Beethoven: String Quartets

Der Watzmann (1824/5) by Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)
National Gallery, Berlin

CDH55021/8

(Originally issued on CDA66401/8)

Recording details: Various dates
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Various producers
Engineered by Various engineers
Release date: November 1999
Total duration: 511 minutes 22 seconds

'Fine performances, always intelligent, with many considerable insights … perfect intonation and excellent ensemble and tonal blend, with first-class Hyperion recording' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Very fine … I enjoyed these performances because they deliver Beethoven as I want him, free of the biographical sensationalism. Highly recommended, not least for its super-budget price’ (CD News)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

String Quartets

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		£3.85	£3.85	£3.85	String Quartet in F major Op 18 No 1 [30'31] English Français Deutsch
CD1	1	£1.25	£1.25	£1.25	Allegro con brio [10'02]
	2	£1.30	£1.30	£1.30	Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato [10'24]
	3	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Scherzo: Allegro molto [3'30]
	4	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegro [6'35]
		£2.95	£2.95	£2.95	String Quartet in G major Op 18 No 2 [23'45] English Français Deutsch
	5	£0.95	£0.95	£0.95	Allegro [7'25]
	6	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Adagio cantabile – Allegro [6'29]
	7	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Scherzo: Allegro [4'32]
	8	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Allegro molto quasi presto [5'19]
		£2.95	£2.95	£2.95	String Quartet in D major Op 18 No 3 [23'17] English Français Deutsch
CD2	9	£0.95	£0.95	£0.95	Allegro [7'27]
	10	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	Andante con moto [7'52]
	11	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Allegro [3'06]
	12	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Presto [4'52]
		£3.05	£3.05	£3.05	String Quartet in C minor Op 18 No 4 [24'33] English Français Deutsch
	13	£1.15	£1.15	£1.15	Allegro ma non tanto [9'09]
	14	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto [6'25]
	15	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Menuetto: Allegretto [4'29]
	16	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Allegro [4'30]
		£3.35	£3.35	£3.35	String Quartet in B flat major Op 18 No 6 [26'23] English Français Deutsch
	17	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Allegro con brio [6'25]
	18	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	Adagio ma non troppo [7'57]
	19	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Scherzo: Allegro [3'28]
	20	£1.10	£1.10	£1.10	La Malinconia: Adagio – Allegretto quasi allegro [8'33]
		£3.60	£3.60	£3.60	String Quartet in A major Op 18 No 5 [28'17] English Français Deutsch
CD3	21	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegro [6'35]
	22	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	Menuetto [5'28]
	23	£1.25	£1.25	£1.25	Andante cantabile [9'49]
	24	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Allegro [6'25]
		£4.85	£4.85	£4.85	String Quartet in F major Op 59 No 1 [38'34] English Français Deutsch
	25	£1.25	£1.25	£1.25	Allegro [9'54]
	26	£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando [8'25]
	27	£1.55	£1.55	£1.55	Adagio molto e mesto [12'27]
	28	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	Thème Russe: Allegro [7'48]
		£4.45	£4.45	£4.45	String Quartet in E minor Op 59 No 2 [35'09] English Français Deutsch
CD4	29	£1.30	£1.30	£1.30	Allegro [10'15]
	30	£1.45	£1.45	£1.45	Molto adagio [11'28]
	31	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	Allegretto [7'59]
	32	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	Finale: Presto [5'27]
		£3.90	£3.90	£3.90	String Quartet in C major Op 59 No 3 [30'59] English Français Deutsch
	33	£1.30	£1.30	£1.30	Andante con moto – Allegro vivace [10'27]
	34	£1.20	£1.20	£1.20	Andante con moto quasi allegretto [9'21]
	35	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Minuetto: Grazioso [5'02]
	36	£0.75	£0.75	£0.75	Allegro molto [6'09]
		£3.80	£3.80	£3.80	String Quartet in E flat major 'Harp' Op 74 [30'22] English Français Deutsch
CD5	37	£1.15	£1.15	£1.15	Poco adagio – Allegro [9'12]
	38	£1.15	£1.15	£1.15	Adagio, ma non troppo [9'19]
	39	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Presto – Più presto quasi prestissimo [5'13]
	40	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegretto con variazioni – Un poco più vivace – Allegro [6'38]
		£4.90	£4.90	£4.90	String Quartet in C sharp minor Op 131 [39'11] English Français Deutsch
	41	£0.90	£0.90	£0.90	Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo [7'00]
	42	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Allegro molto vivace [2'51]
	43	£0.10	£0.10	£0.10	Allegro moderato [0'54]
	44	£1.80	£1.80	£1.80	Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Più mosso – Andante moderato e lusinghiero – Adagio – Allegetto – Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice – Allegretto [14'28]
	45	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Presto [5'19]
	46	£0.25	£0.25	£0.25	Adagio, quasi un poco andante [2'05]
	47	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegro [6'34]
		£2.65	£2.65	£2.65	String Quartet in F minor 'Serioso' Op 95 [20'49] English Français Deutsch
CD6	48	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Allegro con brio [4'49]
	49	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegretto ma non troppo [6'34]
	50	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Più allegro [4'37]
	51	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro [4'49]
		£5.30	£5.30	£5.30	String Quartet in A minor Op 132 [42'16] English Français Deutsch
	52	£1.10	£1.10	£1.10	Assai sostenuto – Allegro [8'55]
	53	£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	Allegro ma non tanto [8'19]
	54	£2.00	£2.00	£2.00	Heilige Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio – Neue kraft fühlend: Andante [15'54]
	55	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Alla marcia, assai vivace – Più allegro [2'19]
	56	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegro appassionato – Presto [6'49]
		£5.15	£5.15	£5.15	String Quartet in B flat major Op 130 [40'55] English Français Deutsch
CD7	57	£1.70	£1.70	£1.70	Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro [13'37]
	58	£0.25	£0.25	£0.25	Presto [2'00]
	59	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Andante con moto, ma non troppo [6'29]
	60	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai [3'27]
	61	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo [6'13]
	62	£1.15	£1.15	£1.15	Finale: Allegro [9'09]
	63	£1.80	£1.80	£1.80	Grosse Fuge in B flat major Op 133 [14'29] English Français Deutsch
		£4.70	£4.70	£4.70	String Quartet in E flat major Op 127 [37'29] English Français Deutsch
CD8	64	£0.75	£0.75	£0.75	Maestoso – Allegro [6'00]
	65	£2.10	£2.10	£2.10	Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo [16'35]
	66	£1.05	£1.05	£1.05	Scherzando vivace – Presto [8'25]
	67	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Finale [6'29]
		£3.10	£3.10	£3.10	String Quartet in F major Op 135 [24'23] English Français Deutsch
	68	£0.75	£0.75	£0.75	Allegretto [5'56]
	69	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Vivace [3'29]
	70	£0.95	£0.95	£0.95	Lento assai, cantate e tranquillo [7'22]
	71	£0.95	£0.95	£0.95	Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß: Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro [7'36]

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