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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets
Several of the finales are taken very fast, but with such precision of bowing and intonation that they never lapse into a scramble…They offer a finely characterised account of the great C sharp...

BBC Music Magazine, February 20204 out of 5 stars

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Several of the finales are taken very fast, but with such precision of bowing and intonation that they never lapse into a scramble…They offer a finely characterised account of the great C sharp...

BBC Music Magazine, February 20204 out of 5 stars

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The Miró Quartet, generally considered as one of the most established US classical ensembles, makes its PENTATONE debut with a complete recording of the Beethoven string quartets. Beethoven’s quartets truly stand at the centre of the repertoire, and present the summit for any quartet. Listening to Beethoven’s entire string quartet oeuvre – from the early op. 18 volume and Rasumovsky quartets to the otherworldly and modern-sounding pieces written during his final years – is a life-changing experience, and so is performing them integrally. This collection offers the results of 15 years of playing and recording Beethoven, and not only anticipates the 2020 commemoration of the composer’s 250thbirthday, but also the 25th anniversary of the Miró Quartet itself.

  • Release date: 15th Nov 2019
  • Label: Pentatone
  • Catalogue number: PTC5186827
  • Length: 8 hours 32 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Work length28:39
I. Allegro con brio
Track length9:08
II. Adagio affettuoso ed appasionato
Track length9:44
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Track length3:14
IV. Allegro
Track length6:33
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
Work length22:49
I. Allegro
Track length7:28
II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro
Track length5:58
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length4:15
IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Track length5:08
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
Work length24:56
I. Allegro
Track length8:23
II. Andante con moto
Track length7:33
III. Allegro
Track length3:00
IV. Presto
Track length6:00
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
Work length22:13
I. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length8:20
II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Track length6:22
III. Minuet. Allegretto
Track length3:03
IV. Allegro
Track length4:28
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
Work length27:44
I. Allegro
Track length6:33
II. Menuetto
Track length4:35
III. Andante cantabile
Track length10:15
IV. Allegro
Track length6:21
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Work length25:01
I. Allegro con brio
Track length5:45
II. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length7:43
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length3:04
IV. La malinconia. Adagio - V. Allegretto quasi allegro
Track length8:29
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'
Work length39:29
I. Allegro
Track length9:41
II. Alegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Track length8:47
III. Adagio molto e mesto
Track length13:05
IV. Thème russe. Allegro
Track length7:56
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'
Work length36:18
I. Allegro
Track length12:46
II. Molto adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
Track length12:05
III. Allegretto - Maggiore. Thème russe
Track length6:17
IV. Finale. Presto
Track length5:10
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'
Work length29:30
I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
Track length10:15
II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Track length8:33
III. Menuetto grazioso
Track length5:01
IV. Allegro molto
Track length5:41
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'
Work length30:33
I. Poco adagio - Allegro
Track length9:33
II. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length9:15
III. Presto
Track length5:03
IV. Allegretto con variazioni
Track length6:42
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'
Work length20:52
I. Allegro con brio
Track length4:36
II. Allegretto ma non troppo
Track length6:56
III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Track length4:35
IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
Track length4:45
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
Work length35:51
I. Maestoso - Allegro
Track length6:31
II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length14:20
III. Scherzo. Vivace
Track length8:22
IV. Finale. Allegro
Track length6:38
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Work length38:25
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Track length6:34
II. Allegro molto vivace
Track length2:55
III. Allegro moderato
Track length0:50
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length14:03
V. Presto
Track length5:28
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Track length1:58
VII. Allegro
Track length6:37
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
Work length33:51
I. Adagio, ma non troppo - Allegro
Track length13:34
II. Presto
Track length2:04
III. Poco scherzoso. Andante con moto ma non troppo
Track length7:13
IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
Track length3:39
V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Track length7:21
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133
Work length15:37
This work is only available as an album download.
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130
Work length9:55
VI. Finale. Allegro
Track length9:55
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Work length47:18
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
Track length9:40
II. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length9:14
III. Molto adagio
Track length19:40
This track is only available as an album download.
IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
Track length2:15
V. Allegro appassionato - Presto
Track length6:29
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Work length23:56
I. Allegretto
Track length6:42
II. Vivace
Track length3:27
III. Assai lento, cantante e tranquillo
Track length6:46
IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Track length7:01

Awards and reviews

February 2020

Several of the finales are taken very fast, but with such precision of bowing and intonation that they never lapse into a scramble…They offer a finely characterised account of the great C sharp minor, Op. 131 and achieve a wonderful sotto voce quality in the heart-felt Cavatina of Op. 130…Overall, this set is as well-played and insightful as any.
4 out of 5 stars
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