The Complete String Quartets

by Ludwig van Beethoven; Belcea Quartet

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio6:06
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio, ma non troppo6:51
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro3:09
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio3:20
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: V. Allegretto quasi allegro4:54
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso – Allegro6:48
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio16:52
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace7:42
  9. Quartet for Strings no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale7:06

CD 2

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro8:09
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile5:53
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro4:27
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto5:46
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace10:49
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto10:07
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: III. Menuetto. Grazioso – Trio5:01
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3: IV. Allegro molto5:52

CD 3

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: I. Allegro con brio4:26
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo7:10
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Più allegro4:09
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro4:50
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo7:14
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace3:09
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato0:43
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile13:24
  9. Quartet for Strings no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto4:47
  10. Quartet for Strings no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante2:03
  11. Quartet for Strings no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro6:43

CD 4

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio9:16
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso et appassionato11:18
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto3:26
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro6:27
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro, ma non tanto8:34
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto8:17
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto3:36
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro4:35

CD 5

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro7:59
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto7:41
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro3:12
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto6:07
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro6:40
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto & Trio4:56
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile con variazioni9:51
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro6:23
  9. Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 13315:47

CD 6

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro9:58
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando9:13
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: III. Adagio molto e mesto13:36
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”: IV. Theme russe (Allegro)7:55
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro9:37
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: II. Molto adagio13:52
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: III. Allegretto – Maggiore (Thème russe)6:43
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”: IV. Finale (Presto)5:22

CD 7

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco adagio – Allegro9:50
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo9:43
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: III. Presto4:49
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con variazioni6:50
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro9:29
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto1:52
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo7:12
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)3:12
  9. Quartet for Strings no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)7:18
  10. Quartet for Strings no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale – Allegro10:37

CD 8

  1. Quartet for Strings no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Allegro sostenuto – Allegro9:23
  2. Quartet for Strings no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto8:37
  3. Quartet for Strings no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Molto adagio19:35
  4. Quartet for Strings no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace8:38
  5. Quartet for Strings no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto6:16
  6. Quartet for Strings no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace3:10
  7. Quartet for Strings no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo7:42
  8. Quartet for Strings no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro7:30