String Quartets Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky", Op. 74 "Harp" / Great Fugue in B-flat minor

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Budapest String Quartet

This release is a collection of chamber works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1806 and 1825. The works exemplify Beethoven's middle-to-late period string-quartet writing, blending robust motivic development, expanded formal structures and dense contrapuntal textures that widened the expressive and structural possibilities of the quartet repertoire.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    8:31
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    9:33
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Grazioso
    5:15
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: IV. Allegro molto
    6:28
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74: I. Poco adagio - Allegro
    8:33
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    9:40
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74: III. Presto
    4:20
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 IV. Allegretto con variazioni
    6:46
  9. 9.
    Great Fugue in B-flat major, Op. 133: Overtura. Allegro - Fuga
    16:43

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