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Quartet in C major, Op 59 No. 3, 'Rasumovsky'

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performers: Meta4
Recording date: 11 February 2009
Date of broadcast: 05 March 2009

The op. 59 set of quartets were dedicated to Russian Ambassador in Vienna, Count Rasumovsky. The start lulls you in safely but the real energy kicks in at around 1 minute 50 seconds, skipping along until the second movement brings things back to a steady pace.

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performers: Meta4
Recording date: 11 February 2009
Date of broadcast: 05 March 2009

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