The Late Quartets, op. 130 & 132

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Beethoven Quartet Cycle V

The Late Quartets, op. 130 & 132

This performance presents two mammoth works that share a mysterious motivic link of four notes. In a single concert, two of Beethoven’s most unique creations are heard: his futuristic Grosse Fuge of op. 130 and the Heiliger Dankgesang (Holy Song of Thanks) of op. 132, a deeply moving account of sickness and recovery.

For information about the preceding Inside the Quartets with David Finckel, click here.

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven(1770–1827)
String Quartet in A minor, op. 132 (1825)
Ludwig van Beethoven(1770–1827)
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130 (1825)

Artist

STRING QUARTET