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6 Minuets for Piano (WoO 10), 1795
These six minuets were likely composed in connection with the masked ball in November 1795. They once existed in an orchestral score, but only the piano reduction has survived.
The second of the six minuets of Beethoven’s WoO 10 has become famous (and infamous) as the Minuet in G.
Many YouTube videos feature the Minuet in G played on a variety of instruments at a variety of skill levels. Seven curated examples follow.
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Minuet in G (WoO 10, No. 2), 1795
Beethoven’s Minuet in G is performed by violinist Itzhak Perlman accompanying Tully on tuba.
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Minuet in G (WoO 10, No. 2), 1795
An 8-year-old performs the Minuet in G on a marimba.
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Minuet in G (WoO 10, No. 2), 1795
Of course Beethoven’s Minuet in G can be played on an accordion!
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Minuet in G (WoO 10, No. 2), 1795
Robert Lurel (@RogerLurel) from Guadeloupe plays the Minuet in G classical guitar style.
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Minuet in G (WoO 10, No. 2), 1795
A group of young Suzuki cello students perform Beethoven’s Minuet in G in unison.
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Minuet in G (WoO 10, No. 2), 1795
Young Suzuki violin students perform at a beautiful and heartwarming “play-in” in Northern California.