Early String Quartets op. 18

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Fine Arts Quartet

Early String Quartets Op. 18 is a set of six string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. Rooted in the Classical era, the works feature clear textures, balanced forms and conversational interplay between the instruments while introducing bold harmonic turns and motivic development that point towards Beethoven's later, more adventurous chamber music and represent an early stage in his compositional development.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18, no. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    9:25
  2. 2.
    Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18, no. 1: II. Adagio affetuoso ed appassionato
    9:37
  3. 3.
    Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18, no. 1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
    3:27
  4. 4.
    Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18, no. 1: IV. Allegro
    6:13
  5. 5.
    Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: I. Allegro
    7:23
  6. 6.
    Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    6:19
  7. 7.
    Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
    4:08
  8. 8.
    Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto
    5:39
  9. 9.
    Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18, no. 3: I. Allegro
    5:34
  10. 10.
    Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18, no. 3: II. Andante con moto
    8:07
  11. 11.
    Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18, no. 3: III. Allegro
    3:01
  12. 12.
    Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18, no. 3: IV. Presto
    4:41

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18, no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    6:50
  2. 3.
    Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18, no. 4: II. Scherzo (Andante scherzoso quasi allegro)
    5:22
  3. 4.
    Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18, no. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
    4:01
  4. 5.
    Quartet no. 4 in C minor, op. 18, no. 4: IV. Allegro
    4:12
  5. 6.
    Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18, no. 5: I. Allegro
    4:59
  6. 7.
    Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18, no. 5: II. Menuetto
    5:17
  7. 8.
    Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18, no. 5: III. Andante cantabile
    10:17
  8. 9.
    Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18, no. 5: IV. Allegro
    4:48
  9. 10.
    Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    5:57
  10. 11.
    Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6: II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
    6:51
  11. 12.
    Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
    3:09
  12. 13.
    Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6: IV. La Malinconia (Adagio-Allegretto quasi allegro)
    7:56

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