String quartet no. 13 / Grosse fuge

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Vertavo String Quartet

String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, together with the Grosse Fuge originally composed as its final movement, is a late string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven completed in 1826. The music uses dense counterpoint, bold harmonic shifts and abrupt textural contrasts, and it is part of Beethoven's late period where he moved the string quartet toward greater structural complexity and expressive range.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
    13:15
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
    2:07
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non
    6:44
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca - Allegro assai
    2:50
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
    5:43
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro
    9:14
  7. 7.
    Grosse fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
    16:17

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