Hungarian Quartet – Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (1955/2017) [HDTracks FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

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

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
1 String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio 00:08:55
2 String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato 00:08:36
3 String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) 00:03:15
4 String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: VI. Allegro 00:06:34
5 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro 00:07:14
6 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro 00:06:13
7 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro) 00:04:15
8 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: VI. Allegro molto, quasi presto 00:05:13
9 String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro 00:06:53
10 String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto 00:07:23
11 String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro 00:02:48
12 String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto 00:05:55
13 String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto 00:08:12
14 String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo (Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto) 00:06:35
15 String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto (Allegretto) 00:03:04
16 String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro 00:04:38
17 String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro 00:06:24
18 String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto 00:04:04
19 String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile 00:09:46
20 String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro 00:06:00
21 String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio 00:05:44
22 String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo 00:07:55
23 String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo (Allegro) 00:03:07
24 String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. Adagio (La Malinconia) – Allegretto quasi allegro 00:08:19
25 String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro 00:10:05
26 String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, “Razumovsky”: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 00:08:45
27 String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, “Razumovsky”: III. Adagio molto e mesto 00:12:34
28 String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, “Razumovsky”: IV. Allegro (Thème russe) 00:07:41
29 String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, “Razumovsky”: I. Allegro 00:09:13
30 String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, “Razumovsky”: II. Molto adagio 00:11:27
31 String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, “Razumovsky”: III. Allegretto 00:06:27
32 String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2, “Razumovsky”: IV. Finale (Presto) 00:05:18
33 String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, “Razumovsky”: I. Introduzione (Andante con moto – Allegro vivace) 00:09:47
34 String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, “Razumovsky”: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 00:09:00
35 String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, “Razumovsky”: III. Menuetto (Grazioso) 00:05:15
36 String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, “Razumovsky”: IV. Allegro molto 00:05:59
37 String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”: I. Poco adagio – Allegro 00:09:17
38 String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo 00:08:44
39 String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”: III. Presto 00:05:01
40 String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con variazioni 00:06:50
41 String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Quartetto serioso”: I. Allegro con brio 00:04:15
42 String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Quartetto serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo 00:06:19
43 String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Quartetto serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso 00:03:55
44 String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Quartetto serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro 00:04:28
45 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso – Allegro 00:05:45
46 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile 00:12:55
47 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace 00:08:12
48 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale 00:06:11
49 Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133 00:14:31
50 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro 00:13:10
51 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto 00:01:58
52 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo 00:05:42
53 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai) 00:02:43
54 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo) 00:06:22
55 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale (Allegro) 00:08:52
56 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 00:06:42
57 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace 00:02:33
58 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro molto moderato – Adagio – Più vivace 00:00:40
59 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 00:12:00
60 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto 00:05:04
61 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante 00:01:32
62 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro 00:06:20
63 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro 00:08:49
64 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto 00:07:09
65 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio 00:13:57
66 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace 00:02:14
67 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale (Allegro appassionato) 00:06:14
68 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto 00:05:36
69 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace 00:03:15
70 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantate et tranquillo 00:06:45
71 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto – Allegro 00:06:24