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…the Op. 18 set offers some of the most convincing performances in the cycle, every movement delivered with energy, musical insight and a good deal of wry humour. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Sep 2008
Catalogue No: 2564694713
Label: Warner Classics
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

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January 2009

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

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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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I Allegro con brio [Early Version]

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III Scherzo - Allegro [Early Version]

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IV Allegretto [Early Version]

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

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II Adagio cantabile

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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

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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

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I Allegro, ma non tanto

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II 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

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II Menuetto

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IV Allegro

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

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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

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

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I Allegro

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II Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

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III Adagio molto e mesto

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IV Thème russe - Allegro

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

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I Allegro

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II Molto Adagio

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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'

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I Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

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II Andante con moto quasi vivace

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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'

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I Poco adagio - Allegro

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II Adagio, ma non troppo

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III Presto

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IV Allegretto con variazioni

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

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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

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I Maestoso - Allegro

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II Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

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III Scherzo (Vivace)

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IV Allegro - Allegro comodo

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

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I Adagio, ma non troppo - Allegro

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II Presto

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

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Beethoven: String Quartet No.13 in B flat major Op.130 : VI Finale - Allegro

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

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I Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo

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II Allegro molto vivace

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III Allegro moderato

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IV Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

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V Presto

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VI Adagio quasi un poco andante

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VII Allegro

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

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I Assai sostenuto - Allegro

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II Allegro, ma non tanto

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III Heiliger Dankgesang - Molto adagio

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IV Alla marcia

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V Allegro appassionato

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

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I Allegretto

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II Vivace

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III Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

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IV Der schwer gefasste Entschluss - Grave, ma non troppo tanto - Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet Fragment in B minor

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Beethoven: Prelude & Fugue in C Major, Hess 31

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I Prelude

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II Fugue

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Beethoven: Prelude & Fugue in F major H30

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II Fugue

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Beethoven: Minuet in A flat major H33

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Beethoven: Unidentified, 'Schluss" Fragment

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Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 14, no.1 (after the Piano Sonata)

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I Allegro moderato

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II Allegretto

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III Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quintet in E flat major, Op. 4

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Endellion String Quartet (string quartet), David Adams (viola)

I Allegro con brio

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II Andante

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III Minuet & Trio

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IV Finale - Presto

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Beethoven: String Quintet in C major, Op. 29

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Endellion String Quartet (string quartet), David Adams (viola)

I Allegro moderato

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II Adagio molto espressivo

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III Scherzo & Trio

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IV Finale - Presto

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Beethoven: Prelude for String Quintet in D minor H40 [Incomplete]

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Endellion String Quartet (string quartet), David Adams (viola)

Beethoven: Fugue for Quintet in D major Op.137 Allegretto

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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.

Reviews

December 2008

…the Op. 18 set offers some of the most convincing performances in the cycle, every movement delivered with energy, musical insight and a good deal of wry humour.

January 2009

The Endellions have always been an intense, sensitive group… with perfect intonation and matching, this is a most valuable new issue, particularly with such a wonderful collection of bonus items.

Beethoven - Complete String Quartets, Quintets and Fragments

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