Beethoven: The String Quartets

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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
   7:01
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
   8:32
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
   3:10
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro
   5:41
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
   5:45
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
   6:17
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
   4:18
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
   5:38
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   Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro
   5:43
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
    7:58
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro
    3:08
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto
    4:51
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    6:36
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto
    5:37
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
    3:46
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro
    4:17
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
    4:50
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto
    4:55
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile
    10:16
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
    4:58
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
    4:29
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    7:37
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
    3:24
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo)
    8:37
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky No. 1" - 1. Allegro
    10:01
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky No. 1" - 2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
    8:29
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Rasumovsky No. 1" - 3. Adagio molto e mesto
    12:09
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    4. Thème russe (Allegro)
    6:38
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky No. 2": 1. Allegro
    8:22
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky No. 2": 2. Molto adagio
    11:35
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky No. 2": 3. Allegretto
    7:07
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky No. 2": 4. Finale (Presto)
    5:25
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky No. 3": I. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
    8:13
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky No. 3": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    9:23
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky No. 3": III. Menuetto (Grazioso)
    4:41
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Rasumovsky No. 3": IV. Allegro molto
    6:03
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro
    8:35
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo
    10:06
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto - Pi presto quasi prestissimo
    5:24
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
    6:57
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" - 1. Allegro con brio
    4:47
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 - "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
    6:53
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 - "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
    4:21
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 - "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo. Allegretto agitato
    4:41
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso. Allegro
    6:51
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    15:09
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace
    8:05
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale
    6:27
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B Flat Major, Op. 133: Overtura. Allegro. Meno mosso e moderato. Allegro. Fuga
    4:41
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133 - 2. Meno mosso e moderato (I)
    2:54
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133 - 3. Allegro molto e con brio (I)
    3:30
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133 - 4. Meno mosso e moderato (II)
    1:02
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133 - 5. Allegro molto e con brio (II)
    1:51
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133 - 6. Allegro
    1:27
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Adagio ma non troppo. Allegro
    8:31
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Presto
    1:54
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B Flat Major, Op. 133: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
    6:08
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B Flat Major, Op. 133: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro Assai
    2:41
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
    6:32
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    Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B Flat Major, Op. 133: VI. Finale. Allegro
    7:27
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    6:58
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
    3:05
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
    0:56
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile. Pi mosso. Andante moderato e lusinghiero. Adagio. Allegretto. Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice.
    14:17
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
    5:27
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
    2:04
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
    6:30
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto. Allegro
    10:26
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    7:41
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    3. Canzona di ringraziamento offerta alla divinità da un guarito, in modo lidico (Molto adagio) - Sentendo nuova forza (Andante)
    15:58
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace. Pi allegro. Presto
    2:16
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
    6:27
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
    6:42
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
    3:24
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    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
    8:10
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    4. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß (Grave - Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro)
    7:03

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