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Quartet in B flat major, Op 18 No. 6
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performers: Elias Quartet
Date of broadcast: 30 December 2014
Written between 1798 and 1800 this was the last of the six quartets in his op. 18. Beethoven instructed the introduction to the final movement to be played delicately; the careful and precise strings sound fragile but build to a strong finish.
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performers: Elias Quartet
Date of broadcast: 30 December 2014
