Beethoven / Artemis Quartet Complete String Quartet & Op74 CD

This 2011 box set from the Artemis Quartet marks Virgin Classics' first complete cycle of Beethoven String Quartets. Over the past two seasons, the Berlin-based Artemis Quartet has been performing Beethoven around the world. The New York Times hailed them as "one of the most impressive of the new generation of string quartets," and has described their Beethoven performances as "organic... riveting... engrossing... brilliant." the first of the Artemis Quartet's Virgin Classics CDs of Beethoven Quartets was released in the Fall of 2005. Now, nearly six years later, the complete Beethoven cycle becomes available in a box of seven CDs, which includes two previously unreleased items: The quartet No 10, op 74, known as the 'Harp', and a transcription for string quartet, proudly made by Beethoven himself, of the Piano Sonata No 9, op 14.

1. String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - I. Allegro Con Brio 2. String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato 3. String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - III. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) ; Trio 4. String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18 No.1 - IV. Allegro 5. String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - I Allegro Ma Non Tanto 6. String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - II Andante Scherzo Quasi Allegretto 7. String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - III Minuetto (Allegretto) 8. String Quartet Op.18 No.4 in C minor - IV Allegro 9. String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - I. Allegro Con Brio 10. String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 11. String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - III. Scherzo. Allegro 12. String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - IV. La Malinconia. Adagio 13. String Quartet Op.18 No.6 in B Flat Major - V. Allegretto Quasi Allegro 14. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - I. Allegro 15. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - II. Adagio Cantabile 16. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - III. Scherzo (Allegro) ; Trio 17. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major Op. 18 No. 2 - IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto 18. String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - I. Allegro 19. String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - II. Andante Con Moto 20. String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - III. Allegro 21. String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18 No.3 - IV. Presto 22. String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - I. Allegro 23. String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - II. Menuetto ; Trio 24. String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - III. Andante Cantabile 25. String Quartet No.5 in a Major Op.18 No.5 - IV. Allegro 26. String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - I. Allegro 27. String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - II. Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando 28. String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - III. Adagio Molto E Mesto 29. String Quartet No. 7 in F 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 1 - IV. Allegro (Th?me Russe) 30. String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - I. Allegro 31. String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - II. Molto Adagio 32. String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - III. Allegretto 33. String Quartet No. 8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 2 - IV. Finale (Presto) 34. String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - I. Introduzione (Andante Con Moto) 35. String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - II. Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto 36. String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - III. Menuetto (Grazioso) ; Trio 37. String Quartet No. 9 in C 'Razumovsky' Op. 59 No. 3 - IV. Allegro Molto 38. String Quartet Op.74 - I. Poco Adagio 39. String Quartet Op.74 - II Adagio Ma Non Troppo 40. String Quartet Op.74 - III. Presto 41. String Quartet Op.74 - IV. Allegretto Con Variazioni 42. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - I. Allegro Con Brio 43. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - II. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo 44. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - III. Allegro Assai Vivace, Ma Serioso 45. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op.95 - IV. Larghetto Espressivo 46. String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - I. Maestoso 47. String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo, Molto Cantabile 48. String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - III. Scherzando Vivace 49. String Quartet No.12 in E Flat Major Op.127 - IV. Finale 50. String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo 51. String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - II. Allegro Molto Vivace 52. String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - III. Andante Moderato 53. String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - IV. Andante Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile 54. String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - V. Presto 55. String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - VI. Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante 56. String Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp minor Op. 131 - VII. Allegro 57. String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 58. String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - II. Presto 59. String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - III. Poco Scherzoso. Andante Con Moto Ma Non Troppo 60. String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - IV. Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro Assai 61. String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - V. Cavatina. Adagio Molto Espressivo 62. String Quartet Op.130 in B Flat Major - VI. Grosse Fuge Op.133. Ouverture. Allegro 63. String Quartet Op.14 - I. Allegro Moderato 64. String Quartet Op.14 - II. Allegretto 65. String Quartet Op.14 - III. Allegro 66. String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - I. Assai Sostenuto 67. String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - II. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 68. String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - III. Molto Adagio 69. String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - IV. Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace 70. String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 - V. Allegro Appasionato 71. String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - I. Allegretto 72. String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - II. Vivace 73. String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - III. Lento Assai E Cantante Tranquillo 74. String Quartet No.16 in F Major 'Muss Es Sein? Es Muss Sein!' Op.135 - IV. Grave Ma Non Troppo Tratto