The Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:06
• 2
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• 3
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:09
• 4
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:20
• 5
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: V. Allegretto quasi allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:54
• 6
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• 7
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:52
• 8
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:42
• 9
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:06
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:09
• 2
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:53
• 3
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:27
• 4
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:46
• 5
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:49
• 6
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:07
• 7
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: III. Menuetto. Grazioso – Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:01
• 8
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:52
• Digital Media 3
• 1
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:26
• 2
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:10
• 3
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Più allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:09
• 4
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:50
• 5
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:14
• 6
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:09
• 7
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:43
• 8
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:24
• 9
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:47
• 10
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:03
• 11
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• Digital Media 4
• 1
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:16
• 2
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso et appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:18
• 3
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:26
• 4
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:27
• 5
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro, ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:34
• 6
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:17
• 7
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:36
• 8
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:35
• Digital Media 5
• 1
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:59
• 2
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:41
• 3
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:12
• 4
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:07
• 5
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:40
• 6
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:56
• 7
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:51
• 8
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:23
• 9
  Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 133

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:47
• Digital Media 6
• 1
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:58
• 2
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:13
• 3
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:36
• 4
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: IV. Theme russe (Allegro)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:55
• 5
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:37
• 6
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:52
• 7
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: III. Allegretto – Maggiore (Thème russe)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 8
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: IV. Finale (Presto)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:22
• Digital Media 7
• 1
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco adagio – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:50
• 2
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:43
• 3
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:49
• 4
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:50
• 5
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:29
• 6
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:52
• 7
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:12
• 8
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:12
• 9
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:18
• 10
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:37
• Digital Media 8
• 1
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Allegro sostenuto – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:23
• 2
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:37
• 3
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  19:35
• 4
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:38
• 5
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:10
• 7
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:42
• 8
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:30

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  cello
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  editor, engineer
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  graphic design
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  violin
• Belcea Quartet
  liner notes, string quartet
• Charles Johnston
  translator
• Corina Belcea
  violin
• Harvey Sachs
  liner notes
• Hilla Maria Heintz
  translator
• John Fraser
  producer
• John Tyler Tuttle
  translator
• Krzysztof Chorzelski
  viola
• Laurent Cantagrel
  translator
• Rob Marrison
  photography
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  editor [8.1-8, 5.1-9, 7.1-10, 6.1-8]
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Issues

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  The Complete String Quartets

  8x CD
  11 February 2014
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  The Complete String Quartets

  8x CD
  6 September 2016
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  The Complete String Quartets

  8x Digital Media
  6 September 2016
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  The Complete String Quartets

  8x CD
  23 August 2019
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  T
  The Complete String Quartets

  8x Digital Media
  23 August 2019