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

Tokyo String Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. Grosse Fuge)
the sound of this ensemble is something to marvel at, especially when it has been so beautifully recorded by Harmonia Mundi…these performances are notable for the superlative polish of the playing,...

International Record Review, January 2015

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

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the sound of this ensemble is something to marvel at, especially when it has been so beautifully recorded by Harmonia Mundi…these performances are notable for the superlative polish of the playing,...

International Record Review, January 2015

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Work length27:34
I. Allegro con brio
Track length9:09
II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Track length8:53
III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Track length3:15
IV. Allegro
Track length6:17
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
Work length22:34
I. Allegro
Track length7:24
II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro
Track length5:39
III. Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio
Track length4:18
IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto
Track length5:13
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
Work length22:39
I. Allegro
Track length7:08
II. Andante con moto
Track length6:48
III. Allegro
Track length2:51
IV. Presto
Track length5:52
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
Work length23:17
I. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length8:38
II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto
Track length6:43
III. Menuetto (Allegro) - Trio
Track length3:28
IV. Allegretto
Track length4:28
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
Work length27:24
I. Allegro
Track length6:33
II. Menuetto - Trio
Track length4:49
III. Andante cantabile
Track length9:35
IV. Allegro
Track length6:27
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Work length23:08
I. Allegro con brio
Track length5:52
II. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length6:28
III. Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio
Track length3:22
IV. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi Allegro)
Track length7:26
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'
Work length40:40
I. Allegro
Track length11:04
II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Track length9:13
III. Adagio molto e mesto
Track length12:18
IV. Theme russe: Allegro
Track length8:05
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'
Work length36:10
I. Allegro
Track length10:14
II. Molto adagio
Track length12:27
III. Allegretto
Track length7:45
IV. Finale: Presto
Track length5:44
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'
Work length31:17
I. Introduzione: Andante con moto-Allegro vivace
Track length10:43
II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
Track length9:20
III. Menuetto: Grazioso
Track length5:23
IV. Finale: Allegro molto
Track length5:51
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'
Work length31:07
I. Poco Adagio - Allegro
Track length9:36
II. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length9:42
III. Presto
Track length5:04
IV. Allegretto con Variazioni
Track length6:45
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'
Work length21:20
I. Allegro con brio
Track length4:38
II. Allegretto ma non troppo
Track length7:04
III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Track length4:44
IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
Track length4:54
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
Work length35:31
I. Maestoso - Allegro
Track length6:32
II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length13:40
III. Scherzando vivace
Track length8:19
IV. Finale
Track length7:00
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Work length37:17
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Track length6:17
II. Allegro molto vivace
Track length2:57
III. Allegro moderato - Adagio
Track length00:45
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length13:47
V. Presto
Track length5:02
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Track length1:55
VII. Allegro
Track length6:34
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
Work length31:52
I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
Track length13:03
II. Presto
Track length2:02
III. Andante con moto ma non troppo
Track length6:58
IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
Track length3:33
V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Track length6:16
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133
Work length16:18
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Excerpt,Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
Work length10:06
VI. Finale. Allegro
Track length10:06
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Work length43:34
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
Track length9:16
II. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length9:09
III. Molto adagio
Track length16:03
This track is only available as an album download.
IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace
Track length2:17
V. Allegro appassionato
Track length6:49
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Work length23:30
I. Allegretto
Track length6:25
II. Vivace
Track length3:20
III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Track length6:49
IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Track length6:56

Awards and reviews

January 2015

the sound of this ensemble is something to marvel at, especially when it has been so beautifully recorded by Harmonia Mundi…these performances are notable for the superlative polish of the playing, and a sense that the music-making can be urgent and exciting without ever feeling rushed.

19th December 2014

These are beautifully articulated performances, imbued with elegance and charm. Tempi, dynamics and phrasing all seem just right…The whole five movements are logically sequenced and integrated into a polished performance of ineffable beauty…rugged, intense and impassioned…what better way to bow out after a 44 year career; it doesn’t get much better than this.

Audiophile Audition 29th September 2014

You can’t go wrong with anything in this entire set...It is magnificent, vast yet intimate, missing any extraneous noise, with nary a grunt or even a breath from the musicians. How does the Tokyo String Quartet handle these works? With utmost aplomb, guided by an uncanny degree of inspirational talent.
5 out of 5 stars
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