Complete String Quartets

by Ludwig van Beethoven; Borodin Quartet

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio9:53
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato12:05
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto3:24
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro6:39
  5. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro7:37
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I5:57
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro4:44
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto5:48

CD 2

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro8:02
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto8:04
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro3:21
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto6:58
  5. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto8:56
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto6:49
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto4:38
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo4:23

CD 3

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro10:08
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto5:56
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile9:13
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro7:12
  5. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio9:46
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo6:50
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro3:21
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. Adagio "La malinconia" - Allegretto quasi allegro8:14

CD 4

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: I. Allegro10:37
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: II. Allegretto scherzando e sempre vivace8:47
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: III. Adagio molto12:10
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: IV. Allegro8:44
  5. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: I. Allegro15:57
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: II. Molto adagio - Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento14:12
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: III. Allegretto - Maggiore8:55
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: IV. Presto5:56

CD 5

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: I. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace11:04
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto10:07
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: III. Minuetto. Grazioso5:23
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: IV. Allegro molto6:36
  5. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro9:50
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo10:44
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto5:45
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni7:08

CD 6

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: I. Allegro con brio4:57
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo7:20
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso5:01
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95: IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro5:13
  5. Große Fuge for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B-flat major, Op. 133: Overtura. Allegro - Fuga. Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio - Allegro16:54
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo6:10
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace2:54
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato0:47
  9. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto14:06
  10. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto - Molto poco adagio5:09
  11. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante1:52
  12. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro7:10

CD 7

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro6:50
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante con moto - Adagio molto espressivo - Tempo I15:44
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando. Vivace7:34
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: IV. Allegro - Allegro comodo7:31
  5. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro13:53
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: II. Presto2:00
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo6:28
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai3:30
  9. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo6:42
  10. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro (alternate)9:44

CD 8

  1. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro9:48
  2. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto9:35
  3. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: III. A Convalescent's Holy Song of Thanksgiving to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode. Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio. Mit innigster Empfindung17:39
  4. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, vivace assai - Più allegro2:23
  5. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto7:16
  6. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto5:52
  7. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: II. Vivace3:45
  8. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, e cantante tranquillo7:09
  9. Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: IV. The Difficult Decision. Grave, ma non troppo tanto "Must It Be?" - Allegro "It Must Be!" - Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro9:54