Artemis Quartet - review

Wigmore Hall, LondonOpinion remains divided about whether Beethoven's late B flat quartet Op 130 works best with its original last movement – published and often performed separately as the Grosse Fuge Op 133 – or with its significantly tamer substitute. For while there's no doubt that the previous four movements are all designed with the original ending in view, the extreme contrast in texture, style and volume often come as a rude shock, obliterating all memory of the beautiful music whic...

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