A Late Quartet's centerpiece--Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Opus 131--can be a fool's errand. The marathon composition requires string musicians to play, without pauses, no fewer ...

In 2004 the Takács Quartet completed their critically acclaimed Beethoven cycle with the six late quartets. Beloved of musicians and audiences alike, these works represent the culmination of Beethoven ...

BEETHOVEN! THE LATE QUARTETS The New Zealand String Quartet celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2012 with a special project, BEETHOVEN!, a complete cycle of Beethoven’s sixteen String Quartets in six ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Beethoven at 250 | Critic’s Notebook The Danish String Quartet presented the composer’s complete quartets over six extraordinary concerts at Alice ...

Roll over, Beethoven, the data scientists are here. What is it that makes Beethoven sound like Beethoven? Fans of his music can recognize his style, and music theorists have thoroughly studied his ...

The Danish String Quartet is in residency at The La Jolla Music Society from November 16 through November 23. They are presenting five concerts as a part of their Prism project. The players in the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Beethoven at 250 Modern living forced me to grab a movement or two at a time, while commuting, cooking dinner and putting away laundry. By Daniel J.

Almost 15 years ago, the men of the Danish String Quartet – they were in their 20s at the time and still called themselves the “Young” Danish – said in an interview that they would need to become more ...