Beethoven’s late string quartets now are viewed as a pinnacle of chamber music, but that wasn’t always the case. The quartets were commissioned by Prince Nikolai Galitzin in 1822 at a time when Beethoven was facing severe hearing loss. Beethoven had recently been focused on composing larger works, including his Ninth Symphony and Missa Solemnis
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