: While they adhere to traditional formal rules and emotional restraint, they already hint at his future "heroic" voice. Key Works :
Composed when Beethoven was in his late 20s, these six quartets demonstrate his mastery of the Classical style established by Haydn and Mozart. The String Quartets of Beethoven
: Notable for its slow movement, which Beethoven reportedly inspired by the tomb scene in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet . : While they adhere to traditional formal rules