Beethoven: Complete String Quartets: (1964-1970 Recordings)

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The set showcases two formations of the line-up, which changed during this period; founding member Robert Mann is the only performer common to both. The quartet’s approach to this repertoire... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020 More…

Release Date: 14th Feb 2020
Catalogue No: 19075992332
Label: Sony
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Diapason d’Or

April 2020

Réédition

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

Work length26:50

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

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III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin)

I. Allegro

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II. Adagio cantabile

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III. Scherzo. Allegro

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IV. Allegro molto quasi presto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3

Work length24:44

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin)

I. Allegro

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II. Andante con moto

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III. Allegro

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IV. Presto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

Work length21:48

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin)

I. Allegro ma non tanto

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II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

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III. Menuetto. Allegretto

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

Work length28:02

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin)

I. Allegro

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II. Menuetto

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III. Andante cantabile

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

Work length25:52

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Adagio ma non troppo

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III. Scherzo. Allegro

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IV. La malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro

Track length8:50

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'

Work length38:36

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola)

I. Allegro

Track length10:16

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II. Allegretto vivace e semore scherzando

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III. Adagio molto e mesto

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'

Work length33:31

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola)

I. Allegro

Track length8:44

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II. Molto adagio

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III. Allegretto

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IV. Finale. Presto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'

Work length28:27

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola)

I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

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II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto

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III. Menuetto. Grazioso

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IV. Allegro molto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'

Work length30:50

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola)

I. Poco adagio - Allegro

Track length8:35

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II. Adagio ma non troppo

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III. Presto

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IV. Allegretto con variazioni

Track length6:49

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'

Work length20:58

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Juilliard String Quartet, Claus Adam (violin), Raphael Hillyer (viola), Isidore Cohen (violin), Robert Mann (violin)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Allegretto, ma non troppo

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III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso

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IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127

Work length38:22

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Juilliard String Quartet, Earl Carlyss (violin), Claus Adam (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Samuel Rhodes (viola)

I. Maestoso - Allegro

Track length7:07

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II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

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III. Scherzando vivace

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IV. Finale

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

Work length38:03

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Juilliard String Quartet, Earl Carlyss (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Samuel Rhodes (viola), Claus Adam (violin)

I. Adagio, ma non troppo - Allegro

Track length10:06

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II. Presto - L'istesso tempo

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III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

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IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai

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V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

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VI. Finale. Allegro

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Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133

Work length14:45

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Juilliard String Quartet, Earl Carlyss (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Samuel Rhodes (viola), Claus Adam (violin)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Work length40:32

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Juilliard String Quartet, Earl Carlyss (violin), Claus Adam (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Samuel Rhodes (viola)

I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo

Track length6:35

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II. Allegro molto vivace

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III. Allegro moderato

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IV. Andante, a non troppo e molto cantabile; Più mosso; Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio; Allegretto; Adagio, ma non troppo e simplice; Allegretto

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V. Presto

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VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

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VII. Allegro

Track length6:53

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

Work length44:55

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Juilliard String Quartet, Earl Carlyss (violin), Claus Adam (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Samuel Rhodes (viola)

I. Assai sostenuto. Allegro

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II. Allegro ma non tanto

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III. Molto adagio

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IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace

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V. Allegro appassionato

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135

Work length26:03

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Juilliard String Quartet, Earl Carlyss (violin), Claus Adam (violin), Robert Mann (violin), Samuel Rhodes (viola)

I. Allegretto

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II. Vivace

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III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

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IV. Grave ma non torppo tratto. Allegro

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On the 'Sony Classical' label - In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year, Sony Classical is pleased to release the internationally renowned Juilliard String Quartet’s recordings of Beethoven’s String Quartets recorded from 1964-1970. The Juilliard String Quartet, which was founded in 1946 is one of the world’s most prestigious string quartets in the world. In February 2011, the quartet received the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award for its outstanding contributions to recorded classical music. This stunning mid-price box set will be the first ever international release of the Juilliard String Quartet’s 1964-1970 Beethoven cycle, in a single x9 CD edition. 6 LPs featured on the box set appear for the first time on CD, remastered from the original analogue masters using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology. The booklet includes a with new essay by string expert Tully Potter and full discographical notes.

Recording dates:

-op.18/1 - May 14/15 1968,

-op.18/2 - January 8/9, 1969,

-op.18/3 - January 8/9, 1969,

-op.18/4 - May 16, 1968,

-op.18/5 - May 22, 1968,

-op.18/6 - May 23, 1968,

-op.59/1 - May 12/18/19 1964,

-op.59/2 - May 4–6, 1964

-op.59/3 - May 19/20, 1964

-op.74 - Jan 5/6 1965,

-op.95 - March 18/19, 1970,

-op.127 - October 1–3 & December 10–12, 1969

-op.130 - February 25/26 & May 6, 1970,

-op.133 - March 20, 1970,

-op.131 - May 23, 1969 & October 29–31, 1969,

-op.132 - May 23 & October 29–31, 1969 & January 6–8, 1970

-op.135 - October 1–3, 1969

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June 2020

The set showcases two formations of the line-up, which changed during this period; founding member Robert Mann is the only performer common to both. The quartet’s approach to this repertoire divided audiences in the early years, and here we can witness something of its transformation.

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets

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