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
  8:57
• 2
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:30
• 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
  6:36
• 5
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:29
• 6
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:44
• 7
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:24
• 8
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:55
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:10
• 2
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:31
• 3
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:05
• 4
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 5
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:09
• 6
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:28
• 7
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:19
• 8
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:29
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 2
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:24
• 3
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:59
• 4
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:42
• 5
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:30
• 6
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:33
• 7
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:28
• 8
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:09
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:41
• 2
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:02
• 3
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:09
• 4
  String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: IV. Thème russe. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:38
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:23
• 2
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:20
• 3
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:05
• 4
  String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:41
• 5
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:19
• 6
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": II. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:58
• 7
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:07
• 8
  String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:58
• CD 6
• 1
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:41
• 2
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:58
• 3
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:01
• 4
  String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:21
• 5
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:16
• 6
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:05
• 7
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:25
• 8
  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• CD 7
• 1
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:01
• 2
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:27
• 3
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:37
• 4
  String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: IV. Finale

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:13
• 5
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:23
• 6
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:05
• 7
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:13
• 8
  String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß. Grave - Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:42
• CD 8
• 1
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:01
• 2
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:10
• 3
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:11
• 4
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:12
• 5
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:10
• 6
  String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:25
• 7
  "Grosse Fuge" in B-flat major, Op. 133: Overtura. Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  18:51
• CD 9
• 1
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:51
• 2
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:05
• 3
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:57
• 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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:37
• 5
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:35
• 6
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:26
• 7
  String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• CD 10
• 1
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:03
• 2
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:21
• 3
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: III. Canzona di ringraziamento. Molto adagio - Sentendo nuova forza. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  19:34
• 4
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro - Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:18
• 5
  String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:53

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Release credits

• Elisa Pegreffi
  violin
• Franco Rossi
  cello
• Gerard Janszen
  recording [5-8]
• Joost Hummeling
  recording [5-8]
• Paolo Borciani
  violin
• Piero Farulli
  viola
• Quartetto Italiano
  string quartet
• Tony Buczynski
  recording [1-5]
• Vittorio Negri
  producer [10.1-5, 6.1-4, 5.1-4, 3.5-8]

Issues

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  C
  Complete String Quartets

  10x CD
  April 1996