The Complete String Quartets

Tracklist

• CD 1: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 - String Quartet in F major
• 1
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18/1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:45
• 2
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18/1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:11
• 3
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18/1: III. Scherzo. Allegro con molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:40
• 4
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18/1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:00
• 5
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18/2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:39
• 6
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18/2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:08
• 7
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18/2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:24
• 8
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18/2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:32
• 9
  String Quartet in F major after Piano Sonata, op. 14/1: I. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:24
• 10
  String Quartet in F major after Piano Sonata, op. 14/1: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:12
• 11
  String Quartet in F major after Piano Sonata, op. 14/1: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:29
• CD 2: String Quartets Nos. 3,4 & 6
• 1
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18/3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:37
• 2
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18/3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:25
• 3
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18/3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:00
• 4
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18/3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:14
• 5
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18/4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:30
• 6
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18/4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:04
• 7
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18/4: III. Menuetto. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:44
• 8
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18/4: IV. Allegretto - Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:28
• 9
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18/6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:25
• 10
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18/6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:05
• 11
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18/6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:16
• 13
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18/6: Allegretto quasi Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:21
• CD 3: String Quartet no. 5 - String Quartet in C major
• 1
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18/5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:52
• 2
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18/5: II. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:55
• 3
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18/5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:56
• 4
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18/5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 5
  String Quartet in C major, op. 29: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:56
• 6
  String Quartet in C major, op. 29: II. Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:28
• 7
  String Quartet in C major, op. 29: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:07
• 8
  String Quartet in C major, op. 29: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:44
• CD 4: String Quartet no. 7 “Rasumovsky”
• 1
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59/1 “Rasumovsky”: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:58
• 2
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59/1 “Rasumovsky”: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:24
• 3
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59/1 “Rasumovsky”: III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:07
• 4
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59/1 “Rasumovsky”: IV. Thème russe. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:01
• CD 5: String Quartets Nos. 8 “Rasumovsky” & 10 “Harp”
• 1
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59/2 “Rasumovsky”: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:36
• 2
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59/2 “Rasumovsky”: II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:17
• 3
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59/2 “Rasumovsky”: III. Allegretto - Maggiore (Thème russe)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:50
• 4
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59/2 “Rasumovsky”: IV. Finale. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:42
• 5
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:43
• 6
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:56
• 8
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con Variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:41
• CD 6: String Quartets Nos. 9 “Rasumovsky” & 11 “Serioso”
• 1
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59/3 “Rasumovsky”: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:46
• 2
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59/3 “Rasumovsky”: II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:49
• 3
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59/3 “Rasumovsky”: III. Menuetti grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:23
• 4
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59/3 “Rasumovsky”: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:03
• 5
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:31
• 6
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:05
• 7
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:41
• 8
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:48
• CD 7: Strong Quartets Nos. 12 & 14
• 1
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:40
• 2
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante con moto - Adagio molto espressivo - Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:57
• 3
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:27
• 4
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: Allegro - Allegro comodo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:58
• 5
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:47
• 6
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:54
• 7
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:47
• 8
  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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:33
• 9
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto - Molto poco adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:58
• 10
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:00
• 11
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:29
• CD 8: String Quartet no. 13 - Große Fuge
• 1
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:32
• 2
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:03
• 3
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:58
• 4
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:15
• 6
  Große Fuge in B-flat major for String Quartet op. 133: Overtura. Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga. [Allegro] - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:05
• 7
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:39
• CD 9: String Quartets Nos. 15 & 16
• 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
  9:22
• 3
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart. Molto adagio - Neue Kraft fühlend. Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio. Mit innigster Empfindung

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:17
• 4
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:58
• 6
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:49
• 7
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:25
• 8
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:44
• 9
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave: Muss us sein? - Allegro: Es muss sein! - Grave, ma non troppo tratto -

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:15
• 10
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:12

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Release credits

• Pinchas Zukerman
  viola [5-8]
• Tokyo String Quartet
  string quartet

Issues

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  T
  The Complete String Quartets

  9x CD
  2012