String Quartets Op 18/3, 18/5 & 135

In its 2012/13 season, the Hagen Quartet brings the complete Beethoven string quartets to the most prominent musical centers of the world, including New York, Tokyo, Paris, London, Vienna, and Salzburg. During the first half of this tour, the quartet went right from the stage to the studio to record three of their favorite Beethoven quartets. Featuring Op. 18/3 and Op. 135, the album ranges from the very first quartet Ludwig van Beethoven wrote, to the very last.