Beethoven - String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major Op. 127

Beethoven - String Quartet No. 8 in E minor Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Rasumovsky’

The Elias String Quartet is celebrated for its deep musical understanding and bold performances. Their ability to convey profound musical meaning, especially across entire quartet cycles, has made them a fixture in the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals. They recently toured with a complete Beethoven quartet cycle which they have also recorded. As the finale of the Manchester Chamber Concerts Society's 25/26 the Elias quartet present an all-Beethoven programme, celebrating the composer's genius at writing breathtaking, dramatic works for the string quartet. The programme opens with Quartet No.12 in E flat major, one of the last pieces he completed before his death  followed by the second of the middle period Opus  59 quartets commissioned by Count Razumovsky that are considered to be  a revolution in quartet writing. At the time they  were so completely original that in one stroke they redefined the entire paradigm of the string quartet.