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Beethoven String Quartet no. 9 in C, op. 59 no. 3

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet, or below by the Alban Berg Quartet Would it be going too far to suppose a connection between this extraordinary work and Beethoven’s advancing deafness? Could that painfully groping introduction seem like someone trying to … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 9 in C, op. 59 no. 3

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Beethoven String Quartet no. 8 in Em, op. 59 no. 2

August 19, 2018August 18, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet, or below by the Alban Berg Quartet (cover image by Francisco De Legarreta C.) We find ourselves now at the second of Beethoven’s three Razumovsky quartets. The works were written in 1806 for the Russian … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 8 in Em, op. 59 no. 2

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Beethoven String Quartet no. 7 in F, op. 59 no. 1

April 7, 2018April 2, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet, or in a superb performance below by the American Quartet I am thinking of devoting myself almost entirely to this type of composition… Beethoven, to a publisher, regarding his composition of the Razumovsky quartets (cover … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 7 in F, op. 59 no. 1

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Beethoven String Quartet no. 6 in B flat, op. 18, no. 6

February 18, 2018January 22, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet or below by the Alban Berg Quartett (cover image by Shane Stagner) Well, here we are, the final installment of the groundbreaking op. 18 quartets. Op. 18 no. 6 is the only one of the … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 6 in B flat, op. 18, no. 6

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Beethoven String Quartet no. 5 in A, op. 18, no. 5

February 11, 2018January 18, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet, or below by the Alban Berg Quartett (cover image by Andreea Chidu) We’re finally nearing the end of Beethoven’s op. 18 quartets that he published in 1801. This fifth quartet in the series of six … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 5 in A, op. 18, no. 5

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Beethoven String Quartet no. 4 in Cm, op. 18 no. 4

January 14, 2018December 29, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet (an excerpt of their performance there), or below by the Cleveland Quartet (cover image by Mona Eendra) It’s been a while since we’ve seen any of the opus 18 string quartets. We’ve only gotten through half … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 4 in Cm, op. 18 no. 4

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Beethoven String Quartet no. 3 in D, op. 18 no. 3

February 5, 2017January 21, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis Quartet, or below by the Belcea Quartet Here we are, finally halfway through Beethoven’s Haydn-inspired (or at least influenced) installment of the six quartets, his first six, published as op. 18. As a matter of fact, … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet no. 3 in D, op. 18 no. 3

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Beethoven String Quartet No. 2 in G, op. 18, No. 2

May 15, 2016May 13, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Artemis quartet, or in a live performance below by the Belcea quartet (I always love to watch the intensity of the performers playing these works) We’re on to Beethoven’s second string quartet, the no. 2 of the opus 18 … Continue reading Beethoven String Quartet No. 2 in G, op. 18, No. 2

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