Album · 1997
The String Quartets
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18: I. Allegro
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7:33
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String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18: II. Andante con moto
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7:08
3
String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18: III. Allegro
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2:43
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String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18: IV. Presto
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5:42
5
String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18: I. Allegro con brio
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8:37
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String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
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8:49
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String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
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3:04
8
String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18: IV. Allegro
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6:19
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String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18: I. Allegro
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7:23
10
String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I
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5:54
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String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18: III. Scherzo: Allegro
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4:04
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String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
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5:10
Disc 2
1
String Quartet no. 4 in C minor op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
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8:09
2
String Quartet no. 4 in C minor op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
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7:01
3
String Quartet no. 4 in C minor op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
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3:22
4
String Quartet no. 4 in C minor op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro – Prestissimo
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4:13
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String Quartet no. 5 in A major op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
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6:18
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String Quartet no. 5 in A major op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto
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4:57
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String Quartet no. 5 in A major op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile
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8:56
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String Quartet no. 5 in A major op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
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6:21
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String Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
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5:52
10
String Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
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6:52
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String Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo: Allegro
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3:00
12
String Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major op. 18 no. 6: IV. “La Malinconia”: Adagio – Allegretto quasi allegro
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8:16
Disc 3
1
String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: I. Allegro
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10:14
2
String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
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8:35
3
String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto – attacca-
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11:40
4
String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 1: IV. “Theme russe”: Allegro
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7:17
5
String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 2: I. Allegro
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9:12
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String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 2: II. Molto Adagio: Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
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12:06
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String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 2: III. Allegretto – Maggiore (“Theme russe”)
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7:25
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String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 2: IV. Finale: Presto
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5:17
Disc 4
1
String Quartet no. 9 in C major op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: I. Introduzione: Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
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10:06
2
String Quartet no. 9 in C major op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
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8:49
3
String Quartet no. 9 in C major op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: III. Menuetto grazioso – attacca
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5:06
4
String Quartet no. 9 in C major op. 59 “Razumovsky” no. 3: IV. Allegro molto
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5:32
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String Quartet no. 10 in E‐flat major op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco adagio – Allegro
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9:10
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String Quartet no. 10 in E‐flat major op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo
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8:54
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String Quartet no. 10 in E‐flat major op. 74 “Harp”: III. Presto – Piu presto quasi prestissimo – attacca
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4:46
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String Quartet no. 10 in E‐flat major op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con variazioni
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6:42
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String Quartet no. 11 in F minor op. 95 “Serioso”: I. Allegro con brio
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3:57
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String Quartet no. 11 in F minor op. 95 “Serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo – attacca
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6:30
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String Quartet no. 11 in F minor op. 95 “Serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
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4:03
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String Quartet no. 11 in F minor op. 95 “Serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro
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4:16
Disc 5
1
String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major op. 127: I. Maestoso – Allegro
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6:56
2
String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major op. 127: II. Adagio – Andante – Adagio – Tempo I
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14:23
3
String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major op. 127: III. Scherzo: Vivace
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8:13
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String Quartet no. 12 in E‐flat major op. 127: IV. Allegro – Allegro comodo
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6:43
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String Quartet no. 14 in C‐sharp minor op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo… – attacca-
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6:13
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String Quartet no. 14 in C‐sharp minor op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace – attacca-
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2:45
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String Quartet no. 14 in C‐sharp minor op. 131: III. Allegro moderato – attacca-
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0:44
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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
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13:21
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String Quartet no. 14 in C‐sharp minor op. 131: V. Presto – attacca-
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4:33
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String Quartet no. 14 in C‐sharp minor op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poso andante – attacca-
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1:53
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String Quartet no. 14 in C‐sharp minor op. 131: VII. Allegro
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6:16
Disc 6
1
String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
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9:34
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String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
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9:25
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String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Andante – Molto adagio – Andante – Molto adagio: Mit innigster Empfindung
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17:50
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String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace – Piu allegro – attacca-
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2:09
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String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato – Presto
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6:09
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String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto
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6:20
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String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace
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3:01
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String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
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6:49
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String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tanto – Allegro
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6:21
Disc 7
1
String Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro
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13:00
2
String Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
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1:54
3
String Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
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6:48
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String Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130: IV. “Alla danza tedesca”: Allegro assai
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3:34
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String Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130: V. “Cavatina”: Adagio molto espressivo
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7:13
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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
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14:54
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String Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale: Allegro
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9:50
In print
First pressed 1997, still pressed 2010 — 3 pressings across 3 countries.