String Quartets, op. 18

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Jerusalem Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 18 is a set of six string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. They are rooted in the Classical string quartet tradition with clear textures and balanced forms, and they show Beethoven's increased use of bold harmonic turns and concentrated motivic development that lead into his middle-period works.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 3 in D major: I. Allegro
    7:26
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 3 in D major: II. Andante con moto
    7:05
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 3 in D major: III. Allegro
    2:38
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 3 in D major: IV. Presto
    6:22
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major: I. Allegro con brio
    8:47
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
    8:39
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio
    3:20
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 1 in F major: IV. Allegro
    6:21
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 2 in G major: I. Allegro
    7:28
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 2 in G major: II. Adagio cantabile
    6:02
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 2 in G major: III. Scherzo
    4:45
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 2 in G major: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
    5:17

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:18
  2. 3.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor: II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto
    7:21
  3. 4.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor: III. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio
    3:12
  4. 5.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C minor: IV. Allegretto
    4:14
  5. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major: I. Allegro
    9:29
  6. 7.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major: II. Menuetto - Trio
    4:34
  7. 8.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major: III. Andante cantabile
    9:00
  8. 9.
    String Quartet no. 5 in A major: IV. Allegro
    6:13
  9. 10.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major: I. Allegro con brio
    8:22
  10. 11.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    6:29
  11. 12.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major: III. Scherzo
    3:26
  12. 13.
    String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat major: IV. La Malinconia - Allegretto quasi Allegro
    7:52

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