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 ...

Volume one of the cycle includes Beethoven's Op. 18 string quartets over 2 CDs – on CD 1, String Quartet in F major, Op.18 No.1; String Quartet in D major, Op.18 No. 3; and String Quartet in B-flat ...

The key of C minor generally found Beethoven in passionate mood – think of the ‘Pathétique’ piano sonata, for example – and the fourth quartet is no exception. From the stabbing accents of the very ...

Germany’s Auryn Quartet, whose recordings of the complete Beethoven string quartets were called “the set to beat” by a reviewer for Gramophone, returns to Bates College to finish its three-year survey ...

String Quartet No. 7, 'Rasumovsky' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Takács Quartet String Quartet No. 10, 'Harp' Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Takács Quartet String Quartet No. 8, 'Rasumovsky' Takács ...

In the spring of 1825, when Beethoven was 54, he became terribly sick. He was in bed for a month and he wrote to his doctor, "I am not feeling well ... I am in great pain." The doctor put Beethoven on ...

The Budapest String Quartet has always been my standard-bearer for chamber music. I grew up listening to their recordings, and especially admired not only their gorgeous sound, but also the uncanny ...

ArtPower and Ariel Quartet, despite an interruption from the pandemic, will meet an impressive goal next month in La Jolla – to perform the complete Beethoven cycle. To accomplish the feat, in honor ...

The Ariel Quartet will release the complete Beethoven String Quartets over two years, culminating in 2027, the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death. The Quartet will release the first volume of the ...

String Quartet No. 4 Brandis Qt Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer String Quartet No. 5 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Brandis Qt String Quartet No. 6 Brandis Qt Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer I reported ...