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Pairing Two Beethovens

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The Italian string quartet Quartetto Di Cremona pair Beethoven's first middle period string quartet with his first late period one, rendering a beautiful juxtaposition. The quartet is in the midst of the ambitious project to record all of Beethoven's string quartets. Hear violist Simone Gramaglia describe the contrasts of the two remarkable works.

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