String Quartets, op. 18 nos. 4–6

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Chiaroscuro Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 4–6 is a set of three early string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. Composed in the Classical style, they feature clear textures, balanced forms and conversational interplay among the four instruments while beginning to expand harmonic language, motivic development and structural flexibility that foreshadow Beethoven's middle-period works and later contributions to the quartet repertoire.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:31
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    6:28
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    3:48
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro – Prestissimo
    4:53
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
    9:19
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto
    4:15
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile
    9:45
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
    7:08
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    8:33
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    6:27
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    2:57
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro
    7:45

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:31
  2. 3.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    6:28
  3. 4.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    3:48
  4. 5.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro – Prestissimo
    4:53
  5. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
    9:19
  6. 7.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto
    4:15
  7. 8.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile
    9:45
  8. 9.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
    7:08
  9. 10.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    8:33
  10. 11.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    6:27
  11. 12.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    2:57
  12. 13.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro
    7:45

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:31
  2. 4.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    6:28
  3. 5.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    3:48
  4. 6.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro – Prestissimo
    4:53
  5. 7.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
    9:19
  6. 8.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto
    4:15
  7. 9.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile
    9:45
  8. 10.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
    7:08
  9. 11.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    8:33
  10. 12.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    6:27
  11. 13.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    2:57
  12. 14.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro
    7:45

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