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Sentimental Work: Edward Dusinberre on Beethoven’s String Quartet no.8

5 February 2024

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Beethoven’s String Quartet no.8 has been a life companion for the British musician, over more than three decades as the Takács Quartet’s first violinist

There are some pieces of music that accompany you throughout your musical life: they rearrange themselves in your head and you find new facets within them as you evolve as a musician. Beethoven’s String Quartet no.8 in E minor is a piece that never grows old for me, and I feel there’s always something more to be discovered in it…

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