Miro Quartet – Beethoven: Complete Works for String Quartet (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The Miró Quartet, generally considered as one of the most established US classical ensembles, makes its PentaTone debut with a complete recording of the Beethoven StringQquartets. Beethoven’s quartets truly stand at the centre of the repertoire, and present the summit for any quartet. Listening to Beethoven’s entire string quartet oeuvre – from the early Op. 18 volume and Rasumovsky-Quartets to the otherworldly and modern-sounding pieces written during his final years – is a life-changing experience, and so is performing them integrally. This collection offers the results of fifteen years of playing and recording Beethoven, and not only anticipates the 2020 commemoration of the composer’s 250th birthday, but also the 25th anniversary of the Miró Quartet itself.

Tracklist:

CD1
01. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
02. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appasionato
03. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
06. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile-Allegro
07. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
08. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
09. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro
10. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
11. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro
12. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

CD2
01. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
02. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
03. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Minuet. Allegretto
04. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
06. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto
07. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile
08. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
09. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
10. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
11. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
12. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio-V. Allegretto quasi allegro

CD3
01. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1”: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1”: II. Alegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
03. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1”: III. Adagio molto e mesto
04. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1”: IV. Thème russe. Allegro

CD4
01. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 2”: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 2”: II. Molto adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
03. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 2”: III. Allegretto-Maggiore. Thème russe
04. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 2”: IV. Finale. Presto
05. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 3”: I. Introduzione. Andante con moto-Allegro vivace
06. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 3”: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
07. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 3”: III. Menuetto grazioso
08. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Rasumovsky Quartet No. 3”: IV. Allegro molto

CD5
01. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco adagio-Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”: II. Adagio ma non troppo
03. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”: III. Presto
04. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”: IV. Allegretto con variazioni
05. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: I. Allegro con brio
06. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo
07. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
08. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo-Allegretto agitato

CD6
01. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso-Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
03. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzo. Vivace
04. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale. Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
06. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
07. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
08. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
09. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
10. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
11. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

CD7
01. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio, ma non troppo-Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto
03. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Poco scherzoso. Andante con moto ma non troppo
04. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
05. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
06. Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
07. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro

CD8
01. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: I. Assai sostenuto-Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: II. Allegro ma non tanto
03. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: III. Molto adagio
04. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
05. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”: V. Allegro appassionato-Presto
06. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
07. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
08. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Assai lento, cantante e tranquillo
09. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto-Allegro

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