The String Quartets: Live from Suntory Hall, Tokyo

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  String Quartet no. 3 in D, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:12
• 2
  String Quartet no. 3 in D, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:20
• 3
  String Quartet no. 3 in D, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:02
• 4
  String Quartet no. 3 in D, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:36
• 5
  String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:12
• 6
  String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:59
• 7
  String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:43
• 8
  String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:48
• 9
  String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:34
• 10
  String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:38
• 11
  String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:25
• 12
  String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:42
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet no. 5 in A, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• 2
  String Quartet no. 5 in A, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:07
• 3
  String Quartet no. 5 in A, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:51
• 4
  String Quartet no. 5 in A, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:19
• 5
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:45
• 6
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:38
• 7
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:35
• 8
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegretto – Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:43
• 9
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:17
• 10
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:35
• 11
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:21
• 12
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia: Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:45
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet no. 7 in F, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:51
• 2
  String Quartet no. 7 in F, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:28
• 3
  String Quartet no. 7 in F, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: III. Adagio molto e mesto –

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:47
• 4
  String Quartet no. 7 in F, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: IV. Thème russe: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:40
• 5
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:06
• 6
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: II. Molto Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:02
• 7
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: III. Allegretto --. Maggiore (Thème russe)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:36
• 8
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: IV. Finale: Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:55
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet no. 9 in C, op. 59 no. 3 “Razumovsky”: I. Introduzione: Andante con moto – Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:13
• 2
  String Quartet no. 9 in C, op. 59 no. 3 “Razumovsky”: II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:11
• 3
  String Quartet no. 9 in C, op. 59 no. 3 “Razumovsky”: III. Menuetto: Grazioso –

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:19
• 4
  String Quartet no. 9 in C, op. 59 no. 3 “Razumovsky”: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:06
• 5
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco Adagio – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:11
• 6
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:51
• 7
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74 “Harp”: III. Presto – Più presto quasi prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:06
• 8
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat, op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con Variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:45
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: I. Allegro con brio

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:42
• 3
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:49
• 4
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:58
• 5
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat, op. 127: I. Maestoso – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:49
• 6
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat, op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo – Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:32
• 7
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat, op. 127: III. Scherzo: Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:22
• 8
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat, op. 127: IV. Allegro – Allegro comodo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:20
• CD 6
• 1
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:58
• 2
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:50
• 3
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio – Neue Kraft fühlend: Andante – Molto adagio – Andante – Molto adagio. Mit innigster Empfindung

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:06
• 4
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace – Più allegro –

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:10
• 5
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato – Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:09
• CD 7
• 1
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:41
• 2
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat, op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:01
• 3
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo Poco scherzoso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:13
• 4
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:21
• 5
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat, op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:35
• 6
  Grosse Fuge, op. 133

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:46
• CD 8
• 1
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo –

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:09
• 2
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace –

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:07
• 3
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato – Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:52
• 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 – Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice – Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:52
• 5
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto –

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:15
• 6
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante –

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:12
• 7
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:51
• 8
  String Quartet no. 16 in F, op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:46
• 9
  String Quartet no. 16 in F, op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:09
• 10
  String Quartet no. 16 in F, op. 135: III. Assai lento, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 11
  String Quartet no. 16 in F, op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non troppo tratto (“Muss es sein?”) – Allegro (“Es muss sein!”)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:00
• 12
  String Quartet no. 6 “Beethoveniana”

  Bruno Mantovani
  11:59

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Release credits

• Anne Schneider
  translator
• Bruno Mantovani
  liner notes
• Christiane Frobenius
  translator
• Dirk Fischer
  balance, editor, producer
• Jana Kuss
  liner notes, violin
• Johann Boemer
  assistant
• Kuss Quartet
  string quartet
• Matthew Cosgrove
  executive
• Mikayel Hakhnazaryan
  cello
• Oliver Wille
  violin
• Philip Borg-Wheeler
  liner notes
• Rüdiger Schestag
  photography
• WLP Ltd
  design
• William Coleman
  liner notes, viola

Issues

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  The String Quartets: Live from Suntory Hall, Tokyo

  8x CD
  27 March 2020