String Quartets, Volume 2: Op. 18, nos. 3 and 4

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets, Volume 2: Op. 18, nos. 3 and 4 is a set of string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1801. Composed in the late 1790s, these Classical-era chamber works feature balanced formal structures, intricate conversational writing for the four instruments and early experiments in harmony and motivic development that point toward Beethoven's later, more individual style.
First released: 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro
    8:00
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto
    8:10
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro
    3:26
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto
    6:50
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    9:28
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: II. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
    7:31
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    4:41
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro
    4:27

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