Speaking of Beethoven string quartets, Michael Steinberg once wrote the following regarding a section from the Vivace of his late Op. 135 quartet in in F: > Th

Speaking of Beethoven string quartets, Michael Steinberg once wrote the following regarding a section from the Vivace of his late Op. 135 quartet in in F: > Then it is time for Beethoven to turn to one of his favourite tricks, the one where he simply picks up an idea boldly and puts it down again on another pitch the way you might pick up your cat and move it from your favourite chair to another. I am fully in favour of this feline-oriented musical interpretation.