Opening the final "Late" period of Beethoven's string quartets, the Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127, finds Beethoven moving away from the assertive, vigorous nature of the Middle period quartets into a new phase of intimacy and sophistication, and a further breaking away from the quartet composition conventions of the past. Two quartets later, the Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131, Beethoven abandons the four-movement format in favor of seven contrasting movements ranging from tragic to touching to poignant. The Brentano ...
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Opening the final "Late" period of Beethoven's string quartets, the Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127, finds Beethoven moving away from the assertive, vigorous nature of the Middle period quartets into a new phase of intimacy and sophistication, and a further breaking away from the quartet composition conventions of the past. Two quartets later, the Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131, Beethoven abandons the four-movement format in favor of seven contrasting movements ranging from tragic to touching to poignant. The Brentano String Quartet brings a special level of refinement and attention to detail in its 2011 Aeon recording. Among its many strengths is an ability to deliver on the chamber music ideals of equal partnership and intellectual dialogue. The group produces a sound that gives the impression of a single, unified instrument that is beautifully balanced and sensitive to the changing importance of individual lines. The differentiation in tone color runs the gamut between the tenderness of the Op....
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