Beethoven: The String Quartets

Emerson String Quartet & Ludwig van Beethoven

71 SONGS • 8 STUNDEN UND 10 MINUTEN • MAR 11 1997

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro

07:33

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto

07:08

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro

02:43

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

05:34

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio

08:37

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

08:49

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

03:04

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro

06:12

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro

07:23

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro

05:54

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

04:04

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

05:10

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

08:09

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

07:01

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

03:22

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro

04:05

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro

06:18

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto

04:57

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile

08:56

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro

06:14

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio

05:52

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

06:52

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

03:00

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio – Allegretto quasi allegro

08:16

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky No. 1": I. Allegro

10:14

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky No. 1": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

08:35

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky No. 1": III. Adagio molto e mesto

11:40

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky No. 1": IV. Thème russe. Allegro

07:11

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky No. 2": I. Allegro

09:12

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky No. 2": II. Molto adagio

12:06

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky No. 2": III. Allegretto

07:25

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky No. 2": IV. Finale. Presto

05:17

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky No. 3": I. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace

10:06

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky No. 3": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

08:49

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky No. 3": III. Menuetto. Grazioso

05:06

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky No. 3": IV. Allegro molto

05:25

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio – Allegro

09:10

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo

08:54

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto – Più presto quasi prestissimo

04:46

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni – Un poco più vivace – Allegro

06:34

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio (Recorded 1994)

03:57

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo (Recorded 1994)

06:30

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Più allegro (Recorded 1994)

04:03

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro (Recorded 1994)

04:16

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso – Allegro

06:56

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo

14:23

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

08:13

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale. Allegro

06:35

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

06:13

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

02:45

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

00:44

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

13:21

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto

04:33

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

06:17

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro

09:34

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

09:25

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio. Heiliger Dankgesang – Andante. Neue kraft fühlend

17:50

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace – Più allegro

02:09

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato – Presto

06:02

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto (Recorded 1994)

06:20

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace (Recorded 1994)

03:01

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

06:49

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro

06:21

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro

13:00

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto

01:54

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando

06:48

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai

03:34

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

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Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133: I. Overture – Fugue 1 – II. Meno mosso e moderato – III. Interlude – Fugue 2 – IV. Meno mosso e moderato – V. Allegro molto e con brio – VI. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro

09:50

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