The Late String Quartets

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Lindsay String Quartet

The Late String Quartets is a collection of chamber works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1825 and 1826. They feature complex harmonies, extended structures, sudden shifts in dynamics and varied textures, and they appear at the end of Beethoven's career as his final chamber works.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
    7:36
  2. 2.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante con moto
    18:58
  3. 3.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando. Vivace
    8:48
  4. 4.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale
    6:49

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
    14:35
  2. 3.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
    2:02
  3. 4.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo - Poco scherzoso
    6:41
  4. 5.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca - Allegro assai
    3:22
  5. 6.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
    8:38
  6. 7.
    Große Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
    16:02
  7. 8.
    Alternative Finale to String Quartet, op. 130
    9:48

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    9:22
  2. 4.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
    3:06
  3. 5.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
    0:57
  4. 6.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
    15:57
  5. 7.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto - Molto poco adagio
    5:25
  6. 8.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
    2:21
  7. 9.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro
    6:50

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
    10:20
  2. 5.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:43
  3. 6.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. A Convalescent's Holy Song of Thanksgiving to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode. Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio. Mit innigster Empfindung
    18:07
  4. 7.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, vivace assai - Più allegro
    2:04
  5. 8.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto
    6:25
  6. 9.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto
    6:45
  7. 10.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace
    3:21
  8. 11.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, e cantante tranquillo
    9:14
  9. 12.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. The Difficult Decision. Grave, ma non troppo tanto "Must It Be?" - Allegro "It Must Be!" - Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
    7:26

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