Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130

- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827) - Performers: Leipziger Streichquartett - Year of recording: 2006 String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130, written in 1825-1826. 00:00 - I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro 13:18 - II. Presto 15:10 - III. Andante con moto ma non troppo 21:30 - IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai 24:41 - V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo 30:14 - VI. Finale. Allegro This effort is among Beethoven’s final works and is the last of the three quartets composed to meet the commission of Prince Nikolai Golitzin. No. 12, Op. 127, was written in the period 1823-1824 and was followed by the Fifteenth, Op. 132, in 1825. This Thirteenth Quartet was completed in early January 1826, but its original finale was replaced by a new one finished in late November 1826. This second finale is said to be Beethoven’s last completed compositon. The composer agreed to replace the original, the so-called Grosse Fuge, Op. 133,