The Middle String Quartets

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Cypress String Quartet

The Middle String Quartets is a set of string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1806 and 1810. They were written in his middle period and sit between his early and late styles, with greater structural complexity, more adventurous harmony and denser textures that expand the expressive range of classical chamber music.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
    10:18
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1 "Razumovsky": II. Allegro vivace e sempre scherzando
    9:24
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1 "Razumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto -
    12:36
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in F, op. 59 no. 1 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro (Thème Russe)
    8:12

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
    9:14
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": II. Molto adagio
    12:30
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": III. Allegretto
    7:08
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 "Razumovsky": IV. Finale: Presto
    5:38
  5. 6.
    String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    11:03
  6. 7.
    String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto
    9:36
  7. 8.
    String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": III. Menuetto: Grazioso - Trio
    5:03
  8. 9.
    String Quartet in C, op. 59 no. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto
    6:04

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet in E-flat, op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro
    9:36
  2. 4.
    String Quartet in E-flat, op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo
    9:01
  3. 5.
    String Quartet in E-flat, op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto
    5:10
  4. 6.
    String Quartet in E-flat, op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
    6:50
  5. 7.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio
    4:30
  6. 8.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
    7:13
  7. 9.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
    4:30
  8. 10.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
    4:47

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