"Razumovsky" Quartets VII, VIII & IX

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Tokyo String Quartet

Razumovsky Quartets VII, VIII & IX are a set of three string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1806. They belong to his middle period and expand chamber-music forms with extended movements, adventurous harmonic language and greater technical demands on ensembles, marking an important step in the evolution of the early Romantic string quartet.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: I. Allegro
    11:04
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: II. Allegretto vivache e sempre scherzando
    9:13
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto
    12:18
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1: IV. Theme russe, Allegro
    8:05
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: I. Allegro
    10:14
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: II. Molto adagio
    12:27
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: III. Allegretto
    7:45
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: IV. Finale, Presto
    5:44

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: I. Introduzione, Andante con moto, Allegro vivache
    10:43
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    9:20
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: III. Menuetto, Grazioso
    5:23
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3: IV. Finale, Allegro molto
    5:51

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