L. van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 11, opus 95 ‘Quartetto Serioso’ | Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Beethoven described his String Quartet no. 11 as written for a small circle of connaisseurs, it should never be performed publicly: because of the dense writing and progressive harmonic turns, the audience wouldn't understand. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/subscribeAmsSin

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Today, the Quartetto Serioso is regarded as one of Beethovens most daring pieces. An arrangement for complete string orchestra was advocated for and made by Gustav Mahler himself, and has been an often-played piece in our repertoire for decades.

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 11, opus 95 'Quartetto Serioso'
I. Allegro con brio 0:00
II. Allegretto ma non troppo 4:58
III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 12:05
IV. Larghetto espressivo 17:07

Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Candida Thompson, artistic direction

Recorded in Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, July 2nd 2020.

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