Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 59, Nos. 1 & 2

Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 59, Nos. 1 & 2

On this CD:

1. String Quartet No. 7 in F major ("Rasumovsky 1") Op. 59/1
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Boris Kroyt, Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Mischa Schneider

2. String Quartet No. 8 in E minor ("Rasumovsky 2"), Op. 59/2
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Boris Kroyt, Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Mischa Schneider

Editorial Reviews
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Beethoven's Razumovksy Quartets are named after the Russian aristocrat who commissioned them, stipulating that the composer must include a Russian tune in each work. Anyone familiar with Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov will recognize one of these tunes as nothing less than the famous "Slava" chorus from the coronation scene. Otherwise the music is pure, middle period Beethoven, having that particular expansive lyricism and confidence that typifies contemporay works such as the Fourth and Fifth Piano Concertos and the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies. The performances by the legendary Budapest Quartet are outstanding in every way, and the price is rock bottom. --David Hurwitz

Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 59, Nos. 1 & 2, Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Boris Kroyt, Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Mischa Schneider, Budapest String Quartet, Chamber, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Quartet for Four String Instruments

Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 59, Nos. 1 & 2

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