String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Smetana Quartet

String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 is a string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1806. The work, one of the three Op. 59 quartets from Beethoven's middle period, is characterised by dense textures, expanded harmonic language and vigorous rhythmic drive that signal a development in his approach to chamber music and form.