Beethoven: String Quartets Opus 18

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Fine Arts Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 18 is a set of six early string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. The works sit within the Classical style, drawing on the influence of Haydn and Mozart while demonstrating Beethoven's expanding approach to structure, motivic development and harmonic exploration that foreshadows his later quartets.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Quatuor op 18 n°1: I - allegro con brio
    9:50
  2. 2.
    Quatuor op 18 n°1: II - adagio affettuoso appassionato
    9:29
  3. 3.
    Quatuor op 18 n°1: III - scherzo allegro molto
    3:36
  4. 4.
    Quatuor op 18 n°1: IV - allegro
    6:36
  5. 5.
    Quatuor op 18 n°2: I - allegro
    8:06
  6. 6.
    Quatuor op 18 n°2: II - adagio cantabile - allegro
    6:14
  7. 7.
    Quatuor op 18 n°2: III - scherzo allegro
    4:29
  8. 8.
    Quatuor op 18 n°2: IV - allegro molto quasi presto
    5:54

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quatuor op 18 n°3: I - allegro
    7:46
  2. 3.
    Quatuor op 18 n°3: II - andante con moto
    8:44
  3. 4.
    Quatuor op 18 n°3: III - allegro
    3:09
  4. 5.
    Quatuor op 18 n°3: IV - presto
    5:03
  5. 6.
    Quatuor op 18 n°4: I - allegro ma non tanto
    9:15
  6. 7.
    Quatuor op 18 n°4: II - andante scherzo quasi allegretto
    6:59
  7. 8.
    Quatuor op 18 n°4: III - menuetto allegretto
    3:55
  8. 9.
    Quatuor op 18 n°4: IV - allegro
    4:30

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Quatuor op 18 n°5: I - allegro
    7:07
  2. 4.
    Quatuor op 18 n°5: II - menuetto
    5:31
  3. 5.
    Quatuor op 18 n°5: III - andante cantabile
    9:27
  4. 6.
    Quatuor op 18 n°5: IV - allegro
    7:18
  5. 7.
    Quatuor op 18 n°6: I - allegro con brio
    6:08
  6. 8.
    Quatuor op 18 n°6: II - adagio ma non troppo
    7:38
  7. 9.
    Quatuor op 18 n°6: III - scherzo allegro
    3:33
  8. 10.
    Quatuor op 18 n°6: IV - adagio "la melancolia"- allegretto quasi allegro
    7:58

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