Complete Beethoven Edition, Volume 11: The Early Quartets

Tracklist 195:47

CD 1

1	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio	7:03
2	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato	8:34
3	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto	3:12
4	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro	5:50
5	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro	5:43
6	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I	6:19
7	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro	4:18
8	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto	5:47
9	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro	5:42
10	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto	7:59
11	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro	3:03
12	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto	4:51

CD 2

1	Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto	6:34
2	Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto	5:37
3	Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto	3:44
4	Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro	4:27
5	Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro	4:50
6	Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: II. Minuetto	4:54
7	Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile con variazioni	10:17
8	Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro	5:02
9	Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio	4:28
10	Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio, ma non troppo	7:36
11	Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro	3:24
12	Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: IV. Adagio “La Malinconia” – Allegretto quasi allegro	8:35

CD 3

1	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E major, Hess 34 (transcribed from “Sonata for Piano, op. 14 no. 1”): I. Allegro moderato	7:08
2	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E major, Hess 34 (transcribed from “Sonata for Piano, op. 14 no. 1”): II. Allegretto	3:35
3	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E major, Hess 34 (transcribed from “Sonata for Piano, op. 14 no. 1”): III. Allegro	3:38
4	Prelude and Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 30: Prelude	3:38
5	Prelude and Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 30: Fugue	3:23
6	Prelude and Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in C major, Hess 31: Prelude	2:24
7	Prelude and Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in C major, Hess 31: Fugue	2:43
8	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): I. Allegro con brio	9:15
9	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): II. Adagio molto	8:32
10	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): III. Scherzo. Allegro	3:15
11	Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): IV. Allegretto	6:32
12	Minuet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A‐flat major, Hess 33	1:20
13	Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello, Hess 36 (transcribed from Handel’s “Solomon, HWV 67: Overture”)	2:33