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Dover String Quartet Beethoven Complete String Quartets:
Volume 1/The Opus 18 Quartets (Cedille)
Milena Pajaro Van de Stadt is the violist in the Dover Quartet. The quartet has featured the same four members since they began 12 years ago, which in addition to her includes first violinist Joel Link, violinist Bryan Lee and cellist Camden Shaw.
As part of Beethoven s 250th birth anniversary, they re recording his complete string quartets. The first volume features Beethoven s early Opus 18 quartets.
When Beethoven s early quartets first made their appearance, they were considered to be challenging both for the performers and listeners. What changed to allowed people to hear these quartets for what they were?