The Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:45
• 2
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:24
• 3
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:20
• 4
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:26
• 5
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovski": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:29
• 6
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovski": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:45
• 7
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovski": III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:56
• 8
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovski": IV. Allegro: Thème russe

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:11
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:58
• 2
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:30
• 3
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:26
• 4
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:20
• 5
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:46
• 6
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:57
• 7
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:08
• 8
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. "La Malinconia": Adagio - Allegretto quasi Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:34
• 9
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:18
• 10
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:27
• 11
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:49
• 12
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:53
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:35
• 2
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:53
• 3
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:58
• 4
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:28
• 5
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:38
• 6
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:20
• 7
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:52
• 8
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:45
• 9
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 'Quartetto serioso': I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:52
• 10
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 'Quartetto serioso': II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:27
• 11
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 'Quartetto serioso': III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:23
• 12
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 'Quartetto serioso': IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:49
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:26
• 2
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:58
• 3
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:22
• 4
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:31
• 5
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:51
• 6
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:59
• 7
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:54
• 8
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:59
• 9
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:09
• 10
  Große Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133: Overtura: Allegro - Allegro - Fuga

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:37
• 11
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 130: VI. Finale: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:50
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:59
• 2
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:22
• 3
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:28
• 4
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": IV. Finale: Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:14
• 5
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:40
• 6
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo, molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:38
• 7
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• 8
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: IV. Finale

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• CD 6
• 1
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky": I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:09
• 2
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:09
• 3
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky": III. Menuetto: Grazioso - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:55
• 4
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky": IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:59
• 5
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:50
• 6
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:07
• 7
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:52
• 8
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:23
• 9
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:36
• 10
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:33
• 11
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:27
• CD 7
• 1
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:24
• 2
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:29
• 3
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:05
• 4
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:30
• 5
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: I. Allegro sostenuto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:17
• 6
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:23
• 7
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:06
• 8
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:03
• 9
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:22

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Release credits

• Alban Berg Quartett
  string quartet
• Gerd Berg
  producer [5.1-8, 7.1-2, 7.5-9, 1.1-8, 3.1-12, 4.1-11, 6.1-11, 2.1-12]
• Gerhard Schulz
  violin [2.1-12, 5.1-8, 1.1-8, 4.1-11, 6.1-11, 3.1-12, 7.1-2, 7.5-9]
• Günter Pichler
  violin [1.1-8, 2.1-12, 3.1-12, 5.1-8, 7.1-2, 7.5-9, 4.1-11, 6.1-11]
• Hatto Beyerle
  viola [6.1-5, 7.1-2, 7.5, 1.1-8, 2.1-8, 5.1-4, 3.1-12, 4.1-4]
• Johann-Nikolaus Matthes
  balance [1.1-8, 7.1-2, 7.5-9, 3.1-12, 6.1-11, 2.1-12, 4.1-11, 5.1-8]
• Thomas Kakuska
  viola [2.9-12, 4.5-11, 6.6-11, 7.6-9, 5.5-8]
• Valentin Erben
  cello [4.1-11, 5.1-8, 6.1-11, 3.1-12, 7.1-2, 7.5-9, 1.1-8, 2.1-12]

Issues

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  (Combined release view)
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  The Complete String Quartets

  7x CD (1978 - 83 recordings)
  18 October 1999
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  T
  The Complete String Quartets

  7x CD
  20 August 2012
• T
  The Complete String Quartets

  CD
  2012
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  T
  The Complete String Quartets

  7x CD
  22 March 2019
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  T
  The Complete String Quartets

  Digital Media
  22 March 2019