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Beethoven - String Quartets

The Beethoven String Quartet

Beethoven - String Quartets
Beautifully balanced and technically immaculate playing which captures all the elegance and humour of Beethoven's writing as well as its boldness.

BBC Music Magazine, March 20094 out of 5 stars

Beethoven - String Quartets

The Beethoven String Quartet

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Beautifully balanced and technically immaculate playing which captures all the elegance and humour of Beethoven's writing as well as its boldness.

BBC Music Magazine, March 20094 out of 5 stars

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These legendary recordings, recorded on Christmas Day 1970 and January 21st 1971, are regarded as some of the greatest recordings of Beethoven’s Opus 18 String Quartets ever put to disc. The members of The Beethoven String Quartet were at this time at the height of their powers.

  • Release date: 10th Nov 2008
  • Label: Melodiya
  • Catalogue number: MELCD1001348
  • Length: 75 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: I. Allegro
Work length7:15
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Beethoven: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
Work length6:18
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Beethoven: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: III. Scherzo - Allegro
Work length4:01
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Beethoven: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto
Work length5:27
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Beethoven: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: I. Allegro
Work length6:47
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Beethoven: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: II. Andante con moto
Work length7:52
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Beethoven: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: III. Allegro
Work length2:54
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Beethoven: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: IV. Presto
Work length6:03
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Beethoven: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: I. Allegro
Work length9:20
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Beethoven: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: II. Menuetto
Work length4:25
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Beethoven: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: III. Andante cantabile
Work length9:01
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Beethoven: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: IV. Allegro
Work length6:25
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Awards and reviews

March 2009

Beautifully balanced and technically immaculate playing which captures all the elegance and humour of Beethoven's writing as well as its boldness.
4 out of 5 stars
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