The String Quartets Of Beethoven Apr 2026

: Commissioned by the Russian ambassador, these works were so revolutionary that contemporary players initially found them "incomprehensible" or even a joke.

Composed when Beethoven was in his late 20s, these six quartets demonstrate his mastery of the Classical style established by Haydn and Mozart. The String Quartets of Beethoven

: Notable for its slow movement, which Beethoven reportedly inspired by the tomb scene in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet . : Commissioned by the Russian ambassador, these works