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Beethoven: The String Quartets [Box set]

~ Ludwig van Beethoven (Artist), Amadeus Quartet (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (11 Oct 1999)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 7
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN: B00002DEH2
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Disc 1:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. String Quartet No.1 in F, Op.18 No.1 - 1. Allegro con brio 7:01Album Only
Listen  2. String Quartet No.1 in F, Op.18 No.1 - 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato 8:32Album Only
Listen  3. String Quartet No.1 in F, Op.18 No.1 - 3. Scherzo (Allegro molto) 3:10£0.79
Listen  4. String Quartet No.1 in F, Op.18 No.1 - 4. Allegro 5:40£0.79
Listen  5. String Quartet No.2 in G, Op.18 No.2 - 1. Allegro 5:44£0.79
Listen  6. String Quartet No.2 in G, Op.18 No.2 - 2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I 6:17£0.79
Listen  7. String Quartet No.2 in G, Op.18 No.2 - 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 4:18£0.79
Listen  8. String Quartet No.2 in G, Op.18 No.2 - 4. Allegro molto, quasi presto 5:38£0.79
Listen  9. String Quartet No.3 in D, Op.18 No.3 - 1. Allegro 5:43£0.79
Listen10. String Quartet No.3 in D, Op.18 No.3 - 2. Andante con moto 7:58Album Only
Listen11. String Quartet No.3 in D, Op.18 No.3 - 3. Allegro 3:08£0.79
Listen12. String Quartet No.3 in D, Op.18 No.3 - 4. Presto 4:51£0.79


Disc 2:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 No.4 - 1. Allegro ma non tanto 6:35£0.79
Listen  2. String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 No.4 - 2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto 5:37£0.79
Listen  3. String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 No.4 - 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) 3:45£0.79
Listen  4. String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 No.4 - 4. Allegro 4:16£0.79
Listen  5. String Quartet No.5 in A, Op.18 No.5 - 1. Allegro 4:49£0.79
Listen  6. String Quartet No.5 in A, Op.18 No.5 - 2. Menuetto 4:54£0.79
Listen  7. String Quartet No.5 in A, Op.18 No.5 - 3. Andante cantabile10:15Album Only
Listen  8. String Quartet No.5 in A, Op.18 No.5 - 4. Allegro 4:58£0.79
Listen  9. String Quartet No.6 in B flat, Op.18 No.6 - 1. Allegro con brio 4:28£0.79
Listen10. String Quartet No.6 in B flat, Op.18 No.6 - 2. Adagio ma non troppo 7:36Album Only
Listen11. String Quartet No.6 in B flat, Op.18 No.6 - 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 3:24£0.79
Listen12. String Quartet No.6 in B flat, Op.18 No.6 - 4. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo) 8:36Album Only


Disc 3:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. String Quartet No.7 in F, Op.59 No.1 - "Rasumovsky No. 1" - 1. Allegro10:01Album Only
Listen  2. String Quartet No.7 in F, Op.59 No.1 - "Rasumovsky No. 1" - 2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 8:28Album Only
Listen  3. String Quartet No.7 in F, Op.59 No.1 - "Rasumovsky No. 1" - 3. Adagio molto e mesto12:08Album Only
Listen  4. String Quartet No.7 in F, Op.59 No.1 - "Rasumovsky No. 1" - 4. Thème russe (Allegro) 6:37£0.79
Listen  5. String Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2" - 1. Allegro 8:22Album Only
Listen  6. String Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2" - 2. Molto adagio11:35Album Only
Listen  7. String Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2" - 3. Allegretto 7:07Album Only
Listen  8. String Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2" - 4. Finale (Presto) 5:24£0.79


Disc 4:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 - "Rasumovsky No. 3" - 1. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace 8:13Album Only
Listen  2. String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 - "Rasumovsky No. 3" - 2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 9:23Album Only
Listen  3. String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 - "Rasumovsky No. 3" - 3. Menuetto (Grazioso) 4:41£0.79
Listen  4. String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 - "Rasumovsky No. 3" - 4. Allegro molto 6:03£0.79
Listen  5. String Quartet No.10 in E flat, Op.74 - "Harp" - 1. Poco adagio - Allegro 8:34Album Only
Listen  6. String Quartet No.10 in E flat, Op.74 - "Harp" - 2. Adagio ma non troppo10:05Album Only
Listen  7. String Quartet No.10 in E flat, Op.74 - "Harp" - 3. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo 5:23£0.79
Listen  8. String Quartet No.10 in E flat, Op.74 - "Harp" - 4. Allegretto con variazioni 6:57£0.79


Disc 5:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" - 1. Allegro con brio 4:47£0.79
Listen  2. String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" - 2. Allegretto ma non troppo 6:53£0.79
Listen  3. String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" - 3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 4:20£0.79
Listen  4. String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 - "Serioso" - 4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato 4:40£0.79
Listen  5. String Quartet No.12 in E flat, Op.127 - 1. Maestoso - Allegro 6:51£0.79
Listen  6. String Quartet No.12 in E flat, Op.127 - 2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile15:09Album Only
Listen  7. String Quartet No.12 in E flat, Op.127 - 3. Scherzando vivace 8:04Album Only
Listen  8. String Quartet No.12 in E flat, Op.127 - 4. Finale 6:27£0.79
Listen  9. Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.133 - Overtura (Allegro) - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga 4:40£0.79
Listen10. Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.133 - 2. Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio 2:54£0.79
Listen11. Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.133 - 3. Allegro molto e con brio - meno mosso e moderato 3:29£0.79
Listen12. Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.133 - 4. Meno mosso e moderato 1:01£0.79
Listen13. Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.133 - 5. Allegro molto e con brio 1:50£0.79
Listen14. Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.133 - 6. Allegro 1:26£0.79


Disc 6:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. String Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 - 1. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro 8:30Album Only
Listen  2. String Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 - 2. Presto 1:54£0.79
Listen  3. String Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 - 3. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando 6:07£0.79
Listen  4. String Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 - 4. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai) 2:40£0.79
Listen  5. String Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 - 5. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo) 6:32£0.79
Listen  6. String Quartet No.13 in B flat, Op.130 - 6. Finale (Allegro) 7:26Album Only
Listen  7. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 6:57£0.79
Listen  8. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 2. Allegro molto vivace 3:05£0.79
Listen  9. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 3. Allegro moderato0:55£0.29
Listen10. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Alleg14:17Album Only
Listen11. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 5. Presto 5:27£0.79
Listen12. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante 2:04£0.79
Listen13. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 - 7. Allegro 6:29£0.79


Disc 7:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132 - 1. Assai sostenuto - Allegro10:25Album Only
Listen  2. String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132 - 2. Allegro ma non tanto 7:41Album Only
Listen  3. String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132 - 3. Canzona di ringraziamento offerta alla divinità da un guarito, in modo lidico (Molto adagio) - Sentendo nuova forza (Andante)15:57Album Only
Listen  4. String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132 - 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro - Presto 2:16£0.79
Listen  5. String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132 - 5. Allegro appassionato 6:27£0.79
Listen  6. String Quartet No.16 in F, Op.135 - 1. Allegretto 6:42£0.79
Listen  7. String Quartet No.16 in F, Op.135 - 2. Vivace 3:23£0.79
Listen  8. String Quartet No.16 in F, Op.135 - 3. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 8:09Album Only
Listen  9. String Quartet No.16 in F, Op.135 - 4. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß (Grave - Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro) 7:02Album Only

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, 20 April 2001
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The level of commitment, passion and musicianship the Amadeus quartet show in the late quartets has never, in my opinion, been beaten. These are performances that will make you cry, with what counts as possibly the greatest music ever written. Of course, the early and middle quartets are as brilliant as you would expect from the Amadeus quartet, but the last five occupy a whole new world. Try listening to the cavatina from Op130, or the 'hymn of thanksgiving' from Op132 to get an idea of what music is capable of.
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3.0 out of 5 stars For devotess of the Amadeus Quartet or historical recordings, 9 Feb 2004
Being a Beethoven fan since childhood, I have built up my collection slowly over the years, cherishing each purchase as I did so. I've longed to listen to the Beethoven quartets for some time and finally decided to purchase a complete set. I did a bit of research on the web and decided that this collection by the Amadeus Quartet would be the one for me.

I am not a technical expert in classical music. I enjoy classical music and know what I like and dislike. I like blues too but can't play guitar like Stevie Ray Vaughan.

People who may purchase this box set will most likely be familiar with the music. I wasn't and loved every minute. This is truly great music.

Beethoven, in my view, offers the most joyous moments in music as well the most tragic. His music is both simple and complex, relaxing and stimulating. Listening to his quartets for the first time reinforced everything I have come to expect of Beethoven. Seven discs are a lot to take in. I would recommend newcomers to Beethoven's Quartets to take their time.

It's easier to talk about practicalities. This box set is wonderfully packaged in a quality box with a summary of contents on the back. Each disk has its own printed glossy cardboard sleeve with extensive info regarding track lists, running times, opus numbers etc. The booklet is well presented as is usual with classical music. There is a brief piece on the Amadeus Quartet and a reasonable amount of info summarising the quartets - standard stuff. I would have preferred more info on the Amadeus Quartet. They were seminal performers and this recording of theirs is generally regarded as one of the best ever complete cycles.

The quartets were recorded in stages during the early 1960's. As such, they do not stand up to modern state of the art recordings. This disappointed me. I wanted to have the glory of Beethoven wrapped in a sumptuous wave of audiophile quality. These are period recordings and you can tell. They would have been acceptable in their day, but not now. The sound is brittle and one-dimensional, lacking the depth and warmth of wooden stringed instruments. At times, the higher registers of the lead violin are penetrating and harsh. The cello is barely discernible and only makes its presence felt during bouts of heavy bowing. It is generally difficult to separate the four instruments, thus spoiling a major reason for enjoying such pieces. Recent listening to Radio 3's lunchtime concerts has demonstrated how these string quartets should sound, ignoring individual interpretations. Some discs are better than others, but overall fall well short of modern standards.

You need to decide if this would bother you or not. They are not bad recordings, but they are dated. There is still a surprising sense of scale and dynamics. Given the choice again, I would rather have a modern, good quality recording by any reasonable quartet than this one.

There are better reviews regarding the technicalities of the Amadeus Quartet that you should read. I have no reason to dispute them. My advice would be to decide if it's more important for you to have a modern recording of good or audiophile quality than one that is a dated gem.

Due to the dated sound quality, I have decided to award three stars. Initially, I thought three stars would be inappropriate due to the poor sound quality but after listening to these recordings and enjoying them so much it wouldn't have done justice to the quality of playing. Three stars are well deserved and serve as a warning to those who expect the very best of modern audiophile quality.

For devotees of the Amadeus Quartet, or music historians.

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