String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Smetana Quartet

String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 is a string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1825-1826. The quartet, part of Beethoven's late output, showcases his late style with concentrated counterpoint, expanded harmonic language, rhythmic and structural experimentation and a prolonged, introspective slow section that reconfigures the quartet's emotional and formal trajectory.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
    9:21
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    7:56
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio – Andante
    16:37
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace / V. Allegro appassionato
    8:54

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