Beethoven: Quartets II

Beethoven: Quartets, Vol. 2

Alban Berg Quartett
EMI Classics 54592 (4 CDs)

Contents:

String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18 No. 2

1. Allegro
2. Adagio cantabile
3. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio
4. Allegro molto, quasi presto

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95

5. Allegro con brio
6. Allegretto ma non troppo
7. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
8. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro

String Quartet No. 5 in A, Op. 18 No. 5

9. Allegro
10. Menuetto & Trio
11. Andante cantabile
12. Allegro

String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

1. Allegro sostenuo - Allegro
2. Allegro ma non tanto
3. Molto adagio "Heiliger Dankgesang"
4. Alla Marcia, assai vivace
5. Allegro appassionato


6. Große Fuge in Bb, Op. 133

String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky"

1. Allegro
2. Molto adagio
3. Allegretto
4. Finale (Presto)

String Quartet No. 6 in Bb, Op. 18 No. 6

5. Allegro con brio
6. Adagio, ma non troppo
7. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio
8. Adagio (La Malinconia) - Allegretto quasi Allegro

String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135

1. Allegretto
2. Vivace
3. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
4. Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky"

5. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
6. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
7. Menuetto (Grazioso) & Trio
8. Allegro molto
9. Speech
10. Encore: Op.130 - V: Cavatina

Performers: Günter Pichler (violin), Gerhard Schulz (violin), Thomas Kakuska (viola), Valentin Erben (cello)

Playing time: 259'

Recording date: June 1989 (Vienna)

This cycle was recorded live over the course of consecutive evening concerts. Being live adds a nice energy to these quality interpretations.

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