The Late String Quartets, opp. 95, 127, 130–133 & 135

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Takács Quartet

The Late String Quartets, opp. 95, 127, 130–133 and 135 are a set of string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1810 and 1826. They feature dense contrapuntal textures, expanded harmonic language and formal experimentation alongside intimate, reflective passages, representing the culmination of Beethoven's late style and reshaping the possibilities of the string quartet in music history.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso – Allegro
    6:44
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo
    14:28
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace
    7:34
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: IV. Finale. Allegro
    6:24
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    7:58
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
    2:56
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
    0:42
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    13:27
  9. 9.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
    5:02
  10. 10.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
    2:17
  11. 11.
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
    6:30

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
    8:52
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:31
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio. Heiliger Dankgesang – Andante. Neue kraft fühlend
    17:10
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace – Più allegro
    2:03
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato – Presto
    6:02
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
    6:13
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
    3:16
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
    7:49
  9. 9.
    String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro
    7:19

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: I. Allegro con brio
    4:23
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo
    6:59
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Più allegro
    4:12
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro
    4:54
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro
    13:53
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: II. Presto
    1:55
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
    6:26
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
    3:08
  9. 9.
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
    8:17
  10. 10.
    Grosse Fuge, Op. 133: I. Overture – Fugue 1 – II. Meno mosso e moderato – III. Interlude – Fugue 2 – IV. Meno mosso e moderato – V. Allegro molto e con brio – VI. Allegro
    14:28
  11. 11.
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro
    9:19

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