The Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

• CD 1: String Quarters, op. 18 nos. 1: 3
• 1
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:16
• 2
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appasionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:34
• 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
  6:28
• 5
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:40
• 6
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile, Allegro, Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:45
• 7
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:07
• 8
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:24
• 9
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:50
• 10
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:08
• 11
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:49
• 12
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:29
• CD 2: String Quarters, op. 18 nos. 4: 6
• 1
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:01
• 2
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:47
• 3
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:29
• 4
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro, Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:42
• 5
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:06
• 6
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:26
• 7
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:40
• 8
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:54
• 10
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:41
• 11
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:23
• 12
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio, Allegretto quasi Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:26
• CD 3: String Quarters, op. 59 “Razumovsky” nos 1 & 2
• 1
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:34
• 2
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:22
• 3
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: III. Adagio e mesto, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:20
• 4
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: IV. Théme russe. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:19
• 5
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:47
• 6
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 2: II. Molto adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:20
• 8
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 2: IV. Finale. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:38
• CD 4: String Quarters, op. 59 “Razumovsky” nos 3 &, op. 74 “Harp”
• 1
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto, Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:29
• 2
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:35
• 3
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: III. Menuetto grazioso, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:16
• 4
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:28
• 5
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco adagio, Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:34
• 6
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:41
• 7
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: III. Più presto quasi prestissimo, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:21
• 8
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con Variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:40
• CD 5: String Quarters, op. 95 Quartetto serioso” &, op. 127
• 1
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:38
• 2
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:07
• 3
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: IIII. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:42
• 4
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo, Allegretto agitato, Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:15
• 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 emolto cantabile, Andante con moto, Adagio molto espressivo, Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:58
• 7
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzo. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:57
• 8
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Allegro, Allegro comodo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:38
• CD 6: String Quarters, op. 130: Grosse Fuge, op. 133
• 1
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio, ma non troppo, Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:02
• 2
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:52
• 3
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:22
• 4
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca, Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:19
• 5
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:42
• 6
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:38
• 7
  Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:50
• CD 7: String Quarters, op. 131
• 1
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:57
• 2
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:00
• 3
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:45
• 4
  String Quartet no. 14 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, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:44
• 5
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:25
• 6
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:57
• 7
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:53
• CD 8: String Quarters, op. 132 &, op. 135
• 1
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto, Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:46
• 2
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:50
• 3
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart. Mollo adagio, Neue Kraft fühlend, Andante, Molto adagio, Andante, Molto adagio, Mit innigster Empfindung

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:18
• 4
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace, Più allegro, attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:21
• 5
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:32
• 6
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:37
• 7
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:10
• 8
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:28
• 9
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto (muss es sein?), Allegro (Es muss sein!)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:14

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Release credits

• Alexander Schneider
  violin
• Boris Kroyt
  viola
• Budapest String Quartet
  string quartet
• Howard H. Scott
  producer
• Josef Roisman
  violin
• Mischa Schneider
  cello
• Thomas Z. Shepard
  producer

Issues

• 

  T
  (Combined release view)
• L
  Les Quatuors à cordes

  12x 12" Vinyl
  1970
• 

  T
  The Complete String Quartets

  8x CD (1958–1961 recordings)
  2010