The Late String Quartets nos. 12-16

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Lindsay String Quartet

The Late String Quartets nos. 12-16 are a set of late string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1824 and 1826. Musically, the quartets feature advanced contrapuntal writing, expanded harmonic language and unconventional formal structures, representing a culminating development in Beethoven's chamber music that influenced subsequent generations of composers.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
    7:36
  2. 2.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante con moto
    18:58
  3. 3.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzando. Vivace
    8:48
  4. 4.
    Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: IV. Finale
    6:49

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
    14:35
  2. 3.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: II. Presto
    2:02
  3. 4.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo - Poco scherzoso
    6:41
  4. 5.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca - Allegro assai
    3:22
  5. 6.
    Quartet no. 13 in B-flat major, op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
    8:38
  6. 7.
    Große Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
    16:02
  7. 8.
    Alternative Finale to String Quartet, op. 130
    9:48

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    9:22
  2. 4.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
    3:06
  3. 5.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
    0:57
  4. 6.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
    15:57
  5. 7.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto - Molto poco adagio
    5:25
  6. 8.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
    2:21
  7. 9.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro
    6:50

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
    10:20
  2. 5.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    8:43
  3. 6.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. A Convalescent's Holy Song of Thanksgiving to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode. Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio - Andante - Molto adagio. Mit innigster Empfindung
    18:07
  4. 7.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, vivace assai - Più allegro
    2:04
  5. 8.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto
    6:25
  6. 9.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: I. Allegretto
    6:45
  7. 10.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: II. Vivace
    3:21
  8. 11.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, e cantante tranquillo
    9:14
  9. 12.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 16 in F major, op. 135: IV. The Difficult Decision. Grave, ma non troppo tanto "Must It Be?" - Allegro "It Must Be!" - Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
    7:26

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