String Quartets op. 18, nos. 1 & 4

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Quatuor Mosaïques

String Quartets Op. 18, Nos. 1 and 4 are chamber works by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. They are Classical-period string quartets that combine lyrical themes, contrapuntal writing, extended harmonic shifts and use of traditional forms, and they show Beethoven moving from his early influences toward a more individual voice in the quartet medium.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    10:03
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
    10:07
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo, Allegro molto
    3:29
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro
    7:03
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    9:04
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    7:08
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto, Allegro
    3:56
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegretto, Prestissimo
    4:36

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