Budapest String Quartet – Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets [7 SACDs] (1958-1961/2022) SACD ISO

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Tracklist:

Disc 1

String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
01. I. Allegro con brio (7:18)
02. II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (10:38)
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto – Trio (3:12)
04. IV. Allegro (6:24)
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
05. I. Allegro (5:45)
06. II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I (6:50)
07. III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio (4:12)
08. IV. Allegro molto quasi Presto (5:20)
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
09. I. Allegro (5:55)
10. II. Andante con moto (8:13)
11. III. Allegro – Minore – Maggiore (2:53)
12. IV. Presto (4:30)

Disc 2

String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
01. I. Allegro ma non tanto (7:05)
02. II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto (5:51)
03. III. Menuetto. Allegretto (4:31)
04. IV. Allegro – Prestissimo (4:39)
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5
05. I. Allegro (5:08)
06. II. Menuetto – Trio (5:27)
07. III. Andante cantabile – Var. I-V – Poco Adagio (10:42)
08. IV. Allegro (5:12)
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
09. I. Allegro con brio (4:56)
10. II. Adagio, ma non troppo (7:41)
11. III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio (3:24)
12. IV. La Malinconia. Adagio – Allegretto quasi allegro – Adagio – Allegretto -Prestissimo (9:27)

Disc 3

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 “Rasoumovsky”
01. I. Allegro (10:36)
02. II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando (9:23)
03. III. Adagio molto e mesto – attacca: (12:19)
04. IV. Theme russe. Allegro (6:13)
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 “Rasoumovsky”
05. I. Allegro (7:46)
06. II. Molto Adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento (13:58)
07. III. Allegretto – Maggiore (Theme russe) (5:20)
08. IV. Finale. Presto (5:41)

Disc 4

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 “Rasoumovsky”
01. I. Introduzione. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace (8:30)
02. II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto (9:36)
03. III. Menuetto. Grazioso – Trio – attacca: (5:15)
04. IV. Allegro molto (6:23)
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”
05. I. Poco adagio – Allegro (8:35)
06. II. Adagio, ma non troppo (9:42)
07. III. Presto – Piu Presto quasi prestissimo – Tempo I – attacca: (4:20)
08. IV. Allegretto con variazioni (6:38)
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
09. I. Allegro con brio (4:41)
10. II. Allegretto ma non troppo – attacca: (7:08)
11. III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Piu Allegro (4:44)
12. IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro (5:12)

Disc 5

String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127
01. I. Maestoso – Allegro (6:52)
02. II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio moltoespressivo – Tempo I (14:54)
03. III. Scherzando vivace – Presto – Tempo I (6:58)
04. IV. Finale. Allegro – Allegro comodo (6:36)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
05. I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo – attacca: (6:58)
06. II. Allegro molto vivace – attacca: (2:59)
07. III. Allegro moderato – attacca: (0:45)
08. IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Piu mosso – Andante moderato e lusinghiero – Adagio – Allegretto – Adagio ma non troppo e semplice – Allegretto – attacca: (13:42)
09. V. Presto – Molto poco adagio – Tempo I – attacca: (5:23)
10. VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante (1:57)
11. VII. Allegro (6:51)

Disc 6

String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130
01. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 I. Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro (10:01)
02. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 II. Presto (1:52)
03. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo (6:21)
04. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai (3:18)
05. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo (6:41)
06. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 VI. Finale. Allegro (7:31)
Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
07. Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major (16:48)

Disc 7

String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
01. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro (9:48)
02. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 II. Allegro ma non tanto (8:50)
03. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart. Molto Adagio – Andante – Molto Adagio. Mit innigster Empfindung (16:15)
04. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace – Piu Allegro – attacca: (2:21)
05. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 V. Allegro appassionato – Presto (6:26)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
06. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 I. Allegretto (6:40)
07. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 II. Vivace (3:11)
08. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (7:31)
09. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave. Muss es sein? – Allegro. Es muss sein! – Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro (7:15)

Personnel:
Budapest Quartet
Josef Roismann, 1st violin
Alexander Schneider, 2nd violin
Boris Kroyt, viola
Mischa Schneider, violoncello

Note:
(1-1)-(1-4) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 19-20.XI.1958
(1-5)-(1-8) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 26.XI.1958
(1-9)-(1-12) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 28.XI.1958
(2-1)-(2-4) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 28.XI & 8.XII.1958
(2-5)-(2-8) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 9,11.XII.1958
(2-9)-(2-12) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 15.XII.1958
(3-1)-(3-4) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 17-19.XI.1958
(3-5)-(3-8) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 18-19.XI.1958
(4-1)-(4-4) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 16.V.1960
(4-5)-(4-8) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 17.V.1960
(4-9)-(4-12) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 19.V.1960
(5-1)-(5-4) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 3.V.1961
(5-5)-(5-11) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 20.XI.1961
(6-1)-(6-6) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 2.V.1961
(6-7) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 2.V.1961
(7-1)-(7-5) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 27.XI.1961
(7-6)-(7-9) Recorded at the Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York City on 20.V.1960

DSD Mastering by Andreas K. Meyer, Swan Studios, New York from the original analogue master tapes

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Budapest String Quartet – Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets [7 SACDs] (1958-1961/2022) SACD ISO

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