Verona Quartet

Beethoven’s innovative approach to the string quartet left an indelible mark on composers who followed him, including Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. Mendelssohn’s String Quartet Op. 12, composed when he was just 20 years old, reflects Beethoven’s influence in its structural complexity and emotional depth. Mendelssohn, while crafting his own distinct voice, drew inspiration from Beethoven’s late quartets, particularly in his exploration of lyrical ...