Ludwig van Beethoven - Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827) - Performers: Talich Quartet - Year of recording: 1977 Fugue for string quartet in B flat major (“Grosse Fuge“), Op. 133, written in 1825. Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge {Great Fugue} was originally to have served as the finale to the String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 [uploaded on this channel]; in fact, that work was first performed with this monumental creation as its sixth and concluding movement. However, the Grosse Fuge, a com