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The Auryn Series: Beethoven String Quartets, Vol. 3

Ludwig van Beethoven · 2004

101 min · 13 tracks · classical music

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
94 /100
Summit
Higher than 100% of albums we've rated

The three quartets make an unusually rich sequence of contrasting late-period forms; the score reflects the compositions, while the Auryn recording itself had limited reach.

What we noticed

  • Op. 95 compresses its four movements into a terse span, with the finale turning from a slow introduction to an agitated close.
  • Op. 127 expands the scale: its second movement is a long, ornamented variation set, set between a weighty opening and a brief scherzo.
  • Op. 132 adds a fifth movement; its central Molto adagio alternates hymnlike, sustained writing with quicker passages before the march and impassioned finale.
Composition 25% of the score
10/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
9/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
9/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: I. Allegro con brio 4:31
  • 2 String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo 6:56
  • 3 String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 4:37
  • 4 String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato 4:44
  • 5 String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro 6:22
  • 6 String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:44
  • 7 String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace 8:39
  • 8 String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale 6:50

Disc 2

  • 1 String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro 9:42
  • 2 String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: II. Allegro ma non tanto 8:39
  • 3 String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: III. Molto adagio 17:15
  • 4 String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro 2:19
  • 5 String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: V. Allegro appassionato 6:33

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