Alban Berg Quartett - Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

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00:00 - I. Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro
09:52 - II. Presto
11:51 - III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo. Poco scherzoso
18:45 - IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
21:43 - V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
28:53 - Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 / Große Fuge (Grande Fugue op.133): Ouverture. Allegro – Meno mosso e moderato – Allegretto – Fuga. [Allegro] – Meno Mosso e moderato – Allegro molto e con brio – Allegro
44:31 - VI. Finale. Allegro
Recordings: 1978-1983, Seon Aargau, Switzerland

Performers:
Alban Berg Quartett
Gunter Pichler, violin [1st]
Gerhard Schulz, violin [2nd]
Thomas Kakuska, viola
Valentin Erben, cello

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No._13_(Beethoven)
New finale
Negative reaction to the work's final movement at the first performance, and his publisher's urging, led Beethoven to write a substitute for the final movement, a contredanse much shorter and lighter than the enormous Große Fuge it replaced. This new finale was written in the autumn of 1826, during a relapse into severe illness,[2] and is the final complete piece of music Beethoven composed before his death in March, 1827. It is marked:

Finale: Allegro in B♭ major
Beethoven never witnessed a performance of the quartet in its final form; it was premiered on 22 April 1827, nearly a month after his death.

The original finale was published separately under the title Große Fuge as opus 133. Modern performances sometimes follow the composer's original intentions, leaving out the substitute finale and concluding with the fugue.[3] Robert Simpson argues that Beethoven's intentions are best served by playing the quartet as a seven-movement work, with the Große Fuge followed by the replacement finale.[4]

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From Kai Christiansen

https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/Ludwig-van-Beethoven-String-Quartet-No-13-in-B-flat-major-Op-130/?ri=7

https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/Ludwig-van-Beethoven-String-Quartet-No-17-in-B-flat-major-Op-133-Grosse-Fuge/