String Quartets, op. 18 nos. 1-6

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Tokyo String Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 1–6 is a set of six string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed c. 1798–1800 and published in 1801. Written in his early period, these chamber works employ Classical-era forms and textures—including sonata principles, contrapuntal writing and scherzo-like movements—while introducing adventurous harmonies, motivic development and structural experiments that point towards the later Romantic quartet tradition.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    9:09
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
    8:53
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    3:15
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro
    6:17
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
    7:24
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro
    5:39
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio
    4:18
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
    5:13
  9. 9.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro
    7:08
  10. 10.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
    6:48
  11. 11.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro
    2:51
  12. 12.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto
    5:52

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    8:38
  2. 3.
    String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    6:43
  3. 4.
    String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegro) - Trio
    3:29
  4. 5.
    String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegretto
    4:28
  5. 6.
    String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
    6:34
  6. 7.
    String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto - Trio
    4:49
  7. 8.
    String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile
    9:35
  8. 9.
    String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
    6:27
  9. 10.
    String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    5:52
  10. 11.
    String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    6:29
  11. 12.
    String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio
    3:22
  12. 13.
    String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro)
    7:26

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