Middle String Quartets

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Wihan Quartet

Middle String Quartets are a set of string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1801 and 1806. They are from his middle period and have longer movements and expanded formal structures that move the string quartet away from earlier classical models towards increased harmonic complexity and more focused motivic development that leads into his later quartets.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 59, No. 1: I. Allegro
    10:56
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 59, No. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
    8:51
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 59, No. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto
    13:24
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 59, No. 1: IV. Theme russe - Allegro
    6:50
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 14, No. 1: I. Allegro moderato
    6:18
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 14, No. 1: II. Allegro
    3:11
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 14, No. 1: III. Allegro
    3:32

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59, No. 2: I. Allegro
    9:47
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59, No. 2: II. Molto Adagio
    12:39
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59, No. 2: III. Allegretto
    6:39
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in E minor, op. 59, No. 2: IV. Finale - Presto
    5:42
  5. 6.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 59, No. 3: I. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    10:34
  6. 7.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 59, No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
    8:58
  7. 8.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 59, No. 3: III. Menuetto - Grazioso attacca
    4:43
  8. 9.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 59, No. 3: IV. Allegro molto
    6:20

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro
    9:16
  2. 4.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo
    9:39
  3. 5.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto
    5:06
  4. 6.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
    6:44
  5. 7.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio
    4:17
  6. 8.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
    6:57
  7. 9.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
    4:32
  8. 10.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
    5:12

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