Beethoven's String Quartet no. 15, Opus 132

[Fred Reinagel. TD 213.2]
> as recorded by the Fitzwilliam String Quartet on London 411 643-2.
> There is no doubt in my mind that the performers strived to do at
> least a 5-limit JI tuning of this passage (and perhaps even a few
> 7-limit dominant chords) in a senza vibrato style. <snip>
> I never thought this rendition sounded "un-Beethoven"ish - I think
> if he would have been able to hear it this way (and maybe he did
> in his brain), he would have liked it.

I don't know if I've ever heard this performance (I think I used
to own it), but to me what you describe has always seemed the
proper kind of tuning for this piece.

Joseph L. Monzo monz@juno.com
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