The Early String Quartets

Tracklist

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:33
• 2
  String Quartet in F, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:20
• 3
  String Quartet in F, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:28
• 4
  String Quartet in F, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• 5
  String Quartet in G, op .18 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:06
• 6
  String Quartet in G, op .18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:43
• 7
  String Quartet in G, op .18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:06
• 8
  String Quartet in G, op .18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:15
• 9
  String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:01
• 11
  String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:33
• 12
  String Quartet in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:50
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:07
• 2
  String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:57
• 3
  String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:17
• 4
  String Quartet in D, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:53
• 5
  String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro, ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:03
• 6
  String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:41
• 8
  String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:49
• 9
  String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:54
• 10
  String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto- Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:46
• 11
  String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:39
• 12
  String Quartet in A, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:49

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Release credits

• Cecily Ward
  editor, producer, violin
• Cypress String Quartet
  string quartet
• Dann Thompson
  assistant
• Ethan Filner
  viola
• Jan Swafford
  liner notes
• Jennifer Kloetzel
  cello
• Judy Kirschner
  assistant
• Mark Willsher
  editor, engineer
• Tom Stone
  violin

Issues

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  The Early String Quartets

  2x CD
  13 May 2016