String quartets -- Analysis, appreciation

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This collection of essays offers an analysis of Beethoven's string quartets. The authors draw on a variety of historical approaches and analytical approaches to provide fresh insights into the aesthetics of the quartets and exploring expressive and structural features previously…

We do not understand music--it understands us. This aphorism by Theodor W. Adorno expresses the quandary and the fascination many listeners have felt in approaching Beethoven's late quartets. No group of compositions occupies a more central position in chamber music, yet the mea…