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Beethoven: Die Streichquartette

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America's Guarneri Quartet recorded the complete string quartets of Beethoven twice -- once in stereo for RCA in the late '60s and then again in digital for Philips in the late '80s and early '90s. The earlier set was recorded at the height of the group's youthful fame, and the performances burn with passionate strength and sensuous energy. The later set, reissued here by Brilliant, was recorded at the first flush of the digital era, and the performances glow with musical wisdom and emotional maturity. Some listeners might prefer the earlier set's driven tempos and hard-edged ensemble; others might incline toward the later set's judicious tempos and smooth-cornered ensemble. There's no doubting the earnestness of either set's performances: Arnold Steinhardt, John Dalley, Michael Tree, and David Soyer are masterful musicians and ardent individualists who mean what they say and do what they say they'll do. While there have been many superlative recordings of Beethoven's complete quartets -- one thinks of the Old World charm of the Budapest Quartet's cycle, the New World energy of the Emerson, the Old Europe beauty of the Quartetto Italiano, the postwar intensity of the Alban Berg, or the pre-millennial rapture of the Quatuor Végh -- this later set by the Guarneri Quartet arguably ranks with them.

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String Quartet No. 1 in F, Op. 18 No. 1 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

1
1. Allegro con brio
00:09:44

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

2
2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
00:10:22

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

3
3. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
00:03:28

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

4
4. Allegro
00:06:27

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18 No. 2 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

5
1. Allegro
00:07:44

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

6
2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
00:05:38

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

7
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
00:04:08

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

8
4. Allegro molto, quasi presto
00:05:36

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

String Quartet No. 3 in D, Op. 18 No. 3 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

9
1. Allegro
00:07:56

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

10
2. Andante con moto
00:08:05

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

11
3. Allegro
00:02:52

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

12
4. Presto
00:05:47

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

DISC 2

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

1
1. Allegro ma non tanto
00:09:34

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

2
2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto
00:07:47

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

3
3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
00:04:09

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

4
4. Allegro
00:04:36

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

String Quartet No. 5 in A, Op. 18 No. 5 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

5
1. Allegro
00:07:01

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

6
2. Menuetto
00:06:02

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

7
3. Andante cantabile
00:10:14

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

8
4. Allegro
00:06:32

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

DISC 3

String Quartet No. 6 in B flat, Op. 18 No. 6 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

1
1. Allegro con brio
00:06:04

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

2
2. Adagio ma non troppo
00:07:06

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

3
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
00:03:18

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

4
4. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo)
00:08:44

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59 No. 1 - "Rasumovsky No. 1" (Ludwig van Beethoven)

5
1. Allegro
00:11:22

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

6
2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
00:10:07

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

7
3. Adagio molto e mesto
00:12:01

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

8
4. Thème russe (Allegro)
00:06:08

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

DISC 4

String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2" (Ludwig van Beethoven)

1
1. Allegro
00:10:21

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

2
2. Molto adagio
00:13:27

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

3
3. Allegretto
00:08:38

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

4
4. Finale (Presto)
00:05:44

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59 No. 3 - "Rasumovsky No. 3" (Ludwig van Beethoven)

5
1. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
00:10:57

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

6
2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
00:09:55

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

7
3. Menuetto (Grazioso)
00:05:30

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

8
4. Allegro molto
00:05:46

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer

℗ 1995 Universal International Music B.V.

DISC 5

String Quartet No. 10 In E flat, Op. 74 - "Harp" (Ludwig van Beethoven)

1
1. Poco adagio - Allegro
00:09:38

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

String Quartet No. 10 in E flat, Op. 74 - "Harp" (Ludwig van Beethoven)

2
2. Adagio ma non troppo
00:10:39

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

3
3. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo
00:05:07

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

4
4. Allegretto con variazioni
00:06:55

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

5
1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
00:06:22

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

6
2. Allegro molto vivace
00:02:56

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

7
3. Allegro moderato
00:00:46

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

8
4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto
00:14:38

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

9
5. Presto
00:04:58

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

10
6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
00:01:46

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

11
7. Allegro
00:06:40

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1989 Universal International Music B.V.

DISC 6

String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

1
1. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
00:13:37

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.

2
2. Presto
00:01:51

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.

3
3. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
00:07:24

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - John Newton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guarneri Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hein Dekker, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1988 Universal International Music B.V.

Album review

America's Guarneri Quartet recorded the complete string quartets of Beethoven twice -- once in stereo for RCA in the late '60s and then again in digital for Philips in the late '80s and early '90s. The earlier set was recorded at the height of the group's youthful fame, and the performances burn with passionate strength and sensuous energy. The later set, reissued here by Brilliant, was recorded at the first flush of the digital era, and the performances glow with musical wisdom and emotional maturity. Some listeners might prefer the earlier set's driven tempos and hard-edged ensemble; others might incline toward the later set's judicious tempos and smooth-cornered ensemble. There's no doubting the earnestness of either set's performances: Arnold Steinhardt, John Dalley, Michael Tree, and David Soyer are masterful musicians and ardent individualists who mean what they say and do what they say they'll do. While there have been many superlative recordings of Beethoven's complete quartets -- one thinks of the Old World charm of the Budapest Quartet's cycle, the New World energy of the Emerson, the Old Europe beauty of the Quartetto Italiano, the postwar intensity of the Alban Berg, or the pre-millennial rapture of the Quatuor Végh -- this later set by the Guarneri Quartet arguably ranks with them.

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