The Late Quartets: Op. 127, 130, 131, 132, 135 and «Grosse Fuge» Op. 133

by Ludwig van Beethoven / Quartetto Italiano

Type: Compilation
Released: 1977
Label: Philips
Country: Italy
Length: 3:22:52
Community rating: 4.11/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This highly acclaimed Philips box set documents the revered Italian ensemble tackling the German composer's final, most radically advanced chamber works. The masterful, deeply communicative performances brilliantly navigate the profound emotional depths and terrifying structural complexities of the legendary late quartets.

Genres

Romanticism
Chamber Music
String Quartet

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, instrumental

Tracklist

String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro (7:07)
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile (15:46)
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace (8:37)
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale (6:52)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio, ma non troppo - Allegro (10:06)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto - L'istesso tempo (1:58)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo (6:51)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai (3:06)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo (7:35)
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro (8:27)
Great Fuge in B-Flat Major for String Quartet, Op. 133 (14:45)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo (6:35)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace (2:51)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato (0:55)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante, a non troppo e molto cantabile; Più mosso; Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio; Allegretto; Adagio, ma non troppo e simplice; Allegretto (15:32)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto (5:27)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante (2:19)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro (6:53)
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto. Allegro (9:55)
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto (8:49)
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio (17:43)
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace (2:02)
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato (6:26)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto (6:37)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace (3:19)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (8:49)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non torppo tratto. Allegro (7:18)