The Middle Quartets

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Calidore String Quartet

The Middle Quartets is a set of string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1805 and 1810. They belong to Beethoven's middle period and bridge his early Classical influences and later experimental approach, featuring expanded forms, intensified motivic development and structural innovations that shaped the string quartet repertoire.
First released: 13th September 2024

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 8, op. 59 no. 2 ’Second Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: I. Allegro
    9:26
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 10, op. 74 ’Harp’: I. Poco adagio - Allegro
    9:41
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 7, op. 59 no. 1 ’First Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: I. Allegro
    10:04
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 10, op. 74 ’Harp’: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    10:13
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 7, op. 59 no. 1 ’First Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
    8:31
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 8, op. 59 no. 2 ’Second Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: II. Molto adagio
    13:03
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 10, op. 74 ’Harp’: III. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo
    4:57
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 8, op. 59 no. 2 ’Second Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: III. Allegretto
    6:56
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 7, op. 59 no. 1 ’First Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: III. Adagio molto e mesto
    12:55
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 7, op. 59 no. 1 ’First Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: IV. Allegro (Russian Theme)
    8:04
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 9, op. 59 no. 3 ’Third Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: I. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    10:54
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 10, op. 74 ’Harp’: IV. Allegretto con variazioni
    6:45
  13. 13.
    String Quartet no. 9, op. 59 no. 3 ’Third Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    9:06
  14. 14.
    String Quartet no. 8, op. 59 no. 2 “Second Rasumowsky‐Quartet”: IV. Finale - Presto
    5:29
  15. 15.
    String Quartet no. 11, op. 95 ’Serioso’: II. Allegretto ma non troppo
    7:32
  16. 16.
    String Quartet no. 9, op. 59 no. 3 ’Third Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: III. Menuetto & Trio
    5:14
  17. 17.
    String Quartet no. 11, op. 95 ’Serioso’: I. Allegro con brio
    4:21
  18. 18.
    String Quartet no. 11, op. 95 ’Serioso’: III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
    4:39
  19. 19.
    String Quartet no. 11, op. 95 ’Serioso’: IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
    4:49
  20. 20.
    String Quartet no. 9, op. 59 no. 3 ’Third Rasumowsky‐Quartet’: IV. Allegro molto
    5:46

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