Interview
Keys and Harmony Create Mood and Character
Lesson
Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 131
Parker Quartet 8:49
Lesson
Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135
Parker Quartet 7:49
Lesson
Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in Bb Major, Op. 130, with Grosse Fuge Op. 133
Balourdet Quartet 26:08
Lesson
Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in Eb Major, Op. 127
Borromeo String Quartet 28:42
Lesson
Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
Pacifica Quartet 25:31
Blog
Reflections on the 17 Beethoven String Quartets: The Metronome Markings (Part 5 of 5)
By Paul Katz December 18, 2020
Blog
Reflections on the 17 Beethoven String Quartets: Some Interpretive Considerations (Part 4 of 5)
By Paul Katz December 17, 2020
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Reflections on the 17 Beethoven String Quartets: The Late Period Quartets (Part 3 of 5)
By Paul Katz December 16, 2020
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Reflections on the 17 Beethoven String Quartets: The Middle Period Quartets (Part 2 of 5)
By Paul Katz December 15, 2020
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Reflections on the 17 Beethoven String Quartets: The Early Period Quartets (Part 1 of 5)
By Paul Katz December 14, 2020
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Opening the Beethoven A Major Cello Sonata: Obsessing Over the First Five Bars
By Guest Blogger June 15, 2016
Subjects Repertoire
Tags Beethoven, chamber music, repertoire, Sonata
Blog
Exploring Beethoven’s Fifth: Second Variation
By Jonathan Pegis January 9, 2013
Subjects Orchestra, Repertoire
Tags audition excerpt, Auditions, Beethoven, Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, bow control, bowings, breathing, cello, cello excerpt, cellobello, control, effortless, experiment, experimentation, fingerings, intonation, Jonathan, Northwestern, pacing, Pegis, phrasing, slow breathing, string crossings, Symphony, tempo, variations, variations on a theme, vibrato
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Exploring Beethoven 5th, Variation One
By Jonathan Pegis December 11, 2012
Subjects Orchestra, Repertoire
Tags attention to detail, Beethoven, Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, bow control, bow technique, cello, cello excerpt, cellobello, continuous vibrato, details, dynamics, Excerpts, intonation, Jonathan, legato, melody, musicality, Pegis, phrasing, practice tips, Preparation, Rhythm, shifting, singing, Sound, sound production, technical challenges, tempo, vibrato
