7x CD

The String Quartets

Compilation by Beethoven; Amadeus Quartet

Released 1970

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:03
2
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:34
3
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:12
4
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:48
5
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:45
6
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:19
7
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:19
8
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:46
9
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:45
10
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:00
11
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:09
12
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:51
CD 2
1
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:35
2
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:37
3
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:48
4
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro – Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:25
5
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:49
6
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:54
7
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile. Thema - Var. I-V - Coda. Poco adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:16
8
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:01
9
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B‐flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:29
10
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B‐flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:36
11
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B‐flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:24
12
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B‐flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. Adagio “La malinconia” - Allegretto quasi allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:36
CD 3
1
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:04
2
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:33
3
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto
Ludwig van Beethoven
12:08
4
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1: IV. Thème russe. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:43
5
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:26
6
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2: II. Molto adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
Ludwig van Beethoven
11:37
7
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2: III. Allegretto - Maggiore
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:09
8
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2: IV. Finale. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:24
CD 4
1
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:16
2
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
9:26
3
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: III. Minuetto. Grazioso
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:42
4
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: IV. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:09
5
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 10 in E‐flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco adagio - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:38
6
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 10 in E‐flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:08
7
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 10 in E‐flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: III. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:23
8
Quartet for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello no. 10 in E‐flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con variazioni
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:57
CD 5
1
Quartet no. 11 for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello in F minor, op. 95: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:51
2
Quartet no. 11 for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello in F minor, op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:53
3
Quartet no. 11 for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello in F minor, op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:22
4
Quartet no. 11 for 2 Violins Viola, and Cello in F minor, op. 95: IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:47
5
Quartet no. 12 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E‐flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:54
6
Quartet no. 12 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E‐flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante con moto - Adagio molto espressivo - Tempo I
Ludwig van Beethoven
15:14
7
Quartet no. 12 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E‐flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:06
8
Quartet no. 12 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E‐flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:37
9
Große Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B‐flat major, op. 133: I. Overtura. Allegro - Fuga.
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:40
10
Große Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B‐flat major, op. 133: II. Meno mosso e moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:54
11
Große Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B‐flat major, op. 133: III. Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:29
12
Große Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B‐flat major, op. 133: IV. Meno mosso e moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:01
13
Große Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B‐flat major, op. 133: V. Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:50
14
Große Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B‐flat major, op. 133: VI. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:26
CD 6
1
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 13 in B‐flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:30
2
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 13 in B‐flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
1:55
3
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 13 in B‐flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:08
4
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 13 in B‐flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:42
5
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 13 in B‐flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:34
6
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 13 in B‐flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:34
7
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:57
8
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:05
9
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
0:55
10
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
14:17
11
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto - Molto poco adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:27
12
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:04
13
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:29
CD 7
1
Quartet no. 15 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:27
2
Quartet no. 15 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:45
3
Quartet no. 15 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A minor, op. 132: III. Molto Adagio - Andante - Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart
Ludwig van Beethoven
16:01
4
Quartet no. 15 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, vivace assai - Più allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:16
5
Quartet no. 15 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:36
6
Quartet no. 16 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:46
7
Quartet no. 16 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:26
8
Quartet no. 16 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:14
9
Quartet no. 16 for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, op. 135: IV. “Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß” Grave - Allegro - Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:02