The Early String Quartets op. 18 nos. 1-6

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Tokyo String Quartet

The Early String Quartets, Op. 18, are a set of six string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. The works combine Classical-period balance and clear contrapuntal textures with early signs of Beethoven's expanding harmonic language and structural ambition, and they occupy a transitional place in his output as he moved from Classical models towards his middle-period innovations.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    9:44
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
    10:11
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    3:40
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro
    7:01
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
    7:38
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    6:08
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    4:24
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto
    5:31
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in F major (after Piano Sonata, Op. 14 No. 1): I. Allegro moderato
    6:24
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in F major (after Piano Sonata, Op. 14 No. 1): II. Allegretto
    3:12
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in F major (after Piano Sonata, Op. 14 No. 1): III. Allegro
    3:29

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro
    7:36
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
    8:25
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro
    2:59
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto
    6:14
  5. 6.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:31
  6. 7.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    7:03
  7. 8.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    3:44
  8. 9.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro
    4:28
  9. 10.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    6:25
  10. 11.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    7:05
  11. 12.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:21
  12. 13.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IVa. La malinconia. Adagio
    3:16
  13. 14.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6: IVb. Allegretto quasi allegro
    4:21

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
    6:52
  2. 4.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto
    4:55
  3. 5.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile (Variazioni)
    9:56
  4. 6.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
    6:43
  5. 7.
    Quintet in C major, Op. 29: I. Allegro moderato
    10:56
  6. 8.
    Quintet in C major, Op. 29: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    10:28
  7. 9.
    Quintet in C major, Op. 29: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    4:07
  8. 10.
    Quintet in C major, Op. 29: IV. Presto
    8:44

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