String Quartets Nos. 7 & 8 "Rasumovsky"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Alban Berg Quartett

String Quartets Nos. 7 and 8, part of Beethoven's Rasumovsky set, are the seventh and eighth string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1806. They belong to his middle period and expand classical quartet practice through greater structural ambition, denser textures, adventurous harmonic progressions and heightened rhythmic drive, signalling a move toward the more expansive, exploratory chamber music that followed.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 1: I. Allegro
    9:33
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
    8:44
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto - attacca-
    12:56
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 1: IV. "Theme russe": Allegro
    8:12
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 2: I. Allegro
    9:02
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 2: II. Molto Adagio: Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
    12:22
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 2: III. Allegretto - Maggiore ("Theme russe")
    6:31
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 2: IV. Finale: Presto
    5:09

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