Beethoven's chamber music -- Beethoven's life -- The sonatas for violin and piano: Nos. 1-5 -- The sonatas for violin and piano: Nos. 6-10 -- The sonatas for cello and piano -- The trios -- One-offs, great and small -- Beethoven and the string quartet -- The early quartets -- The "Razumovsky" quartets, op. 59 -- The "Harp" and Serioso quartets, op. 74 and Op. 95 -- The late quartets : E-flat major, op. 127 and A minor: op. 132 -- The mad divertimento : the Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130, and the Great fugue, op. 133 -- The late quartets : C-sharp minor, op. 131 and F major, op. 135 -- Listening to Beethoven's chamber music.
Summary:
Victor Lederer examines Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano, his sonatas for cello and piano, his piano trios, and most notably his sixteen string quartets. With the accompanying CD, Lederer helps the listener grasp the strangeness and grandeur of the astonishing creations.
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