The Six Early Quartets, op. 18

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Cleveland Quartet

The Six Early Quartets, Op. 18 is a set of six string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed c. 1798–1800 and published in 1801. They exemplify Beethoven's early Classical style—rooted in the models of Haydn and Mozart—while expanding harmonic language and structural scope, and they foreshadow developments that feature prominently in his middle and late quartet writing.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    9:22
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
    9:53
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto - Trio
    3:12
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro
    6:37
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro
    7:49
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    7:03
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio
    4:10
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
    5:25

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro
    7:43
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto
    8:13
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro
    3:00
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto
    5:57
  5. 6.
    String Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:53
  6. 7.
    String Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    7:15
  7. 8.
    String Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio
    3:44
  8. 9.
    String Quartet for Strings no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro
    4:31

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro
    9:30
  2. 4.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: II. Menuetto. Trio
    4:40
  3. 5.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante aantabile
    9:41
  4. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro
    6:18
  5. 7.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    9:06
  6. 8.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    7:50
  7. 9.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:08
  8. 10.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio; Allegretto quasi allegro
    9:19

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