What's in a Beethoven Quartet? A Full Curriculum

12 FEB 2008 from the New York Times | Read the full story»

In an unusual educational experiment Curtis [Institute of Music] has established Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11 in F minor (Op. 95) as the touchstone of the academic year for its 160 students. Imagine a year of medical school revolving around the liver, or a car repair course centered on the Chrysler LeBaron.

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