The Quintettsatz in D minor, Hess 40, is an incomplete composition for a string quintet with two violas by Ludwig van Beethoven.
[1] From surviving manuscripts, it appears that Beethoven first started work on the quintet around 1815, with sketches of the fugue being found amongst sketches for the Ninth Symphony.
[1] [2] It is unclear at this time if Beethoven completed the work.
The composition, which takes around three minutes to perform, is structured as a single movement marked Adagio - Allegro.
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