String Quartets Op. 59

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Guarneri Quartet

String Quartets Op. 59 are a set of three string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1806. They were composed during Beethoven's middle period and show greater harmonic experimentation and expanded formal structures compared with his earlier quartets.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 7 in F, Op. 59/1: Allegro
    11:25
  2. 2.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 7 in F, Op. 59/1: Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
    10:08
  3. 3.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 7 in F, Op. 59/1: Adagio molto e mesto
    12:01
  4. 4.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 7 in F, Op. 59/1: Thème russe. Allegro
    6:14
  5. 5.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2: Allegro
    10:23
  6. 6.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2: Molto adagio
    13:29
  7. 7.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2: Allegretto
    8:38
  8. 8.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59/2: Finale. Presto
    5:52

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 9 in C, Op. 59/3: Introduzione: Andante Con Moto – Allegro Vivace
    11:01
  2. 3.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 9 in C, Op. 59/3: Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    9:56
  3. 4.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 9 in C, Op. 59/3: Menuetto. Grazioso
    5:30
  4. 5.
    String Quartets Op. 59 «Rasoumovsky» No. 9 in C, Op. 59/3: Allegro molto
    5:47

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