BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS - Artemis String Quartet (7 CDs)

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This 2011 box set from the Artemis Quartet marks Virgin Classics' first complete cycle of Beethoven String Quartets. Over the past two seasons, the Berlin-based Artemis Quartet has been performing Beethoven around the world. The New York Times hailed them as "one of the most impressive of the new generation of string quartets," and has described their Beethoven performances as "organic... riveting... engrossing... brilliant." the first of the Artemis Quartet's Virgin Classics CDs of Beethoven Quartets was released in the Fall of 2005. Now, nearly six years later, the complete Beethoven cycle becomes available in a box of seven CDs, which includes two previously unreleased items: The quartet No 10, op 74, known as the 'Harp', and a transcription for string quartet, proudly made by Beethoven himself, of the Piano Sonata No 9, op 14. - Disc 1 -1 String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - I. Allegro Con Brio2 String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato3 String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - III. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) & Trio4 String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - IV. Allegro5 String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - I Allegro Ma Non Tanto6 String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - II Andante Scherzo Quasi Allegretto7 String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - III Minuetto (Allegretto)8 String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - IV Allegro9 String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - I. Allegro Con Brio10 String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo11 String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - III. Scherzo. Allegro12 String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - IV. La Malinconia. Adagio13 String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - V. Allegretto Quasi Allegro - Disc 2 -1 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - I. Allegro2 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - II. Adagio Cantabile3 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - III. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio4 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto5 String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - I. Allegro6 String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - II. Andante Con Moto7 String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - III. Allegro8 String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - IV. Presto9 String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - I. Allegro10 String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - II. Menuetto & Trio11 String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - III. Andante Cantabile12 String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - IV. Allegro - Disc 3 -1 String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - I. Allegro2 String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - II. Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando3 String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - III. Adagio Molto E Mesto4 String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - IV. Allegro (Thème Russe)5 String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - I. Allegro6 String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - II. Molto Adagio7 String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - III. Allegretto8 String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - IV. Finale (Presto) - Disc 4 -1 String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - I. Introduzione (Andante Con Moto)2 String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - II. Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto3 String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - III. Menuetto (Grazioso) & Trio4 String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - IV. Allegro Molto5 String Quartet Op.74 - I. Poco Adagio6 String Quartet Op.74 - II Adagio Ma Non Troppo7 String Quartet Op.74 - III. Presto8 String Quartet Op.74 - IV. Allegretto Con Variazioni9 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - I. Allegro Con Brio10 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - II. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo11 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - III. Allegro Assai Vivace, Ma Serioso12 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - IV. Larghetto Espressivo - Disc 5 -1 String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - I. Maestoso2 String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo, Molto Cantabile3 String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - III. Scherzando Vivace4 String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - IV. Finale5 String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo6 String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - II. Allegro Molto Vivace7 String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - III. Andante Moderato8 String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - IV. Andante Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile9 String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - V. Presto10 String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - VI. Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante11 String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - VII. Allegro - Disc 6 -1 String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo2 String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - II. Presto3 String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - III. Poco Scherzoso. Andante Con Moto Ma Non Troppo4 String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - IV. Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro Assai5 String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - V. Cavatina. Adagio Molto Espressivo6 String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - VI. Grosse Fuge Op.133. Ouverture. Allegro7 String Quartet Op.14 - I. Allegro Moderato8 String Quartet Op.14 - II. Allegretto9 String Quartet Op.14 - III. Allegro - Disc 7 -1 String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - I. Assai Sostenuto2 String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - II. Allegro Ma Non Tanto3 String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - III. Molto Adagio4 String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - IV. Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace5 String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - V. Allegro Appasionato6 String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - I. Allegretto7 String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - II. Vivace8 String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - III. Lento Assai E Cantante Tranquillo9 String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - IV. Grave Ma Non Troppo Tratto Show more