The Late Quartets

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Calidore String Quartet

The Late Quartets are a set of late-period string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1824 and 1826. They represent the culmination of his chamber-music output, characterised by expanded harmonic language, dense contrapuntal writing, unconventional formal designs and deeply introspective slow movements that had a significant influence on the development of later Romantic and modern chamber music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso
    7:06
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    15:22
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace
    8:02
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale. Allegro
    7:10
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    6:48
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
    2:54
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
    0:43
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    13:26
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto
    5:01
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
    1:59
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro
    6:38

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro
    13:39
  2. 3.
    String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
    1:59
  3. 4.
    String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
    6:55
  4. 5.
    String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)
    3:24
  5. 6.
    String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
    7:00
  6. 7.
    Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
    15:32
  7. 8.
    String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro
    10:13

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
    9:57
  2. 4.
    String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    9:01
  3. 5.
    String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Molto adagio
    17:32
  4. 6.
    String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
    2:17
  5. 7.
    String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
    6:41
  6. 8.
    String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto
    6:38
  7. 9.
    String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace
    3:15
  8. 10.
    String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
    7:48
  9. 11.
    String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto – Allegro
    6:43

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