Complete String Quartets

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Tracklist

CD 1

String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio8:46
String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato9:05
String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto3:09
String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro6:31
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro7:00
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile — Allegro — Tempo I6:31
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro4:15
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto5:13
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro7:38
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto7:15
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro2:35
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto6:15

CD 2

String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto8:15
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto6:22
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto3:31
String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro — Prestissimo4:13
String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro6:39
String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto5:15
String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile9:16
String Quartet in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro6:32
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio6:03
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo6:44
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro3:06
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio — Allegretto quasi Allegro8:21

CD 3

String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro10:13
String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando8:18
String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto13:19
String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Rasumovsky": IV. Theme Russe: Allegro7:54
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro9:40
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo10:55
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo4:50
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni6:15

CD 4

String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro13:29
String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": II. Molto adagio14:59
String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": III. Allegretto - Maggiore (Théme russe)6:28
String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": IV. Presto5:37
String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace10:39
String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto10:11
String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": III. Menuetto (grazioso)4:54
String Quartet in C major, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto5:56

CD 5

String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro6:45
String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante14:30
String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzo: Vivace7:34
String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Allegro - Allegro comodo6:31
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo7:58
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace2:56
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato0:42
String Quartet 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 - Allegretto13:27
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto5:02
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante2:17
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro6:30

CD 6

String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: I. Allegro sostenuto - Allegro8:55
String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto8:32
String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: III. "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen in der lydischen Tonart": Molto adagio - "Neue Kraft fühlend": Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio (Mit innigster Empfindung)17:11
String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più Allegro2:03
String Quartet in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto6:09
String Quartet in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto6:14
String Quartet in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace3:18
String Quartet in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai e cantate tranquillo7:52
String Quartet in F major, op. 135: IV. "Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß": Grave, ma non troppo tratto - "Muß es Sein ?": Allegro - "Es muß sein": Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro7:19

CD 7

String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: I. Allegro con brio4:25
String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo6:59
String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso4:12
String Quartet in F minor, op. 95: IV. Larghetto espressivo-Allegretto agitato-Allegro5:00
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro13:55
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto1:55
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo6:26
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai3:09
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo8:18
Große Fuge, op. 133: Overtura: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto con brio - Allegro14:34
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale: Allegro9:19

DVD-Video 9

The Takacs Quartet discusses Haydn's "The Bird"6:27
String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): I. Allegro moderato9:08
String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): II. Scherzo allegretto2:41
String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): III. Adagio6:39
String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39, (op. 33 no. 3): IV. Rondo: Presto3:22
The Takacs Quartet discusses Schubert's "Death & The Maiden"4:39
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro12:02
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto14:07
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)3:53
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto10:07
The Takacs Quartet discusses Beethoven's "Razumovsky" Quartet9:38
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro10:45
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando8:34
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto13:35
String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1: "Rasumovsky": IV. Thème russe (Allegro)9:02
Introducing the Takacs Quartet28:51