Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most influential figures in Western music, was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 and died in Vienna, Austria in 1827.
Composition History
Beethoven wrote his String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 in 1810, at the same time he was working on the Egmont Overture.
Historical Context
Beethoven composed the String Quartet Op. 95 during a tumultuous period when Napoleon invaded Vienna for the second time, and Beethoven himself faced financial insecurity and worsening deafness.
Composition History
Beethoven initially stated that his String Quartet Op. 95 was "written for a small circle of connoisseurs and is never to be performed in public."
Album & Artwork
This album adapts the classic fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" to accompany Beethoven's String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95.
Composition History
The String Quartet Op. 95 was the first of Beethoven's quartets to be dedicated to a friend, Nikolaus von Zmeskall, rather than a patron.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 95 is one of his most compact quartets, pushing boundaries with greater tonal freedom, shorter developments, and metric ambiguity.
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