String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso" / String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Smetana Quartet

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso" and String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127 are chamber works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1810 and 1824 respectively. Op. 95 is compact and intense with terse gestures and abrupt contrasts, while Op. 127 inaugurates Beethoven's late quartet period with expanded forms, increased harmonic and contrapuntal complexity and a more exploratory, introspective approach to quartet writing.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio
    4:38
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegro ma non troppo. III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
    10:30
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto - Allegretto agitato
    4:33
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 12 In E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
    6:08
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 12 In E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    15:19
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 12 In E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando; Vivace
    8:28
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 12 In E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale
    6:14

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