String Quartets op. 59 no. 3 "Rasumovsky / op. 74 "Harp"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Alban Berg Quartett

String Quartets Op. 59 No. 3 and Op. 74 are chamber works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1806 and 1809 respectively. They exemplify Beethoven's middle-period expansion of the string quartet, featuring increased scale and formal ambition, dense contrapuntal writing and dramatic contrasts of mood and texture, with Op. 74's nickname 'Harp' referring to characteristic plucked accompaniments that colour its sound.

String Quartets op. 59 no. 3 "Rasumovsky / op. 74 "Harp" by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1987

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1.
String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ("Rasumovsky"): I: Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
8:08
2.
String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ("Rasumovsky"): II: Andante con moto quasi allegretto
10:09
3.
String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ("Rasumovsky"): III: Menuetto (Grazioso) & Trio / IV: Allegro molto
10:58
4.
String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 ("Harp"): I: Poco adagio - Allegro
9:24
5.
String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 ("Harp"): II: Adagio ma non troppo
9:30
6.
String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 ("Harp"): III: Presto / IV: Allegretto con Variazioni
11:35