Beethoven for a Later Age

The Journey of a String Quartet

Edward Dusinberre

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Faber & Faber
23 November 2016

Music; Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Chamber ensembles; String instruments

'They are not for you but for a later age!' Ludwig van Beethoven, on the Opus 59 quartets

Beethoven's sixteen string quartets are some of the most extraordinary and challenging pieces of music ever written. They have inspired artists of all kinds - not only musicians - and have been subject to endless reinterpretation. What does it feel like to be a musician taking on these iconic works? And how do the four string players who make up a quartet interact, both musically and personally?

The Takacs is one of the world's pre-eminent string quartets. Performances of Beethoven have shaped their work together for over forty years. Using the history of both the Takacs Quartet and the Beethoven quartets as the backbone to his story, Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takacs since 1993, recounts the exhilarating challenge of tackling these pieces. Beethoven for a Later Age takes the reader inside the daily life of a quartet, vividly showing the necessary creative tension between individual and group expression and how four people can enjoy making music together over a long period of time.

The key, the author argues, is in balancing continuity with change and experimentation - a theme that lies at the heart of Beethoven's remarkable compositions. No other composer has posed so many questions about the form and emotional content of a string quartet, and come up with so many different answers. In an accessible style, suitable for novices and chamber music enthusiasts alike, Dusinberre illuminates the variety and inherent contradictions of Beethoven's quartets, composed against the turbulent backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and their aftermath, and shows that engaging with this radical music continues to be as invigorating now as it was for its first performers and audiences.

By: Edward Dusinberre
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 228g
ISBN: 9780571317141
ISBN 10: 0571317146
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 23 November 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edward Dusinberre is first violinist of the world-renowned Takacs Quartet. The Takacs' recordings of Beethoven's string quartets, released on the Decca label and widely considered one of the most significant recent recordings of the repertoire, have earned numerous awards world-wide, including a Grammy, two Gramophone Awards, and BBC Music Magazine's 'CD of the Year'. They will perform complete cycles of the Beethoven quartets in the USA and London in the 2016/17 season. Dusinberre is Artist-in-Residence at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Winner of Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Creative Communication. 2017
Winner of Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Creative Communication. 2017 (UK)

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Beethoven for a Later Age

The Journey of a String Quartet

Edward Dusinberre

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