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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No.1: 1. Allegro Con Brio
2 Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No.1: 2. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
3 Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No.1: 3. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
4 Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No.1: 4. Allegro
5 Quartet in G Major, Op.18 No.2: 1. Allegro
6 Quartet in G Major, Op.18 No.2: 2. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
7 Quartet in G Major, Op.18 No.2: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
8 Quartet in G Major, Op.18 No.2: 4. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto

Disc: 2

1 Quartet in D Major, Op.18 No.3: 1. Allegro
2 Quartet in D Major, Op.18 No.3: 2. Andante Con Moto
3 Quartet in D Major, Op.18 No.3: 3. Allegro
4 Quartet in D Major, Op.18 No.3: 4. Presto
5 Quartet in C minor, Op.18 No.4: 1. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
6 Quartet in C minor, Op.18 No.4: 2. Andante Scherzoso, Quasi Allegretto
7 Quartet in C minor, Op.18 No.4: 3. Menuetto. Allegretto
8 Quartet in C minor, Op.18 No.4: 4. Allegro

Disc: 3

1 Quartet in a Major, Op.18 No.5: 1. Allegro
2 Quartet in a Major, Op.18 No.5: 2. Menuetto
3 Quartet in a Major, Op.18 No.5: 3. Andante Cantabile
4 Quartet in a Major, Op.18 No.5: 4. Allegro
5 Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op.18 No.6: 1. Allegro Con Brio
6 Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op.18 No.6: 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
7 Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op.18 No.6: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
8 Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op.18 No.6: 4. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto Quasi Allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco Adagio - Prestissimo

Disc: 4

1 Quartet in F Major, Op.59 No.1: 1. Allegro
2 Quartet in F Major, Op.59 No.1: 2. Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando
3 Quartet in F Major, Op.59 No.1: 3. Allegro Molto E Mesto
4 Quartet in F Major, Op.59 No.1: 4. Theme Russe. Allegro

Disc: 5

1 Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2: 1. Allegro
2 Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2: 2. Molto Adagio
3 Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2: 3. Allegretto
4 Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2: 4. Finale. Presto
5 Quartet in F minor, Op.95: 1. Allegro Con Brio
6 Quartet in F minor, Op.95: 2. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
7 Quartet in F minor, Op.95: 3. Allegro Assai Vivace Ma Serioso
8 Quartet in F minor, Op.95: 4. Larghetto Espressivo - Allegretto Agitato

Disc: 6

1 Quartet in C Major, Op.59 No.3: 1. Introduzione. Andante Con Moto - Allegro Vivace
2 Quartet in C Major, Op.59 No.3: 2. Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto
3 Quartet in C Major, Op.59 No.3: 3. Menuetto. Grazioso
4 Quartet in C Major, Op.59 No.3: 4. Allegro Molto
5 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.74: 1. Poco Adagio - Allegro
6 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.74: 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
7 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.74: 3. Presto - Piu Presto Quasi Prestissimo
8 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.74: 4. Allegretto Con Variazioni

Disc: 7

1 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.127: 1. Maestoso - Allegro
2 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.127: 2. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile
3 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.127: 3. Scherzando Vivace
4 Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.127: 4. Finale
5 Quartet in F Major, Op.135: 1. Allegretto
6 Quartet in F Major, Op.135: 2. Vivace
7 Quartet in F Major, Op.135: 3. Lento Assai, Cantante E Tranquillo
8 Quartet in F Major, Op.135: 4. Der Schwer Gefasste Entschluss. Grave - Allegro - Grave Ma Non Troppo Tratto - Allegro

Disc: 8

1 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: 1. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro - Beethoven
2 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: 2. Presto - Beethoven
3 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: 3. Andante Con Moto Ma Non Troppo. Poco Scherzando - Beethoven
4 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: 4. Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro Assai - Beethoven
5 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: Cavatina. Adagio Molto Espressivo - Beethoven
6 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: Finale. Allegro - Beethoven
7 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op.133: Overtura. Allegro - Meno Mosso E Moderato - Allegro - Fuga - Beethoven

Disc: 9

1 Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op.131: 1. Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo - Beethoven
2 Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op.131: 2. Allegro Molto Vivace - Beethoven
3 Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op.131: 3. Allegro Moderato - Beethoven
4 Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op.131: 4. Andante Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile - Piu Mosso - Andante Moderato E Lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Semplice - Allegretto - Beethoven
5 Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op.131: 5. Presto - Beethoven
6 Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op.131: 6. Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante - Beethoven
7 Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op.131: 7. Allegro - Beethoven

Disc: 10

1 Quartet in A minor, Op.132: 1. Assai Sostenuto - Allegro
2 Quartet in A minor, Op.132: 2. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
3 Quartet in A minor, Op.132: 3. Canzona Di Ringraziamento. Molto Adagio - Sentendo Nuova Forza. Andante
4 Quartet in A minor, Op.132: 4. Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace - Piu Allegro - Presto
5 Quartet in A minor, Op.132: 5. Allegro Appassionato

Editorial Reviews

This cycle of 15 string quartets performed by the Quartetto Italiano was deemed recently by the editor of Gramophone magazine one of the 100 greatest recordings of all time! 10 CDs-accompanied by a full text on the Beethoven quartets. 7 hrs., 18 min.!

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 5.08 x 0.67 inches; 10.65 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Decca
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 028945406220
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1997
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 21, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Decca
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000041LL
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 10
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