Beethoven became gravely ill in the Spring of 1825. When he recovered he continued writing his fifteenth String Quartet. This third movement gives us special insight into Beethoven’s belief that he dodged death for at least a few years. Sean Neukom finds Beethoven’s use of Renaissance and Baroque compositional styles another indication that Beethoven was READ MORE The post S2. 8. With the Beo Quartet’s Sean Neukom: Beethoven’s op. 132- Song of Thanksgiving first appeared on Accelerando Podcast.