tracks

String Quartet No.1 In F Major, Op.18/1
I Allegro Con Brio
II Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
III Scherzo, Allegro Molto
IV Allegro
String Quartet No.2 In G Major, Op.18/2
I Allegro
II Adagio Cantabile - Allegro
III Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio
IV Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto
String Quartet In F Major After Piano Sonata, Op.14/1
I Allegro Moderato
II Allegretto
III Allegro
String Quartet No.3 In D Major, Op.18/3
I Allegro
II Andante Con Moto
III Allegro
IV Presto
String Quartet No.4 In C Minor, Op.18/4
I Allegro Ma Non Tanto
II Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
III Menuetto (Allegro) - Trio
IV Allegretto
String Quartet No.6 In B Flat Major, Op.18/6
I Allegro Con Brio
II Adagio Ma Non Troppo
III Scherzo, Allegro
IV La Malinconia. Adagio —
Allegretto Quasi Allegro
String Quartet No.5 In A Major, Op.18/5
I Allegro
II Menuetto
III Andante Cantabile
IV Allegro
String Quintet In C Major, Op. 29
Allegro
Adagio Molto Espressivo
Scherzo. Allegro
Presto
String Quartet No. 7 In F Major Op. 59/1 "Rasumovsky"
I Allegro
II Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando
III Adagio Molto E Mesto
IV Thème Russe. Allegro
String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op.59/2, "Razumovsky"
I Allegro
II Molto Adagio
III Allegretto — Maggiore (Thème Russe)
IV Finale. Presto
String Quartet No.10 In E Flat Major, Op.74 "Harp"
I Poco Adagio — Allegro
II Adagio Ma Non Troppo
III Allegretto — Più Presto Quasi Prestissimo
IV Allegretto Con Variazioni
String Quartet No.9 In C Major, Op.59/3, "Dedicated To Count Razumovsky"
I Introduzion. Andante Con Moto — Allegro Vivace
II Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto
III Menuetto Grazioso
IV Allegro Molto
String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.95
I Allegro Con Brio
II Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
III Allegro Assai Vivace Ma Serioso
IV Larghetto Espressivo — Allegretto Agitato — Allegro
String Quartet No.12 In E Flat Major, Op.127
I Maestoso — Allegro
II Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile — Andante Con Moto — Adagio Molto Espressivo — Tempo I
III Scherzando. Vivace
IV Allegro — Allegro Comodo
String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131
I Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo
II Allegro Molto Vivace
III Allegro Moderato
IV Andante, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile — Più Mosso — Andante Moderato E Lusinghiero — Adagio — Allegretto – Adagio, Me Non Troppo E Semplice — Allegretto
V Presto — Molto Poco Adagio
VI Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante
VII Allegro
String Quartet No.13 In B Flat Major, Op.130
I Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro
II Presto
III Andante Con Moto, Ma Non Troppo
IV Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro Assai
V Cavatina. Adagio Molto Espressivo
Große Fugue In B Flat Major For String Quartet, Op.133
VI Finale. Allegro
String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Op.132
I Assai Sostenuto — Allegro
II Allegro Ma Non Tanto
III Helliger Dankgesang Eines Generenen An Die Gottheit, In Der Lydischen Tonarto. Molto Adagio. Molto Adagio
IV Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace — Più Allegro
V Allegro Appassionato — Presto
String Quartet No.16 In F Major, Op.135
I Allegretto
II Vivace
III Lento Assai, Cantate E Tranquillo
IV Der Schwer Gefasste Entachluss. Grave. Muss Es Sein?
Allegro

notes

24 bit high resolution audio.

Recording: Richardson Hall, Princeton University, USA
1-1 to 1-4 April/May/September 1991
1-5 to 1-11 January/March - July 1992
2-1 to 2-4, 2-9 to 2-13 January/March-July 1992
2-5 to 2-8 April/May/September 1991
3-1 to 3-4 January/March-July 1992
3-5 to 3-8 January/March-July 1992
4-1 to 4-4 December 1989, January/May 1990
5-1 to 5-8 December 1989
6-1 to 6-8 December 1989/May 1980
7-1 to 7-11 September/November/December 1990 & April/May/June 1991
8-1 to 8-7 September/November/December 1990 & April/May/June 1991
9-1 to 9-10 September/November/December 1980 & April/May/June 1991

credits

Cello – Sadao Harada (tracks: 1-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 9-10)
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Ensemble – Tokyo String Quartet
Viola – Kazuhide Isomura (tracks: 1-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 9-10), Pinchas Zukerman (tracks: 3-5 to 3-8)
Violin – Kikuei Ikeda (tracks: 1-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 9-10), Peter Oundjian (tracks: 1-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 9-10)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At – Richardson Auditorium
Recorded At – Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0101983501-0101
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Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0101983509-0101
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