Takacs Quartet – Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (2017) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Since its formation in 1975, the Takács Quartet has been recognized as one of the world’s leading string quartets. Their award-winning recordings include the complete Beethoven String Quartets for Decca, recorded between 2002 and 2004. Decca Classics celebrates the acclaimed quartet with this multi-media presentation of the Beethoven quartets on 7 CD and a 104-page booklet.

Tracklist

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