Blu-ray, 7x CD

The String Quartets

Compilation by Beethoven; Amadeus Quartet

Released 1970

Tracklist

CD 1
1
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:03
2
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:34
3
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:12
4
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:42
5
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:43
6
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: II. Adagio cantabile: Allegro - Tempo I
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:19
7
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:18
8
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:39
9
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:42
10
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:59
11
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:03
12
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:52
CD 2
1
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:36
2
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:37
3
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:46
4
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:17
5
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:50
6
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:55
7
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:16
8
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:58
9
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:29
10
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:37
11
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:24
12
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia (Adagio: Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo)
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:37
CD 3
1
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:01
2
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:29
3
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto
Ludwig van Beethoven
12:09
4
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": IV. Thème russe (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:38
5
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:22
6
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": II. Molto adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven
11:35
7
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": III. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:07
8
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": IV. Finale (Presto)
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:25
CD 4
1
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": I. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:13
2
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
9:23
3
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": III. Menuetto (Grazioso)
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:42
4
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": IV. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:03
5
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:35
6
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:06
7
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": III. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:24
8
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:57
CD 5
1
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:47
2
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:53
3
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:21
4
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:41
5
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:51
6
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven
15:09
7
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:05
8
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:27
9
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: Overtura (Allegro): Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:41
10
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: II. Meno mosso e moderato: Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:54
11
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: III. Allegro molto e con brio: meno mosso e moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:30
12
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: IV. Meno mosso e moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:02
13
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: V. Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:51
14
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: VI. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:27
CD 6
1
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:31
2
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:54
3
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:08
4
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:41
5
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:32
6
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:27
7
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:58
8
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:05
9
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
0:56
10
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile: Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
14:17
11
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:27
12
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:04
13
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:30
CD 7
1
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:26
2
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:41
3
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Canzona di ringraziamento offerta alla divinità da un guarito, in modo lidico (Molto adagio): Sentendo nuova forza (Andante)
Ludwig van Beethoven
15:58
4
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace: Più allegro - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:16
5
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:27
6
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:42
7
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:24
8
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:10
9
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß (Grave: Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:03
Blu-ray 8
1
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:01
2
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:34
3
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:10
4
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 No.1: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:41
5
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:45
6
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: II. Adagio cantabile: Allegro - Tempo I
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:19
7
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:18
8
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 No.2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:38
9
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:43
10
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:58
11
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:03
12
String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:51
13
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:36
14
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:37
15
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:46
16
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:17
17
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:50
18
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:55
19
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:16
20
String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:53
21
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:29
22
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:37
23
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:24
24
String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia (Adagio: Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo)
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:37
25
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:01
26
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:29
27
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto
Ludwig van Beethoven
12:09
28
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": IV. Thème russe (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:38
29
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:22
30
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": II. Molto adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven
11:35
31
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": III. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:08
32
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2": IV. Finale (Presto)
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:25
33
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": I. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:13
34
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
9:23
35
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": III. Menuetto (Grazioso)
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:42
36
String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3: "Rasumovsky No. 3": IV. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:03
37
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:35
38
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:06
39
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": III. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:24
40
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74: "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:57
41
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:47
42
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:53
43
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:21
44
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:41
45
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:51
46
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven
15:09
47
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:05
48
String Quartet no. 12 in E-Flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:27
49
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: Overtura (Allegro): Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:41
50
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: II. Meno mosso e moderato: Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:54
51
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: III. Allegro molto e con brio: meno mosso e moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:30
52
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: IV. Meno mosso e moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:02
53
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: V. Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:51
54
Grosse Fuge in B-flat, op. 133: VI. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:27
55
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:31
56
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:54
57
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:08
58
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:41
59
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:32
60
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:27
61
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:58
62
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:05
63
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
0:56
64
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile: Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
14:17
65
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:27
66
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:04
67
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:30
68
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:26
69
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:41
70
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Canzona di ringraziamento offerta alla divinità da un guarito, in modo lidico (Molto adagio): Sentendo nuova forza (Andante)
Ludwig van Beethoven
15:58
71
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace: Più allegro - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:16
72
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:27
73
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:42
74
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:24
75
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:10
76
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß (Grave: Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:03

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Release credits

Amadeus Quartet
string quartet
Elsa Schiller
executive [1.1-12, 4.1-8, 6.1-13, 3.1-8, 7.1-9, 2.1-12, 8.1-40, 8.55-76]
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann
balance [5.5-8, 8.45-48, 8.61-67, 8.73-76, 7.6-9, 6.7-13]
Harald Baudis
balance [5.9-14, 6.1-6, 8.49-60]
Heinz Wildhagen
balance [4.1-8, 8.1-44, 8.68-72, 7.1-5, 3.1-8, 1.1-12, 2.1-12, 5.1-4]
Karl-Heinz Schneider
producer [8.25-44, 5.1-4, 3.1-8, 4.1-8]
Manfred Richter
producer [5.5-14, 6.1-13, 8.45-67, 8.73-76, 7.6-9]
Martin Lovett
cello, instrument [5.1-4, 8.41-44]
Norbert Brainin
violin
Peter Schidlof
viola
Siegmund Nissel
violin
Wolfgang Lohse
producer [8.1-24, 8.68-72, 1.1-12, 2.1-12, 7.1-5]

Issues

T
(Combined release view)
B
Beethoven Edition: Streicherquartette / Streicherquintett
11x 12" Vinyl (1970 edition)
1970
T
The String Quartets
7x CD
1 July 1999
T
The String Quartets
7x CD (1959-1963 recordings)
10 October 2000
B
Beethoven: The String Quartets
Blu-ray, 7x CD
26 October 2018