Beethoven - String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Composed: 1826First performed: 1st March 1828Genres:
Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets
Artists in first performance: Schuppanzigh Quartet
The String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, by Ludwig van Beethoven was written in October 1826 and was the last major work he completed. Only the final movement of the Quartet Op. 130, written as a replacement for the Große Fuge, was composed later. The op. 135 quartet was premiered by the Schuppanzigh Quartet in March 1828, one year after Beethoven's death.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No._16_(Beethoven)
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The New York-based Calidore Quartet gives meticulously detailed performances of Beethoven’s late string quartets, with playing of quite remarkable technical accomplishment..the players have... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Winner - Chamber
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All the pieces on this final instalment of the ‘Prism’ series stand on a threshold, and in this Op 135 Beethoven does so with the vitality and humour of the Diabelli Variations. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Ensemble of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music Recording of the Year
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The Takács plough very deep furrows, emotionally and intellectually, but they also understand the paradoxical humour that’s essential to the spirituality of this music. — More…
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Building a Library, January 2009, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2005, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2005, Winner - Chamber
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I attended some of these sessions and can still recall the forensic care and commitment the Takács brought to these works. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2017, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 45th Awards (2002), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Everything about the playing is immaculate – tempi are invariably uncontroversial, phrasing is elegant, textures always crystal clear – and many will feel very comfortable with the neutral approach... — More…
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Winner - Chamber Music
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A distinguished series of beautifully presented reissues. — More…
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Building a Library, January 2009, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, January 2017, Recommended recording (historic/mono)
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Adolf Busch & The Busch Quartet: The Complete Warner Recordings
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Historic non-vocal
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Building a Library, January 2017, Recommended recording (historic/mono)
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These highly sophisticated readings recall a time when quartet ensembles tended more towards tonal matching than linear independence. Miraculously, James Ehnes’s gloriously radiant sound is... — More…
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Record Review, 11th June 2022, Record of the Week
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