Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Die Streichquartette; Quintet, Op. 29; Große Fuge, Op. 133 (1993)
Cover Front Album
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Orchestra / Ensemble I Tokyo String Quartet
Length 569:27
Format CD
Genre Chamber; String Quartet
Index 77
Out of Print Yes
Musicians
Soloist Oundjian; Ikeda; Isomura; Harada; Zukerman
Credits
Producer Joanna Nickrenz
Label BMG/RCA
Catalog Line Red Seal
Track List
67:22
01 Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: I. Allegro con brio 09:44
02 Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: II. Adagio affetuoso ed appassionato 10:11
03 Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo: Allegero molto 03:40
04 Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: IV. Allegro 07:01
05 Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: I. Allegro 07:38
06 Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile 06:08
07 Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro 04:24
08 Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto 05:31
09 Quartet in F Major (after Piano Sonata, Op. 14, No. 1): I. Allegro moderato 06:24
10 Quartet in F Major (after Piano Sonata, Op. 14, No. 1): II. Allegretto 03:12
11 Quartet in F Major (after Piano Sonata, Op. 14, No. 1): III. Allegro 03:29
73:28
01 Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: I. Allegro 07:36
02 Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: II. Andante con moto 08:25
03 Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: III. Allegro 02:59
04 Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: IV. Presto 06:14
05 Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto 08:31
06 Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4: II. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto 07:03
07 Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4: III. Menuetto: Alegretto 03:44
08 Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4: IV. Allegro 04:28
09 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6: I. Allegro con brio 06:25
10 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo 07:05
11 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6: III. Scherzo: Allegro 03:21
12 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6: IV. La malinconia: Adagio - 03:16
13 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6: IV. Allegretto quasi allegro 04:21
62:41
01 Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: I. Allegro 06:52
02 Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: II. Menuetto 04:55
03 Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: III. Andante cantabile (Variazione) 09:56
04 Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5: IV. Allegro 06:43
05 Quintet in C Major, Op. 29: I. Allegro moderato 10:56
06 Quintet in C Major, Op. 29: II. Adagio molto espressivo 10:28
07 Quintet in C Major, Op. 29: III. Scherzo: Allegro 04:07
08 Quintet in C Major, Op. 29: IV. Presto 08:44
40:29
01 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro 10:58
02 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 09:24
03 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto 12:07
04 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky": IV. Theme russe: Allegro 08:00
66:53
01 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro 09:36
02 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasumovsky": II. Molto adagio 13:16
03 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasumovsky": III. Allegretto 07:50
04 Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasumovsky": IV. Finale: Presto 05:42
05 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio. Allegro 09:43
06 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo 09:10
07 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto. Piu presto quasi prestissimo 04:56
08 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Alegretto con variazioni 06:40
53:06
01 Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 3: I. Introduzione: Andante con moto. Allegro vivace 10:45
02 Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 3: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 09:49
03 Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 3: III. Menuetto: Grazioso 05:23
04 Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 "Rasumovsky" No. 3: IV. Allegro molto 06:03
05 Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serious": I. Allegro con brio 04:31
06 Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serious": III. Allegretto ma non troppo 07:05
07 Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serious": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 04:42
08 Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serious": IV. Larghetto espressivo. Allegretto agitato 04:48
75:30
01 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso. Allegro 06:40
02 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile 15:57
03 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace. Presto 08:28
04 Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale: Allegro con moto 06:58
05 Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non tanto 05:46
06 Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace 02:55
07 Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato 00:47
08 Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:32
09 Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto 04:58
10 Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante 02:00
11 Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro 06:29
58:50
01 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo. Allegro 13:32
02 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto 02:02
03 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo 06:57
04 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai 03:20
05 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo 07:15
06 Grosse Fugue, Op. 133 16:06
07 Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130: Finale [Rondo]: Allegro 09:38
71:08
01 Quartet in A Minor Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto. Allegro 09:46
02 Quartet in A Minor Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto 09:22
03 Quartet in A Minor Op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesans eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio; Neue Kraft fühlend: Andante 17:17
04 Quartet in A Minor Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace 02:21
05 Quartet in A Minor Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato 06:57
06 Quartet in F Major Op. 135: I. Allegretto 06:48
07 Quartet in F Major Op. 135: II. Vivace 03:25
08 Quartet in F Major Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 07:44
09 Quartet in F Major Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non troppo tratto 01:15
10 Quartet in F Major Op. 135: V. Allegro 06:13
Personal
Purchase Date 9/1/1998
Value $146.00
Store BMG
Condition 100%
Nationality German
Period Classical
Details
Studio Richardson Hall, Princeton, New Jersey
Catalog Number 09026-61621-2
Live No
Recording Date 12/1/1989
Spars DDD
Reissue No
Sound Stereo
Notes
Peter Oundjian: Violin
Kikuei Ikeda: Violin
Kazuhide Isomura: Viola
Sade Harada: Violincello

Pinchas Zukerman: Viola

Early Quartets: Essay: Roger Lustig
Middle Quartets: Essay: Eric Van Tassel
Late Quartets: Essay: Roger Lustig