In the spring of 1825, when Beethoven was 54, he became terribly sick. He was in bed for a month and he wrote to his doctor, "I am not feeling well ... I am in great pain." The doctor put Beethoven on ...

It’s the opening to the slow movement from Quartet No. 16, Opus 135, in which Beethoven wrote in the score, “Must It Be? -- It Must Be!” Each instrument enters one at a time to create a gorgeous ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet, whose credits include a host of prestigious ...

The Miró Quartet returns to UB next month to perform the final three concerts in this year’s Slee/Beethoven String Quartet Cycle. The Miró performed the first three concerts of the cycle last ...

Before you get all excited, no: the Cypress String Quartet has not reunited. It’s just that we at Classical Classroom have been so busy that we’re a wee bit behind the times. By like…5 months-ish.

On April 8-9, the Takács Quartet brought to a rousing close its cycle of the complete Beethoven string quartets. Begun last October, this Beethoven cycle comprised six concerts, all in the excellent ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Beethoven finished his String Quartet No. 15, Opus 132, in A Minor, the ...