Endellion String Quartet - Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Fragments (2008)

Tracklist

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 appassionato
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. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (1799 Version)
06. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (1799 Version)
07. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (1799 Version)
08. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro (1799 Version)
09. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
10. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile-Allegro
11. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro
12. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto
13. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro
14. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
15. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro
16. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto
17. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
18. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
19. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
20. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro
21. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
22. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto
23. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile
24. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
25. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
26. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
27. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
28. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio-Allegretto quasi allegro
29. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
30. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
31. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto
32. String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": IV. Thème russe. Allegro
33. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
34. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": II. Molto adagio
35. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": III. Allegretto
36. String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Razumovsky": IV. Finale. Presto
37. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione. Andante con moto-Allegro vivace
38. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
39. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": III. Menuetto. Grazioso
40. String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto
41. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio-Allegro
42. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo
43. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto
44. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
45. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": I. Allegro con brio
46. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
47. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
48. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo-Allegretto agitato
49. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso-Allegro
50. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
51. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace
52. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale
53. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo-Allegro
54. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto
55. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo
56. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
57. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
58. Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
59. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro
60. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
61. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
62. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
63. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
64. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
65. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
66. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
67. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto-Allegro
68. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
69. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio
70. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace
71. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale. Allegro appasionato
72. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
73. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
74. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante tranquillo
75. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto-Allegro
76. Allegretto for String Quartet in B minor, WoO 210 “Pencarrow”
77. Prelude and Fugue in C Major, Hess 31: I. Prelude
78. Prelude and Fugue in C Major, Hess 31: II. Fugue
79. Prelude and Fugue in F Major, Hess 30: I. Prelude
80. Prelude and Fugue in F Major, Hess 30: II. Fugue
81. Minuet for String Quartet in A-Flat Major, WoO 209
82. Fugue fragment for String Quartet in D Minor, Hess 245
83. String Quartet in F Major, Hess 34: I. Allegro moderato
84. String Quartet in F Major, Hess 34: II. Allegretto
85. String Quartet in F Major, Hess 34: III. Allegro
86. String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 4: I. Allegro con brio
87. String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 4: II. Andante
88. String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
89. String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 4: IV. Finale. Presto
90. String Quintet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 29: I. Allegro moderato
91. String Quintet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 29: II. Adagio molto espressivo
92. String Quintet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 29: III. Scherzo. Allegro
93. String Quintet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 29: IV. Presto
94. Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Hess 40
95. Fugue for String Quintet in D Major, Op. 137



The critically acclaimed ensemble, The Endellion String Quartet, celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of a spectacular 10 CD Box Set of new recordings of Beethoven String Quartets and String Quintets, and all quartet and quintet fragments. The release also coincides with the 800th anniversary of Cambridge University, where they have been quartet in residence since 1992, and therefore form a key part in the quartet’s celebrations as musical ambassador.

The Endellion String Quartet formed in 1979, and is renowned as one of the finest quartets in the world.

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Chamber Ensemble, the quartet have an international touring schedule and have performed at every major venue and festival across the globe. They have worked with the likes of Sir Thomas Allen, Joshua Bell, Michael Collins, Steven Isserlis, Mitsuko Uchida and Tabea Zimmerman. Their presence in London has been marked by several series both at the South Bank and Wigmore Hall, where the quartet were Artistic Directors of several ‘Quartet Plus’ series.

All the music featured in the recording is from the new scholarly performing edition by well known Beethoven scholar, Jonathan del Mar, and published by Bärenreiter. These Beethoven symphony editions are already used by orchestras worldwide.

To mark the double anniversary celebrations, the quartet will be performing six concerts at West Road concert hall in Cambridge, four concerts at the Wigmore Hall in London throughout October, January, March and June, plus master classes and educational workshops worldwide. The Endellion String Quartet will also feature in the BBC film ‘Searching for Beethoven’ (Seventh Art Poductions) due for broadcast in January 2009, where a number of excerpts of the Beethoven recordings played by the Endellion String Quartet will be featured.

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