The 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
  9:09
• 2
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:53
• 3
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:15
• 4
  String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:17
• 5
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:24
• 6
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:39
• 7
  String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio

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

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:08
• 10
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• 11
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:51
• 12
  String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:52
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:38
• 2
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 3
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegro) - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:29
• 4
  String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:28
• 5
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:34
• 6
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:49
• 7
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:35
• 8
  String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:27
• 9
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:52
• 10
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:29
• 11
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:22
• 12
  String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:26
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:04
• 2
  String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: II. Allegretto vivache e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:13
• 3
  String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:18
• 4
  String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: IV. Theme russe, Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:05
• 5
  String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:14
• 6
  String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: II. Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:27
• 7
  String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:45
• 8
  String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: IV. Finale, Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:44
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: I. Introduzione, Andante con moto, Allegro vivache

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:43
• 2
  String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:20
• 3
  String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: III. Menuetto, Grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:23
• 4
  String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: IV. Finale, Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:51
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet no. 10 in E flat, op. 74, "Harp": I. Poco Adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:36
• 2
  String Quartet no. 10 in E flat, op. 74, "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:42
• 3
  String Quartet no. 10 in E flat, op. 74, "Harp": III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:04
• 4
  String Quartet no. 10 in E flat, op. 74, "Harp": IV. Allegretto con Variazioni

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:38
• 6
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:04
• 7
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:44
• 8
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:54
• CD 6
• 1
  String Quartet No. 12 , Op. 127 in E-Flat: 1. Maestoso; Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:34
• 2
  String Quartet No. 12 , Op. 127 in E-Flat: 2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabili

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:41
• 3
  String Quartet No. 12 , Op. 127 in E-Flat: 3. Scherzando vivace; Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:19
• 4
  String Quartet No. 12 , Op. 127 in E-Flat: 4. Finale; Allegro con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:55
• 5
  String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor: 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:17
• 6
  String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor: 2. Allegro molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:58
• 7
  String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor: 3. Allegro moderato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:46
• 8
  String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor: 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:48
• 9
  String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor: 5. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:02
• 10
  String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor: 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:56
• 11
  String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 in C-Sharp Minor: 7. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:34
• CD 7
• 1
  String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 in B-Flat: 1. Adagio ma non troppo; Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:04
• 2
  String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 in B-Flat: 2. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:03
• 3
  String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 in B-Flat: 3. Andante con moto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:59
• 4
  String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 in B-Flat: 4. Alla danza tedesca; Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:34
• 5
  String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 in B-Flat: 5. Cavatina; Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:17
• 6
  Große Fuge, Op. 133

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:19
• 7
  String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 in B-Flat: 6. Finale [Rondo]: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:06
• CD 8
• 1
  String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132 in A Minor: 1. Assai sostenuto; Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:17
• 2
  String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132 in A Minor: 2. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:10
• 3
  String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132 in A Minor: 3. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart. Molto adagio; Neue Kraft fühlend. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:04
• 4
  String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132 in A Minor: 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:17
• 5
  String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132 in A Minor: 5. Allegro appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 6
  String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 in F Major: 1. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:26
• 7
  String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 in F Major: 2. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:21
• 8
  String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 in F Major: 3. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:50
• 9
  String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 in F Major: 4. Der schwer gefasste Entschluß. Grave, ma non troppo tratto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:57

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Release credits

• Brad Michael
  engineer [1-8]
• Bradley Michel
  producer [1-8]
• Clive Greensmith
  cello [1-8]
• Joanna Nickrenz
  producer [6.1-11, 7.1-7, 8.1-9]
• Kazuhide Isomura
  viola [8.1-9, 7.1-7, 6.1-11, 5.1-8]
• Kikuei Ikeda
  violin [5.1-8, 6.1-11, 8.1-9, 7.1-7]
• Marc Aubort
  producer [7.1-7, 6.1-11, 8.1-9]
• Martin Beaver
  violin [1-8]
• Peter Oundjian
  violin [7.1-7, 6.1-11, 8.1-9]
• Sadao Harada
  cello [8.1-9, 6.1-11, 7.1-7]
• Sara Clerk
  assistant [1-8]
• Tokyo String Quartet
  string quartet [6.1-11, 8.1-9, 2.1-12, 7.1-7, 3.1-8, 1.1-12, 4.1-4]

Issues

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  The Complete String Quartets

  8x CD
  2014