String Quartets: No. 7 in F, op. 59/1, "Razumovsky"; No. 8 in e, op. 59/2, "Razumovsky"; No. 9 in C, op. 59/3, "Razumovsky"; No. 10 in E[musical flat], op. 74, "Harp"; No. 11 in f, op. 95, "Serioso"

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BEETHOVEN String Quartets: No. 7 in F, op. 59/1, "Razumovsky"; No. 8 in e, op. 59/2, "Razumovsky"; No. 9 in C, op. 59/3, "Razumovsky"; No. 10 in E[musical flat], op. 74, "Harp"; No. 11 in f, op. 95, "Serioso" * Orion Str Qrt * KOCH 7681 ( 3 CDs: 162:14)

The Orion has had a distinguished two-decade career, but, so far as I know, this marks its first recorded foray into Beethoven. Despite what some may view as a few shortcomings, it is a distinguished release. The sound, for one thing is ideal-close perspective but never claustrophobic, it gives a compelling illusion of what a string quartet ...

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