Naka quartet

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String Quartet No. 1 in F major, op. 18 No. 1 The first of the six quartets of opus 18, the Quartet in F major marks Beethoven's entry into one of the most demanding genres of chamber music. Composed at the end of the 1790s, it testifies to the assimilation of the models of Haydn and Mozart while already allowing the composer's singular voice to be perceived. Its slow movement, inspired by the tomb scene in Romeo and Juliet, deploys an unusual dramatic intensity, while the work as a whole reveals a lively, inventive style rich in dialogues between the instruments.