''They are not for you but for a later age!'' Ludwig van Beethoven, on the Opus 59 quartets
Beethoven''s sixteen string quartets are some of the most extraordinary and challenging pieces of music ever written. They have inspired artists of all kinds - not only musicians - and have been subject to endless reinterpretation. What does it feel like to be a musician taking on these iconic works? And how do the four string players who make up a quartet interact, both musically and personally?
The Tak- is one of the world''s pre-eminent string quartets. Performances of Beethoven have shaped their work together for over forty years. Using the history of both the Tak- Quartet and the Beethoven quartets as the backbone to his story, Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Tak- since 1993, recounts the exhilarating challenge of tackling these pieces. Beethoven for a Later Age takes the reader inside the daily life of a quartet, vividly showing the necessary creati
