String Quartets op. 95 & op. 132

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Guarneri Quartet

String Quartets Op. 95 and Op. 132 are chamber works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1810 and 1825. They show a range from the terse, stormy textures of Op. 95 to the expansive, introspective counterpoint of Op. 132, and they span Beethoven's middle to late quartet output where he pushed harmonic language and formal design.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto
    9:16
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    9:27
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio
    19:18
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
    2:12
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appasionato
    6:27
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio
    4:31
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
    7:54
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
    4:52
  9. 9.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
    4:43

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