Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:46
• 2
  String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:05
• 3
  String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:09
• 4
  String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:31
• 5
  String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:00
• 6
  String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile — Allegro — Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:31
• 7
  String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:15
• 8
  String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:13
• 9
  String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:38
• 10
  String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:15
• 11
  String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:35
• 12
  String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:15
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:15
• 2
  String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:22
• 3
  String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:31
• 4
  String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro — Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:13
• 5
  String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:39
• 6
  String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:15
• 7
  String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:16
• 8
  String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:32
• 9
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:03
• 10
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:44
• 11
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:06
• 12
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio — Allegretto quasi Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:21
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:13
• 2
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:18
• 3
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:19
• 4
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": IV. Theme Russe: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:54
• 5
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:40
• 6
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:55
• 7
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:50
• 8
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:15
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:29
• 2
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:59
• 3
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": III. Allegretto - Maggiore (Théme russe)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:28
• 4
  String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:37
• 5
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:39
• 6
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:11
• 7
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": III. Menuetto (grazioso)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:54
• 8
  String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:56
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:45
• 2
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:30
• 3
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzo: Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:34
• 4
  String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Allegro - Allegro comodo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:31
• 5
  String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:58
• 6
  String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:56
• 7
  String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:42
• 8
  String Quartet 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
  13:27
• 9
  String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:02
• 10
  String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:17
• 11
  String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:30
• CD 6
• 1
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: I. Allegro sostenuto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:55
• 2
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:32
• 3
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: III. "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen in der lydischen Tonart": Molto adagio - "Neue Kraft fühlend": Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio (Mit innigster Empfindung)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:11
• 4
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:03
• 5
  String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:09
• 6
  String Quartet in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:14
• 7
  String Quartet in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:18
• 8
  String Quartet in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai e cantate tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:52
• 9
  String Quartet in F major, op. 135: IV. "Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß": Grave, ma non troppo tratto - "Muß es Sein ?": Allegro - "Es muß sein": Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:19
• CD 7
• 1
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:25
• 2
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:59
• 3
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:12
• 4
  String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: IV. Larghetto espressivo-Allegretto agitato-Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:00
• 5
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:55
• 6
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:55
• 7
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:26
• 8
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:09
• 9
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:18
• 10
  Große Fuge, op. 133: Overtura: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto con brio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:34
• 11
  String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:19
• DVD-Video 9: String Quartets by Beethoven, Schubert & Haydn
• 1
  The Takacs Quartet discusses Haydn's "The Bird"

  Takács Quartet
  6:27
• 2
  String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): I. Allegro moderato

  Takács Quartet
  9:08
• 3
  String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): II. Scherzo allegretto

  Takács Quartet
  2:41
• 4
  String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): III. Adagio

  Takács Quartet
  6:39
• 5
  String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): IV. Rondo: Presto

  Takács Quartet
  3:22
• 6
  The Takacs Quartet discusses Schubert's "Death & The Maiden"

  Takács Quartet
  4:39
• 7
  String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro

  Takács Quartet
  12:02
• 8
  String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto

  Takács Quartet
  14:07
• 9
  String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)

  Takács Quartet
  3:53
• 10
  String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto

  Takács Quartet
  10:07
• 11
  The Takacs Quartet discusses Beethoven's "Razumovsky" Quartet

  Takács Quartet
  9:38
• 12
  String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro

  Takács Quartet
  10:45
• 13
  String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Takács Quartet
  8:34
• 14
  String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Takács Quartet
  13:35
• 15
  String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": IV. Thème russe (Allegro)

  Takács Quartet
  9:02
• 16
  Introducing the Takacs Quartet

  Takács Quartet
  28:51

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  cello [4.1-8, 7.1-11, 2.1-12, 3.1-8, 6.1-9, 5.1-11, 1.1-12]
• Edward Dusinberre
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• Emma Stocker
  editor [5.1-11, 1.5-8, 2.1-4, 2.9-12, 3.1-8, 6.1-9, 7.1-11, 4.1-8]
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  recording [4]
• Károly Schranz
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• Limo Hearn
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