Beethoven - Budapest String Quartet / Complete Beethoven vinyl record cover

String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 / I. Allegro Con Brio

String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 / II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato

String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 / III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto

String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 / IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 / I. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 / II. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 / III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio

String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 / IV. Allegro Molto Quasi Presto

String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 / I. Allegro

String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 / II. Andante Con Moto

String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 / III. Allegro

String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 / IV. Presto

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 / I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 / II. Scherzo. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 / III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 / IV. Allegro - Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18 / I. Allegro

String Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18 / II. Menuetto

String Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18 / III. Andante Cantabile - Variations - Poco Adagio

String Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18 / IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 / I. Allegro Con Brio

String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 / II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo

String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 / III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio

String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 / IV. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto Quasi Allegro

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasoumovsky" / I. Allegro

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasoumovsky" / II. Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasoumovsky" / III. Adagio Molto E Mesto

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasoumovsky" / IV. Allegro - ThÃ¨me Russe

String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasoumovsky" / I. Allegro

String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasoumovsky" / II. Molto Adagio

String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasoumovsky" / III. Allegretto

String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasoumovsky" / IV. Finale - Presto

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Rasoumovsky" / I. Introduzione - Andante Con Moto - Allegro Vivace

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Rasoumovsky" / II. Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Rasoumovsky" / III. Menuetto - Grazioso - Trio

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 "Rasoumovsky" / IV. Allegro Molto

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso" / I. Allegro Con Brio

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso" / II. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso" / III. Allegro Assai Vivace Ma Serioso

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso" / IV. Larghetto - Allegretto Agitato

String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp" / I. Poco Adagio - Allegro

String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp" / II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo

String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp" / III. Presto - Piu Presto Quasi Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp" / IV. Allegretto Con Variazioni

String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127 / I. Maestoso - Allegro

String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127 / II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile

String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127 / III. Scherzando

String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127 / IV. Finale

String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 / I. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo - Allegro

String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 / II. Presto

String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 / III. Andante Con Moto, Ma Non Troppo

String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 / IV. Alla Danza Tedesca - Allegro Assai

String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 / V. Cavatina - Adagio Molto Espressivo

String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 / VI. Finale - Allegro ^1

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131 / I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Expressivo ^1

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131 / II. Allegro Molto Vivace ^1

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131 / III. Allegro Moderato ^1

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131 / IV. Andante Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile ^1

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131 / V. Presto ^1

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131 / VI. Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante ^1

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131 / VII. Allegro ^1

String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 / I. Assai Sostenuto - Allegro ^1

String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 / II. Allegro Ma Non Tanto ^1

String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 / III. Molto Adagio - Andante ^1

String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 / IV. Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace ^1

String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132 / V. Allegro Appassionato ^1

Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133 ^1

String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 / I. Allegretto ^1

String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 / II. Vivace ^1

String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 / III. Lento Assai, Cantante E Tranquillo ^1

String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 / IV. Der Schwer Gefasste Entschluss

Item UPC: 889854970628

Date First Available: April 13, 2018

Label: SONY (NAX615)

Beethoven

Budapest String Quartet / Complete Beethoven

Name: Beethoven - Budapest String Quartet / Complete Beethoven
Brand: Beethoven
SKU: 889854970628
Price: 39.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

ABOUT THE ALBUM

"The modern standard of performance in the Beethoven quartets was set by the Budapest String Quartet," wrote The New York Times. One of the 20th century's very finest chamber ensembles, the Budapest String Quartet recorded the complete Beethoven cycle three times - first on 78s in the 1940s, then between 1951 and 1952 in mono, and later in stereo. The 1951-52 cycle, which has acquired legendary status, is now reissued as a complete set, the first time that Sony Classical has published it in it's entirety since the first issue. The Budapest Quartet was the quartet in residence at the Library of Congress from 1938 until 1962, a position created so that they could make regular use of the Library's collection of Stradivarius instruments. Their regular performances at the Library all made use of these remarkable instruments, and the quartet also used them on these recordings, made in the Library itself. This Beethoven cycle has acquired legendary status. Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times wrote that his "favorite performances" of the six early Opus 18 quartets are the ones included here, "supple, luminous and insightful". NPR critic Lloyd Schwartz calls the entire cycle "my touchstone" for Beethoven quartet recordings. Founded 100 years ago in 1917, the Budapest Quartet was at the height of it's success in the early 1950s, under the leadership of first violinist Joseph Roisman. They had settled in the United States in 1938 at the same time as taking up their position at the Library of Congress, and they disbanded after 50 years in 1967.

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