Franciscus Quartet - Special Arrangements - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Francaix / Martinu Quartet - Francaix Bordes D'indy Pierne Jolivet [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/09/2008

Still / Villiers Quartet - Four STR QRTS [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/14/2014

The string quartets of Beethoven are among the greatest works of their kind, but he composed other works for quartet which have been neglected. This album is dedicated to these intriguing rarities. Alongside the wild and monumental Grosse Fuge, in many ways the culmination of Beethoven's achievements in the string quartet genre, this recording further displays his mastery of counterpoint by bringing to light brilliant yet forgotten original versions of his quartets Op. 18, No. 1 and Op. 131, plus six virtually unknown miniatures, including his Preludes and Fugues.