Brodsky Quartet

Beethoven’s late quartets are a lasting source of fascination, with the imaginative power of their melodies and rhythms. From String Quartet No. 12 onwards, Beethoven let go of the typical four-part structure and set out into new terrain. For example, the four players pass melodic lines amicably back and forth, leaving you wondering at times which instrument is actually playing. Contrapuntal refinement comes emphatically to the fore, as you can hear in the monumental Grosse Fuge, betraying Beethoven’s fascination with composers such as Palestrina and Bach. In the capable hands of the Brodsky Quartet, his String Quartet No. 15, with the intensely moving Heiliger Dankgesang, is certain to have you on the edge of your seat.