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Special offer. Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. Grosse Fuge)

Borodin Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. Grosse Fuge)
Anyone who doesn't know these masterpieces should, and anyone who does will welcome this eight-disc set by the revered Borodin Quartet…

The Observer, 29th November 2009

Special offer. Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. Grosse Fuge)

Borodin Quartet

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Anyone who doesn't know these masterpieces should, and anyone who does will welcome this eight-disc set by the revered Borodin Quartet…

The Observer, 29th November 2009

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Chandos is proud to present the complete series of Beethoven String Quartets performed by the legendary Borodin String Quartet.

The quartets which contain some the greatest, most enigmatic music ever written, are in the capable hands of one of the world’s finest ensembles.

The Borodin String Quartet was formed in 1945 in Moscow. Cellist Valentin Berlinsky was with the quartet since its earliest days and violinist Andrei Abramenkov joined in 1974. Igor Naidin learnt the art of quartet playing from several of the Borodins including the Quartet’s violinist, Dmitri Shebalin, whom he eventually replaced. Leader Ruben Aharonian won prizes at several international competitions, including the Enescu, Montréal and Tchaikovsky. These artists provide a unique insight to these works.

The individual volumes were highly acclaimed by the critics and this praised series is now released as a complete box set, at a competitive price and in attractive packaging.

  • Release date: 28th Sep 2009
  • Label: Chandos
  • Catalogue number: CHAN10553(8)
  • Length: 9 hours 10 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Work length32:00
I. Allegro con brio
Track length9:52
II. Adagio, affetuoso ed appassionato
Track length12:05
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Track length3:24
IV. Allegro
Track length6:39
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
Work length24:06
I. Allegro
Track length7:37
II. Adagio cantabile
Track length5:57
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length4:44
IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Track length5:48
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
Work length26:25
I. Allegro
Track length8:02
II. Andante con moto
Track length8:04
III. Allegro
Track length3:21
IV. Presto
Track length6:58
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
Work length24:46
I. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length8:56
II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Track length6:49
III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Track length4:38
IV. Allegro
Track length4:23
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
Work length32:29
I. Allegro
Track length10:08
II. Menuetto
Track length5:56
III. Andante cantabile
Track length9:13
IV. Allegro
Track length7:12
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Work length28:11
I. Allegro con brio
Track length9:46
II. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length6:50
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length3:21
IV. La Malinconia. Adagio
Track length8:14
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'
Work length40:18
I. Allegro
Track length10:37
II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Track length8:47
III. Adagio molto e mesto
Track length12:10
IV. Allegro. Thème russe
Track length8:44
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'
Work length33:10
I. Introduzione. Andante con moto
Track length11:04
II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Track length10:07
III. Menuetto. Grazioso
Track length5:23
IV. Allegro molto
Track length6:36
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'
Work length45:00
I. Allegro
Track length15:57
II. Molto adagio
Track length14:12
III. Allegretto
Track length8:55
IV. Finale. Presto
Track length5:56
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'
Work length33:27
I. Poco adagio
Track length9:50
II. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length10:44
III. Presto
Track length5:45
IV. Allegretto con variazioni
Track length7:08
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'
Work length22:31
I. Allegro con brio
Track length4:57
II. Allegretto ma non troppo
Track length7:20
III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
Track length5:01
IV. Larghetto espressivo
Track length5:13
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Work length38:08
I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Track length6:10
II. Allegro molto vivace
Track length2:54
III. Allegro moderato
Track length00:47
IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso
Track length14:06
V. Presto
Track length5:09
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Track length1:52
VII. Allegro
Track length7:10
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133: Große Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
Work length16:54
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
Work length37:39
I. Maestoso
Track length6:50
II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length15:44
III. Scherzando vivace
Track length7:34
IV. Finale
Track length7:31
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
Work length42:17
I. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length13:53
II. Presto
Track length2:00
III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
Track length6:28
IV. Alla danza tedesca
Track length3:30
V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
Track length6:42
VI. Finale. Allegro
Track length9:44
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Work length46:41
I. Assai sostenuto
Track length9:48
II. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length9:35
III. Molto adagio
Track length17:39
IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
Track length2:23
V. Allegro appassionata
Track length7:16
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Work length26:40
I. Allegretto
Track length5:52
II. Vivace
Track length3:45
III. Lento assai, cantabile e tranquillo
Track length7:09
IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto
Track length9:54

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29th November 2009

Anyone who doesn't know these masterpieces should, and anyone who does will welcome this eight-disc set by the revered Borodin Quartet…
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