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Beethoven: The Late String Quartets / Budapest Quartet


Release Date: 02/18/1997 
Label:  Bridge   Catalog #: 9072   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest String Quartet
Number of Discs: 3 
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Works on This Recording

1.
Quartet for Strings no 12 in E flat major, Op. 127 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest String Quartet
Period: Classical 
Written: 1823-1825; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 03/15/1941 
Venue:  Live  Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 
2.
Quartet for Strings no 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest String Quartet
Period: Classical 
Written: 1825-1826; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 04/08/1960 
Venue:  Live  Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 
3.
Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest String Quartet
Written: 1826 
 Date of Recording: 05/07/1943 
Venue:  Live  Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 
4.
Quartet for Strings no 15 in A minor, Op. 132 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest String Quartet
Period: Classical 
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 12/20/1945 
Venue:  Live  Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 
5.
Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest String Quartet
Period: Classical 
Written: 1825-1826; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 04/08/1960 
Venue:  Live  Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 
6.
Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest String Quartet
Written: 1826 
 Date of Recording: 03/16/1943 
Venue:  Live  Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 

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Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto
Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart. Molto adagio - Neue Kraft fuhlend Andante
Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Piu mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante con moto - Adagio molto espressivo
Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace - Presto
Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale

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