Beethoven: String Quartets, Op.95 "Serioso" & Op.127

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Lindsay String Quartet

String Quartets Op.95 ("Serioso") and Op.127 are chamber-music works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1810 and 1825 respectively. They span Beethoven's middle to late period, contrasting the compact, intense character and terse textures of Op.95 with the more expansive structures, exploratory harmonies and formal experimentation of Op.127, and they represent significant developments in the string quartet repertoire and in Beethoven's late compositional trajectory.

Beethoven: String Quartets, Op.95 "Serioso" & Op.127 by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 28th July 2008

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String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" : 1. Allegro con brio
4:06
2.
String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" : 2. Allegretto ma non troppo -
7:08
3.
String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" : 3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
4:14
4.
String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" : 4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
4:39
5.
String Quartet in E flat, Op.127 : 1. Maestoso - Allegro
7:27
6.
String Quartet in E flat, Op.127 : 2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
15:45
7.
String Quartet in E flat, Op.127 : 3. Scherzando vivace
8:17
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String Quartet in E flat, Op.127 : 4. Finale (Allegro commodo)
6:39