Beethoven-Tausig - String Quartet 8 (Op. 59, no. 2) - Scherzo (Allegretto) - Petronel Malan Piano

Carl Tausig (1841-1871) was a Polish virtuoso pianist who is probably best known for his arrangements for piano. He studied with Franz Liszt and is considered one of the greatest pianists of all time. He unfortunately died at only 29 years of age. Instead of “Allegretto“ Tausig used “Allegro appassionato“ for this movement. Beethoven (1770-1827) composed this string quartet along with two others which collectively are known as the “Razumovsky“ quartets. They were published in 1808. This is the third moveme