

String Quartet
No. 13
Late string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven
Coversheet of Beethoven's Op. 130 as published in Berlin on 2 June 1827
Key	B♭ major
Opus	130
Composed	1825
Dedication	Nikolai Galitzin
Published	1827
Duration	c. 45 min
Movements	Six
Premiere
Date	March 1826
Performers	Schuppanzigh Quartet

The String Quartet No. 13 in B♭ major, Op. 130, by Ludwig van Beethoven was completed (in its final form) in November 1826.^[1] The number traditionally assigned to it is based on the order of its publication; it is actually Beethoven's 14th quartet in order of composition. It was premiered (in its original form) in March 1826 by the Schuppanzigh Quartet and dedicated to Nikolai Galitzin on its publication in 1827.