String Quartets: op. 18 no. 6 in B-flat major / op. 59 no. 1 "Razumovsky"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Cleveland Quartet

String Quartets op. 18 No. 6 in B-flat major and op. 59 No. 1 'Razumovsky' are chamber works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1800 and 1806 respectively. They illustrate Beethoven's progression from his early classical roots into his middle period, exhibiting expanded formal structures, intensified motivic development and increased dramatic contrast that helped reshape the string quartet repertoire.

First released: 1993

Classical

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String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio
5:46
2.
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
6:56
3.
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
3:06
4.
String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio; Allegretto quasi allegro
8:15
5.
String Quartet in F major, op. 59 no. 1: I. Allegro
10:24
6.
String Quartet in F major, op. 59 no. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
9:03
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String Quartet in F major, op. 59 no. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto
12:33
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String Quartet in F major, op. 59 no. 1: IV. Thème Russe. Allegro
8:11