I have to admit that I only got myself together to listen to a lot of Beethoven middle and late string quartets, let alone the early 6. I also bought Greenberg's Beethoven String Quarters course without touching it for some years as my focus has been on non-chamber music. But as this site provides so much information, I have decided to embark my journey of running through all of his string quartets, one by one. Thank you for your contribution to the classical music community.
Greenberg's lectures on the String Quartets are really good, although he's a little harsh on Opus 18 #4 which happens to be one of my favorites. I have to say, it takes a lot of stamina to get through the late quartets. They are amazingly put together and are the product of genius, but it isn't easy to study.
Thank you for this! Really helps to clarify. I expected a simple repeat of the A section each time, but that's never the case in Rondos, right? Like the first A in the finale is 23 seconds and the second time around it's just 8 seconds. Nothing's ever exactly the same it seems. PS: I suspect once you do the Grosse Fuge the Heavens will align and spaceships will descend...or something like that. :D
Haha, yeah, the late quartets are going to be a big challenge. Currently working on the "Harp" and "Serioso" quartets and that's tricky enough. I might jump to a few Haydn quartets as a breather.
I have to admit that I only got myself together to listen to a lot of Beethoven middle and late string quartets, let alone the early 6. I also bought Greenberg's Beethoven String Quarters course without touching it for some years as my focus has been on non-chamber music. But as this site provides so much information, I have decided to embark my journey of running through all of his string quartets, one by one. Thank you for your contribution to the classical music community.
Greenberg's lectures on the String Quartets are really good, although he's a little harsh on Opus 18 #4 which happens to be one of my favorites. I have to say, it takes a lot of stamina to get through the late quartets. They are amazingly put together and are the product of genius, but it isn't easy to study.
8:45 mov 2, adagio affetuoso ed appasionato
17:55 mov 3, scherzo
21:11 allegro, sonata rondó form
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Thank you for this! Really helps to clarify. I expected a simple repeat of the A section each time, but that's never the case in Rondos, right? Like the first A in the finale is 23 seconds and the second time around it's just 8 seconds. Nothing's ever exactly the same it seems.
PS: I suspect once you do the Grosse Fuge the Heavens will align and spaceships will descend...or something like that. :D
Haha, yeah, the late quartets are going to be a big challenge. Currently working on the "Harp" and "Serioso" quartets and that's tricky enough. I might jump to a few Haydn quartets as a breather.