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
  7:14
• 2
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:59
• 3
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:11
• 4
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:22
• 5
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:35
• 6
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:23
• 7
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:03
• 8
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:30
• 9
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:38
• 10
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:37
• 11
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:53
• 12
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:22
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• 2
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:31
• 3
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:15
• 4
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:34
• 5
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:49
• 6
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:21
• 7
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:03
• 8
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:01
• 9
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:40
• 10
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:55
• 11
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:14
• 12
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: La Malincolia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:48
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:25
• 2
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:33
• 3
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:47
• 4
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:05
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:41
• 2
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:27
• 3
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:21
• 4
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: IV. Finale. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:51
• 5
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:19
• 6
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:07
• 7
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:23
• 8
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:18
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:22
• 2
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:28
• 3
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:31
• 4
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:55
• 5
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:41
• 6
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:01
• 7
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:49
• 8
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:16
• CD 6
• 1
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro teneramente

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:38
• 2
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:54
• 3
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:10
• 4
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: IV. Finale

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 5
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:52
• 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 - Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:44
• 8
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:33
• 9
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:27
• 10
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:46
• 11
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:40
• CD 7
• 1
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:51
• 2
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:50
• 3
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:37
• 4
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:26
• 5
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:39
• 6
  Große Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:26
• 7
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:39
• CD 8
• 1
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:45
• 2
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:02
• 3
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: III. Canzona di ringraziamento. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:48
• 4
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:20
• 5
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:39
• 6
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:34
• 7
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:08
• 8
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantabile e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:43
• 9
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:57

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Release credits

• Boris Kroyt
  viola [5.5-8, 4.5-8]
• Budapest String Quartet
  string quartet
• Jac Gorodetzky
  violin [5.5-8, 4.5-8]
• Josef Roisman
  violin [5.5-8, 4.5-8]
• Mischa Schneider
  cello [4.5-8, 5.5-8]

Issues

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  Complete String Quartets

  8x CD (1951-1952 recordings)
  4 December 2006