Anguish and violence might not usually be selling points, but they abound in Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue, the almost terrifyingly powerful final movement of his String Quartet No.13 which became a standalone piece after musicians refused to perform it, such is it’s difficulty.

One of today’s greatest violinists, Alina Ibragimova and the Chiaroscuro Quartet, play this and two of Beethoven’s expressive quartets in this concert.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Grosse Fuge in B-flat major
String Quartet No.9 in C major, Razumovsky
String Quartet No.11 in F minor

Chiarascuro Quartet
Alina Ibragimova violin