now playing

start of Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvSXaa7B2I0&list=OLAK5uy_llPBx9b0bgTfKmmLfIdZbIzGgJvdH3EcM&index=2

start of Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ2iIlZCVJY&list=OLAK5uy_llPBx9b0bgTfKmmLfIdZbIzGgJvdH3EcM&index=6

start of Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNCoyZ3ZVwI&list=OLAK5uy_llPBx9b0bgTfKmmLfIdZbIzGgJvdH3EcM&index=13

start of Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, "Razumovsky"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nubV0CjHhdk&list=OLAK5uy_llPBx9b0bgTfKmmLfIdZbIzGgJvdH3EcM&index=16

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_llPBx9b0bgTfKmmLfIdZbIzGgJvdH3EcM

Not sure why the pieces are in such a strange order but whatever, I'll listen to it how they have it because I assume it was intentional and had a creative purpose. Everywhere I look this set gets effusive praise and rave reviews, with many declaring it the best complete set of recent years, so let's give it a listen.