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Special offer. Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. Grosse Fuge)

Takács Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. Grosse Fuge)

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Gramophone Magazine, June 2017

Special offer. Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. Grosse Fuge)

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I attended some of these sessions and can still recall the forensic care and commitment the Takács brought to these works.

Gramophone Magazine, June 2017

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Since its formation in 1975, the Takács Quartet has been recognised 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. The complete repertoire has been remastered from the original tapes

  • Release date: 24th Mar 2017
  • Label: Decca
  • Catalogue number: 4831607
  • Length: 8 hours 31 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Work length27:26
1. Allegro con brio
Track length8:42
2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Track length9:06
3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Track length3:08
4. Allegro
Track length6:30
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
Work length22:59
1. Allegro
Track length7:00
2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
Track length6:31
3. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length4:15
4. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Track length5:13
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
Work length23:38
1. Allegro
Track length7:37
2. Andante con moto
Track length7:15
3. Allegro
Track length2:34
4. Presto
Track length6:12
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
Work length22:15
1. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length8:11
2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto
Track length6:22
3. Menuetto. Allegretto
Track length3:30
4. Allegro
Track length4:12
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
Work length27:39
1. Allegro
Track length6:39
2. Menuetto
Track length5:14
3. Andante cantabile
Track length9:15
4. Allegro
Track length6:31
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Work length24:07
1. Allegro con brio
Track length6:03
2. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length6:43
3. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length3:05
4. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo
Track length8:16
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'
Work length39:40
I. Allegro
Track length10:09
II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Track length8:19
III. Adagio molto e mesto
Track length13:19
IV. Thème russe. Allegro
Track length7:53
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'
Work length40:27
I. Allegro
Track length13:24
II. Molto adagio
Track length14:58
III. Allegretto
Track length6:29
IV. Finale. Presto
Track length5:36
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'
Work length31:42
I. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
Track length10:39
II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Track length10:11
III. Menuetto. Grazioso
Track length4:54
IV. Allegro molto
Track length5:58
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'
Work length31:38
I. Poco adagio – Allegro
Track length9:40
II. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length10:54
III. Presto – Più presto quasi prestissimo
Track length4:51
IV. Allegretto con variazioni – Un poco più vivace – Allegro
Track length6:13
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'
Work length20:32
I. Allegro con brio
Track length4:21
II. Allegretto ma non troppo
Track length6:59
III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso – Più allegro
Track length4:12
IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro
Track length5:00
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
Work length35:16
I. Maestoso – Allegro
Track length6:41
II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo
Track length14:30
III. Scherzando vivace
Track length7:34
IV. Finale. Allegro
Track length6:31
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
Work length42:57
I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro
Track length13:54
II. Presto
Track length1:56
III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
Track length6:25
IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
Track length3:09
V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Track length8:17
VI. Finale. Allegro
Track length9:16
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133
Work length14:33
I. Overture – Fugue 1 – II. Meno mosso e moderato – III. Interlude – Fugue 2 – IV. Meno mosso e moderato – V. Allegro molto e con brio – VI. Allegro
Track length14:33
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Work length38:49
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Track length7:59
II. Allegro molto vivace
Track length2:57
III. Allegro moderato
Track length0:42
IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length13:26
V. Presto
Track length5:02
VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Track length2:16
VII. Allegro
Track length6:27
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Work length42:51
I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
Track length8:55
II. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length8:32
III. Molto adagio. Heiliger Dankgesang – Andante. Neue kraft fühlend
Track length17:11
IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace – Più allegro
Track length2:05
V. Allegro appassionato – Presto
Track length6:08
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Work length24:37
I. Allegretto
Track length6:14
II. Vivace
Track length3:19
III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Track length7:51
IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro
Track length7:13

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    June 2017
    Editor's Choice
  • Grammy Awards
    45th Awards (2002)
    Best Chamber Music Recording

June 2017

I attended some of these sessions and can still recall the forensic care and commitment the Takács brought to these works.
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