String Quartets op. 59 "Rasumowsky"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Vermeer Quartet

String Quartets Op. 59 'Rasumowsky' is a set of three string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1805–1806 and published in 1806. They exemplify Beethoven's middle-period expansion of the string quartet, featuring extended forms, wide harmonic exploration, intensified motivic development and marked contrasts of texture and character that reshaped expectations for the genre.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Streichquartett Nr. 7 F-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 1: I. Allegro
    11:13
  2. 2.
    Streichquartett Nr. 7 F-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
    9:46
  3. 3.
    Streichquartett Nr. 7 F-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto
    14:54
  4. 4.
    Streichquartett Nr. 7 F-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 1: IV. Thème russe: Allegro
    8:07

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Streichquartett Nr. 8 E-Moll "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 2: I. Allegro
    10:14
  2. 3.
    Streichquartett Nr. 8 E-Moll "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 2: II. Molto adagio
    13:46
  3. 4.
    Streichquartett Nr. 8 E-Moll "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 2: III. Allegretto - Maggiore
    7:44
  4. 5.
    Streichquartett Nr. 8 E-Moll "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 2: IV. Finale: Presto
    5:50
  5. 6.
    Streichquartett Nr. 9 C-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 3: I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    10:08
  6. 7.
    Streichquartett Nr. 9 C-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    9:34
  7. 8.
    Streichquartett Nr. 9 C-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 3: III. Menuetto: Grazioso
    5:19
  8. 9.
    Streichquartett Nr. 9 C-Dur "Rasumowsky", op. 59 Nr. 3: IV. Allegro molto
    6:12

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