Beethoven - Fugue from piano sonata 29 in B flat major Wilhelm Kempff, piano #wilhelmkempff #beethoven | History of Music

Beethoven - Piano Trio Op. 97 - II Moderato Menuhin, Rostropovich, Kempff #menuhin #rostropovich #kempff 1971, Salle Pleyel, Paris | History of Music

Today we highlight Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131, focusing on its extraordinary first movement (Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo). Beethoven opens with a fugue subject stated alone by the first violin, a fragile and haunting line that soon unfolds into a deeply introspective contrapuntal dialogue. Each instrument enters in turn, weaving a web of imitation and inversion, creating one of the most profound fugues in chamber music. Far from a mere exercise in