The Complete String Quartets / Die S盲mtlichen Streichquartette / Les quatuors 脿 cordes

by Alban Berg Quartett

The Complete String Quartets / Die S盲mtlichen Streichquartette / Les quatuors 脿 cordes cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 22 October 1999
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 4:16:24
  • Community rating: 4.26/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Valentin Erben, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hatto Beyerle, Thomas Kakuska, Gerd Berg

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Alban Berg Quartett's complete Beethoven string quartets, recorded for EMI across the 1980s, are gathered in this box set. The Viennese quartet's cycle is among the most respected modern accounts of the sixteen quartets at the centre of the chamber repertoire.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, complex, melodic, orchestral, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (8:10)
  2. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (5:58)
  3. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (4:22)
  4. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (5:59)
  5. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": I. Allegro con brio (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (4:14)
  6. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, (6:38)
  7. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso (Live at Konzerthau (4:24)
  8. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato (Live at Ko (5:10)
  9. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (6:34)
  10. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (4:34)
  11. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (9:44)
  12. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (5:30)
  13. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (9:31)
  14. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (8:29)
  15. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (15:21)
  16. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (2:08)
  17. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale. Allegro appasionato (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (6:47)
  18. Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133 (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (15:32)
  19. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (9:57)
  20. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": II. Molto adagio (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (12:27)
  21. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": III. Allegretto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (6:37)
  22. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": IV. Finale. Presto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (6:00)
  23. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (5:59)
  24. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (6:30)
  25. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (3:10)
  26. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro (Live at Konze (8:56)
  27. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (6:19)
  28. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (3:20)
  29. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante tranquillo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (8:27)
  30. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (7:02)
  31. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace (Live at (10:22)
  32. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto (Live at Konzerthaus, (9:26)
  33. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": III. Menuetto. Grazioso (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989 (4:58)
  34. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (6:51)
  35. Speech by G眉nter Pichler (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989) (2:50)
  36. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.198 (8:08)

Credits

  • Ludwig van Beethoven - primary artist, composed by
  • Alban Berg Quartett - primary artist, ensemble
  • Neil Gower - illustration [front cover]
  • G眉nter Pichler - violin [1st]
  • Gerhard Schulz - violin [2nd]
  • Johann-Nikolaus Matthes - engineer
  • Bernard Jacobson - liner notes
  • Dennis Collins - liner notes [french translation]
  • Gudrun Meier - liner notes [german translation]
  • J眉rgen Dohm - liner notes [german translation]
  • Gerd Berg - producer

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