The Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

• 1
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:50
• 2
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:26
• 3
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:19
• 4
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:31
• 5
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:01
• 6
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:30
• 7
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:26
• 8
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:25
• 9
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:40
• 10
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:53
• 11
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:59
• 12
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:32
• 13
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:30
• 14
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Scherzo (Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:59
• 15
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegretto) & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:27
• 16
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:34
• 17
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:44
• 18
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:22
• 19
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:54
• 20
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:55
• 21
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:47
• 22
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:57
• 23
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:07
• 24
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. Adagio (La Malinconia) - Allegretto quasi allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:31
• 25
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1, "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:29
• 26
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1, "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:45
• 27
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1, "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:56
• 28
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1, "Rasumovsky": IV. Allegro (Thème russe)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:11
• 29
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2, "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:02
• 30
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2, "Rasumovsky": II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:22
• 31
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2, "Rasumovsky": III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:31
• 32
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2, "Rasumovsky": IV. Finale (Presto)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:09
• 33
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3, "Rasumovsky": I. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:08
• 34
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3, "Rasumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:09
• 35
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3, "Rasumovsky": III. Menuetto (Grazioso) & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:55
• 36
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3, "Rasumovsky": IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:03
• 37
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74, "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:24
• 38
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74, "Harp": II Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:30
• 39
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74, "Harp": III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:05
• 40
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74, "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:34
• 41
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:54
• 42
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:27
• 43
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:25
• 44
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:49
• 45
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:41
• 46
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:38
• 47
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• 48
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:54
• 49
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:51
• 50
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:59
• 51
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:54
• 52
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:59
• 53
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:08
• 54
  Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:37
• 55
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale (Allegro)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:49
• 56
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• 57
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:07
• 58
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro molto moderato - Adagio - Più vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:52
• 59
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:23
• 60
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:36
• 61
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:34
• 62
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:34
• 63
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:17
• 64
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:23
• 65
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:06
• 66
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:02
• 67
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:21
• 68
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:19
• 69
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:27
• 70
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:49
• 71
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:52

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Release credits

• Alban Berg Quartett
  string quartet
• Gerd Berg
  producer
• Gerhard Schulz
  violin
• Günter Pichler
  violin
• Hatto Beyerle
  viola [1-44, 56, 63]
• Johann-Nikolaus Matthes
  balance
• Thomas Kakuska
  viola [45-55, 57-62, 64-71]
• Valentin Erben
  cello

Issues

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  (Combined release view)
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  T
  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