String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Opus 95 "Serioso"

Ludwig van Beethoven

1770–1827

A towering composer of the Classical and Romantic eras, he reshaped the symphony, sonata, and string quartet while creating some of the best-known music in the world. His life was marked by fierce independence, artistic ambition, and the struggle of hearing loss that never stopped him from composing.