The String Quartets

Tracklist

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:33
• 2
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:08
• 3
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:43
• 4
  String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:42
• 5
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:37
• 6
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:49
• 7
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:04
• 8
  String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:19
• 9
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:23
• 10
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:54
• 11
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:04
• 12
  String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:10
• CD 2
• 1
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:09
• 2
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:01
• 3
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:22
• 4
  String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo

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

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:57
• 7
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:56
• 8
  String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:21
• 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
  6:52
• 11
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:00
• 12
  String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. "La Malinconia": Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:16
• CD 3
• 1
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:14
• 2
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:35
• 3
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto - attacca-

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:40
• 4
  String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 1: IV. "Theme russe": Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:16
• 5
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:12
• 6
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 2: II. Molto Adagio: Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:06
• 7
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 2: III. Allegretto - Maggiore ("Theme russe")

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:25
• 8
  String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 2: IV. Finale: Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:16
• CD 4
• 1
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 3: I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:06
• 2
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:49
• 3
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 3: III. Menuetto grazioso - attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:06
• 4
  String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 "Razumovsky" no. 3: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:31
• 5
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:54
• 7
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto - Piu presto quasi prestissimo - attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:46
• 8
  String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:41
• 9
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:57
• 10
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo - attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:30
• 11
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:02
• 12
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:16
• CD 5
• 1
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:56
• 2
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio - Andante - Adagio - Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:23
• 3
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzo: Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:13
• 4
  String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Allegro - Allegro comodo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:43
• 5
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo... - attacca-

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:13
• 6
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace - attacca-

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:44
• 7
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato - attacca-

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  0:44
• 8
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Piu mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto - attacca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:20
• 9
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto - attacca-

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:33
• 10
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poso andante - attacca-

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:52
• 11
  String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:16
• CD 6
• 1
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:34
• 2
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:25
• 3
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio: Mit innigster Empfindung

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:50
• 4
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Piu allegro - attacca-

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:08
• 5
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:09
• 6
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:20
• 7
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:01
• 8
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:49
• 9
  String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tanto - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:21
• CD 7
• 1
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:00
• 2
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:54
• 3
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• 4
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. "Alla danza tedesca": Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:34
• 5
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. "Cavatina": Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:13
• 6
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. "Grosse Fuge", Op. 133: Overtura: Allegro - Meno mosso e Moderato - Allegro - Fuga: (Allegro) - Mino mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:54
• 7
  String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:49

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Release credits

• David Finckel
  cello [6.1-9, 7.1-7, 3.1-8, 5.1-11, 4.1-12]
• Emerson String Quartet
  string quartet [1.1-12, 2.1-12, 7.2, 4.1-12, 6.3, 6.9, 3.1-8]
• Eugene Drucker
  violin [3.1-8, 5.1-11, 6.1-9, 4.1-12, 7.1-7]
• Lawrence Dutton
  viola [3.1-8, 5.1-11, 6.1-9, 4.1-12, 7.1-7]
• Max Wilcox
  balance [4.1-8, 1.1-12, 2.1-12, 3.1-8], producer [2.1-12, 4.1-8, 1.1-12, 3.1-8]
• Philip Setzer
  violin [6.1-9, 7.1-7, 3.1-8, 4.1-12, 5.1-11]

Issues

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  The String Quartets

  7x CD
  4 March 1997
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  The String Quartets

  7x CD (Collectors Edition)
  19 October 2010