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Beethoven - Early String Quartets
Classic performances, with refined tonal sensibility and complete unanimity of phrasing. Intimate music making, especially in the slow movements, though Beethoven's outbursts are never short-changed.

BBC Music Magazine, May 20075 out of 5 stars

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Classic performances, with refined tonal sensibility and complete unanimity of phrasing. Intimate music making, especially in the slow movements, though Beethoven's outbursts are never short-changed.

BBC Music Magazine, May 20075 out of 5 stars

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Work length28:05
  • Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Quartetto Italiano
  • Recorded: 1972-01-24
  • Recording Venue: La Salle des Remparts, La Tour-de-Peilz
1. Allegro con brio
Track length8:51
2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Track length9:25
3. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Track length3:22
4. Allegro
Track length6:27
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
Work length25:12
  • Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Quartetto Italiano
  • Recorded: 1975-07-31
  • Recording Venue: Musica Théâtre, Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds
1. Allegro
Track length8:21
2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
Track length6:41
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
Track length4:21
4. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Track length5:49
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
Work length26:08
  • Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Quartetto Italiano
  • Recorded: 1972-01-24
  • Recording Venue: La Salle des Remparts, La Tour-de-Peilz
1. Allegro
Track length8:04
2. Andante con moto
Track length8:27
3. Allegro
Track length3:01
4. Presto
Track length6:36
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
Work length25:04
  • Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Quartetto Italiano
  • Recorded: 1975-07-31
  • Recording Venue: Musica Théâtre, Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds
1. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length9:03
2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto
Track length7:24
3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
Track length4:16
4. Allegro
Track length4:21
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
Work length29:26
  • Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Quartetto Italiano
  • Recorded: 1973-07-30
  • Recording Venue: La Salle des Remparts, La Tour-de-Peilz
1. Allegro
Track length6:38
2. Menuetto
Track length5:21
3. Andante cantabile
Track length10:55
4. Allegro
Track length6:32
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Work length27:20
  • Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Quartetto Italiano
  • Recorded: 1973-07-30
  • Recording Venue: La Salle des Remparts, La Tour-de-Peilz
1. Allegro con brio
Track length6:23
2. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length7:28
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
Track length3:26
4. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo)
Track length10:03

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May 2007

Classic performances, with refined tonal sensibility and complete unanimity of phrasing. Intimate music making, especially in the slow movements, though Beethoven's outbursts are never short-changed.
5 out of 5 stars
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