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Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets - The Hungarian Quartet / Erato 7x Audio CD 2017
UPC 0190295869274
The Hungarian Quartet, formed in 1935, embodied the very best of the Central European tradition of string-playing, and this cycle, recorded in Paris in the early 1950s, represents an essential staging post in the quest for Beethoven “These performances will give endless pleasure,” wrote Gramophone, “… the ensemble attack and technical proficiency of this quartet are beyond praise … and so is their grasp of the music.” These recordings have now been remastered from the original tapes in 24BIT-96kHz digital sound.
Tracklist:
| String Quartet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18/1 | ||
| 1-1 | Allegro Con Brio | 8:51 |
| 1-2 | Adagio Affettuose Appassionato | 8:37 |
| 1-3 | Scherzo (Allegro Molto) | 3:16 |
| 1-4 | Allegro | 6:30 |
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String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18/2 |
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| 1-5 | Allegro | 7:12 |
| 1-6 | Adagio Cantbile - Allegro | 6:13 |
| 1-7 | Scherzo (Allegro) | 4:14 |
| 1-8 | Allegro Molto Quasi Presto | 5:08 |
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String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, Op. 18/3 |
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| 1-9 | Allegro | 6:50 |
| 1-10 | Andante Con Moto | 7:24 |
| 1-11 | Allegro | 2:48 |
| 1-12 | Presto | 5:52 |
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String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18/4 |
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| 2-1 | Allegro Ma Non Tanto | 8:09 |
| 2-2 | Andante Scherzo Quasi Allegretto | 6:32 |
| 2-3 | Minuetto (Allegretto) | 3:04 |
| 2-4 | Allegro | 4:35 |
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String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18/5 |
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| 2-5 | Allegro | 6:21 |
| 2-6 | Minuetto | 4:03 |
| 2-7 | Andante Cantabile | 9:44 |
| 2-8 | Allegro | 5:57 |
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String Quartet No. 6 In B Flat Major, Op. 18/6 |
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| 2-9 | Allegro Con Brio | 5:41 |
| 2-10 | Adagio Ma Non Troppo | 7:55 |
| 2-11 | Scherzo (Allegro) | 3:07 |
| 2-12 | Adagio (La Melancolica) - Allegretto | 8:17 |
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String Quartet No. 7 In F Major ("Rasumovsky No. 1"), Op. 59/1 |
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| 3-1 | Allegro | 10:02 |
| 3-2 | Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando | 8:44 |
| 3-3 | Adagio Molto E Mesto | 12:34 |
| 3-4 | Allegro (Theme Russe) | 7:39 |
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String Quartet No. 8 In E Minor ("Rasumovsky No. 2"), Op. 59/2 |
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| 3-5 | Allegro | 9:11 |
| 3-6 | Molto Adagio | 11:27 |
| 3-7 | Allegretto | 6:25 |
| 3-8 | Finale (Presto) | 5:15 |
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String Quartet No. 9 In C Major ("Rasumovsky No. 3"), Op. 59/3 |
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| 4-1 | Andante Con Moto - Allegro Vivace | 9:44 |
| 4-2 | Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto | 9:00 |
| 4-3 | Minuetto | 5:15 |
| 4-4 | Allegro Molto | 5:56 |
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String Quartet No. 10 In E Flat Major ("Harp"), Op. 74 |
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| 4-5 | Poco Adagio - Allegro | 9:15 |
| 4-6 | Adagio Ma Non Troppo | 8:43 |
| 4-7 | Presto | 5:01 |
| 4-8 | Allegretto Con Variazioni | 6:48 |
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String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor ("Serioso"), Op. 95 |
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| 5-1 | Allegro Con Brio | 4:12 |
| 5-2 | Allegretto Ma Non Troppo | 6:19 |
| 5-3 | Allegro Assai Vivace, Ma Serioso | 3:54 |
| 5-4 | Larghetto Espressivo - Allegro Agitato - Allegro | 4:25 |
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String Quartet No. 12 In E Flat Major, Op. 127 |
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| 5-5 | Maestoso - Allegro | 5:41 |
| 5-6 | Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile | 12:53 |
| 5-7 | Scherzando Vivace | 8:10 |
| 5-8 | Finale | 6:09 |
| 5-9 | Fugue For String Quartet In B Flat Major ("Grosse Fuge"), Op. 133 |
14:29 |
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String Quartet No. 13 In B Flat Major, Op. 130 |
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| 6-1 | Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro | 13:09 |
| 6-2 | Presto | 1:59 |
| 6-3 | Andante Con Moto Ma Non Troppo | 5:42 |
| 6-4 | Alla Danza Tedesca (Allegro Assai) | 2:43 |
| 6-5 | Cavatine (Adagio Molto Espressivo) | 6:23 |
| 6-6 | Finale (Allegro) | 8:47 |
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String Quartet No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 131 |
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| 6-7 | Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo | 6:40 |
| 6-8 | Allegro Molto Vivace | 2:33 |
| 6-9 | Allegro Moderato - Adagio - Piu Vivace | 00:40 |
| 6-10 | Andante Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile | 11:58 |
| 6-11 |
Presto | 5:04 |
| 6-12 | Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante | 1:33 |
| 6-13 | Allegro | 6:15 |
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String Quartet No. 15 In A Minor, Op. 132 |
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| 7-1 | Assai Sostenuto - Allegro | 8:46 |
| 7-2 | Allegro Ma Non Troppo | 7:08 |
| 7-3 | Molto Adagio | 13:58 |
| 7-4 | Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace - Piu Allegro | 2:13 |
| 7-5 | Finale (Allegro Appassionato) | 6:10 |
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String Quartet No. 16 In F Major, Op. 135 |
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| 7-6 | Allegretto | 5:32 |
| 7-7 | Vivace | 3:15 |
| 7-8 | Lento Assai, Cantante E Tranquillo | 6:43 |
| 7-9 | Grave Ma Non Troppo Tratto - Allegro | 6:21 |
- Cello – Vilmos Palotai
- Viola – Denes Koromzay
- Violin – Alexandre Moskowsky, Zoltan Szekely
