Beethoven and Brahms represent a lasting pair in the history of music; they permit us to effectively interpret all the works of the younger of the two in light of the inheritance he received from the “Titan from Bonn’” (including all the bulky weight which came with that inheritance). In particular, in terms of quartets and symphonies, Beethoven’s mastery (which took flight with his famous Razumovsky String Quartets op. 59) inspired Brahms’ late debut: Brahms finally completed his Quartet op. 51 in the summer of 1873, after an extremely long period of reflection.
Quartetto Noûs
Tiziano Baviera, violin
Alberto Franchin, violin
Sara Dambruoso, viola
Tommaso Tesini, cello
Music by Beethoven and Brahms