Ep. 57 Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

About this episode

This episode focuses on Beethoven's String Quartet No. 12 and No. 15.

We’ll focus on the first two of Beethoven’s five late string quartets: the String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127, and the String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132.

People in this episode

Host: Terence J. O'Grady

Topics covered

• Beethoven
• string quartets
• classical music
• Op. 127
• Op. 132

Keywords

• Beethoven
• String Quartet
• E-flat Major
• A Minor
• classical music
• Op. 127
• Op. 132

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127, String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132

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