Beethoven: Streichquartette, Opp. 95, 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135 Amadeus Quartet

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.95 - "Serioso":
• 1 String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.95 - "Serioso": 1. Allegro con brio 04:47
• 2 String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.95 - "Serioso": 2. Allegretto ma non troppo 06:53
• 3 String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.95 - "Serioso": 3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 04:21
• 4 String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.95 - "Serioso": 4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato 04:41
• String Quartet No.12 In E Flat Major, Op.127:
• 5 String Quartet No.12 In E Flat Major, Op.127: 1. Maestoso - Allegro 06:51
• 6 String Quartet No.12 In E Flat Major, Op.127: 2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile 15:09
• 7 String Quartet No.12 In E Flat Major, Op.127: 3. Scherzando vivace 08:05
• 8 String Quartet No.12 In E Flat Major, Op.127: 4. Finale 06:27
• Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133:
• 9 Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133: Overtura (Allegro) - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga 04:41
• 10 Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133: 2. Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio 02:54
• 11 Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133: 3. Allegro molto e con brio - meno mosso e moderato 03:30
• 12 Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133: 4. Meno mosso e moderato 01:02
• 13 Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133: 5. Allegro molto e con brio 01:51
• 14 Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op.133: 6. Allegro 01:27
• String Quartet In B Flat, Op.130:
• 15 String Quartet In B Flat, Op.130: 1. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro 08:31
• 16 String Quartet In B Flat, Op.130: 2. Presto 01:54
• 17 String Quartet In B Flat, Op.130: 3. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando 06:08
• 18 String Quartet In B Flat, Op.130: 4. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai) 02:41
• 19 String Quartet In B Flat, Op.130: 5. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo) 06:32
• 20 String Quartet In B Flat, Op.130: 6. Finale (Allegro) 07:27
• String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131:
• 21 String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131: 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 06:58
• 22 String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131: 2. Allegro molto vivace 03:05
• 23 String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131: 3. Allegro moderato 00:56
• 24 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 14:17
• 25 String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131: 5. Presto 05:27
• 26 String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131: 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante 02:04
• 27 String Quartet No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.131: 7. Allegro 06:30
• String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Op.132:
• 28 String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Op.132: 1. Assai sostenuto - Allegro 10:26
• 29 String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Op.132: 2. Allegro ma non tanto 07:41
• 30 String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Op.132: 3. Canzona di ringraziamento offerta alla divinità da un guarito, in modo lidico (Molto adagio) - Sentendo nuova forza (Andante) 15:58
• 31 String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Op.132: 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro - Presto 02:16
• 32 String Quartet No.15 In A Minor, Op.132: 5. Allegro appassionato 06:27
• String Quartet No.16 In F Major, Op. 135:
• 33 String Quartet No.16 In F Major, Op. 135: 1. Allegretto 06:42
• 34 String Quartet No.16 In F Major, Op. 135: 2. Vivace 03:24
• 35 String Quartet No.16 In F Major, Op. 135: 3. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 08:10
• 36 String Quartet No.16 In F Major, Op. 135: 4. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß (Grave - Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro) 07:03
• Total Runtime 03:33:16

Info for Beethoven: Streichquartette, Opp. 95, 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135

Amadeus Quartet
English string quartet (1948–87), one of the most durable and highly regarded quartets of Europe. The quartet was formed in 1947, the result of an internment-camp meeting during World War II between three young Austrian Jewish refugees—Peter Schidlof, the group’s violist; Norbert Brainin, a violinist; and Siegmund Nissel, also a violinist. They were released from the camp with help from Dame Myra Hess and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Schidlof, who had been a violinist, began to study the viola. With the introduction in 1946 of Martin Lovett, a British cellist, to the group, the Brainin Quartet was formed.

The group gave its first performance as the Amadeus Quartet in London on Jan. 10, 1948. Touring extensively, the Amadeus performed throughout Europe, Canada, the United States, Japan, and South America. Noted for its smooth, sophisticated style, its seamless ensemble playing, and its sensitive interpretation, the quartet made some 200 recordings, among them the complete quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, and W.A. Mozart. Though they emphasized a standard Classical and Romantic repertory, they also performed works by such 20th-century composers as Bela Bartók and Benjamin Britten (who wrote his third quartet expressly for them). The group disbanded upon the death of Schidlof in 1987.

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