Beethoven - The Early String Quartets
Takács Quartet
Robert Simpson disagreed with writers who believed that Beethoven's backward glances to Haydn and Mozart in his Op 18 set were so obvious as to distract attention from his own individuality.... — More…
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Gramophone MagazineApril 2004Editor's Choice
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
- Andras Fejér (cello), Roger Tapping (viola), Takács Quartet (string quartet), Edward Dusinberre (violin), Károly Schranz (violin)
- Recorded: 2002-11-18
- Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
3. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
4. Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
- Andras Fejér (cello), Károly Schranz (violin), Takács Quartet (string quartet), Edward Dusinberre (violin), Roger Tapping (viola)
- Recorded: 2003-09-01
- Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol
1. Allegro
2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
4. Allegro molto, quasi presto
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
- Andras Fejér (cello), Roger Tapping (viola), Takács Quartet (string quartet), Edward Dusinberre (violin), Károly Schranz (violin)
- Recorded: 2002-11-18
- Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol
1. Allegro
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegro
4. Presto
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
- Andras Fejér (cello), Károly Schranz (violin), Takács Quartet (string quartet), Edward Dusinberre (violin), Roger Tapping (viola)
- Recorded: 2003-09-01
- Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol
1. Allegro ma non tanto
2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto
3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
4. Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
- Andras Fejér (cello), Roger Tapping (viola), Takács Quartet (string quartet), Edward Dusinberre (violin), Károly Schranz (violin)
- Recorded: 2002-11-18
- Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol
1. Allegro
2. Menuetto
3. Andante cantabile
4. Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
- Andras Fejér (cello), Károly Schranz (violin), Takács Quartet (string quartet), Edward Dusinberre (violin), Roger Tapping (viola)
- Recorded: 2003-09-01
- Recording Venue: St. George's, Bristol
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
4. La Malinconia (Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio - Prestissimo)