String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: VI. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: VI. Allegro molto, quasi presto
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo (Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto)
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. Adagio (La Malinconia) - Allegretto quasi al
Track Listings (8) - Disc #3
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzan
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro (Thčme russe)
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, "Razumovsky": II. Molto adagio
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, "Razumovsky": III. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, "Razumovsky": IV. Finale (Presto)
Track Listings (8) - Disc #4
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione (Andante con moto - All
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, "Razumovsky": III. Menuetto (Grazioso)
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": III. Presto
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
Track Listings (9) - Disc #5
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto serioso": I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale
Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
Track Listings (13) - Disc #6
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale (Allegro)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro molto moderato - Adagio - Piů vivace
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
Track Listings (9) - Disc #7
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale (Allegro appassionato)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantate et tranquillo
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
The Hungarian Quartet, formed in 1935, embodied the very best of the Central European tradition of string-playing, and this cycle, recorded in Paris in the early 1950s, represents an essential staging post in the quest for... more » Beethoven ?These performances will give endless pleasure,? wrote Gramophone, ?? the ensemble attack and technical proficiency of this quartet are beyond praise ? and so is their grasp of the music.? These recordings have now been remastered from the original tapes in 24BIT-96kHz digital sound.« less
The Hungarian Quartet, formed in 1935, embodied the very best of the Central European tradition of string-playing, and this cycle, recorded in Paris in the early 1950s, represents an essential staging post in the quest for Beethoven ?These performances will give endless pleasure,? wrote Gramophone, ?? the ensemble attack and technical proficiency of this quartet are beyond praise ? and so is their grasp of the music.? These recordings have now been remastered from the original tapes in 24BIT-96kHz digital sound.