String Quartets Volume 6: Complete Opus 18

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Borodin Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 18 is a set of six string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. Composed in his early period, they employ Classical forms and textures while introducing increased motivic development, bolder harmonic progressions, varied dynamics and intimate conversational interplay between instruments, marking an important step in Beethoven's development as a composer of chamber music.
First released: 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    9:48
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
    10:05
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro
    7:59
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto
    5:52
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
    8:02
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio, affettuoso ed appassionato
    12:01
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile
    9:12
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo, Allegro molto
    3:23
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro
    3:20
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro
    6:39
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto
    6:58
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
    7:12
  13. 13.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:53
  14. 14.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
    7:35
  15. 15.
    String Quartet in B-flat major Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    9:41
  16. 16.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo, Andante scherzoso quad allegretto
    6:48
  17. 17.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile, Allegro, Tempo I
    5:56
  18. 18.
    String Quartet in B-flat major Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    6:47
  19. 19.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto, Allegretto
    4:38
  20. 20.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo, Allegro
    4:42
  21. 21.
    String Quartet in B-flat major Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo, Allegro
    3:21
  22. 22.
    String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
    5:48
  23. 23.
    String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro
    4:22
  24. 24.
    String Quartet in B-flat major Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia, Adagio / Allegretto quasi allegro / Adagio / Allegretto / Poco adagio / Prestissimo
    8:14

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