The six string quartets which make up his Op. 18 were composed in Beethoven’s late twenties, and consequently imbued with less of the youthful enthusiasm and optimism one might expect of a composer’s ...

The greatness of Beethoven cast a long shadow. It was Brahms whose First Symphony was long delayed by the intensity with which the composer felt “the tramp of such a giant behind you”. And the shadow ...

The Tákacs Quartet are in the process of recording the complete Beethoven quartets; this is the second volume. The Op.18 quartets were Beethoven’s first foray into the genre and are too often ...

In the Op.18/2 Quartet one can still sense Haydn and Mozart coursing through Beethoven’s veins, but just 10 years later Op.95’s no-compromise, firebrand originality fearlessly throws off the shackles ...

The Calidore String Quartet reflect on the importance of Beethoven's quartets in their lives Beethoven’s music has been an integral part of our quartet since the beginning. In our first reading ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The fifth concert in this six-concert series opened with Beethoven's last completed work, the String Quartet in F major Op. 135. After ...

UB may be the only place in the country — or the world, according to Department of Music staff — that presents all 16 Beethoven string quartets annually. The honor this year goes to the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review | Brentano String Quartet By Vivien Schweitzer Beethoven, inspired by the tomb scene from “Romeo and Juliet,” wrote “les derniers soupirs ...

This Thursday, Da Camera presents its second concert in their chamber music series this season: Beethoven Perspectives with the London-based Elias String Quartet. For this concert, the group will ...

A few months back I sat on the jury of a string quartet competition and listened for two days to a succession of student ensembles playing Beethoven’s Op 18 No 5. I hadn’t realised how an experience ...