The Making of a Masterpiece
The Opening Salvo: Beethoven's String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No.1 by Professor Christopher Hogwood. How to be revolutionary without scaring away your public? How to announce yourself as a new broom without alienating the more stalwart connoisseurs? Beethoven faced these problems when presenting his first six string quartets for publication as opus 18; did he win his public and allay their fears with his choice of opening? The Wilhelm Quartet will present the evidence. (from gresham.ac.uk)
| The Opening Salvo: Beethoven's String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No.1 |
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