Beethoven / Hungarian Quartet String Quartets CD

The Hungarian Quartet, formed in 1935, embodied the very best of the Central European tradition of string-playing, and this cycle, recorded in Paris in the early 1950s, represents an essential staging post in the quest for Beethoven "These performances will give endless pleasure," wrote Gramophone, "... The ensemble attack and technical proficiency of this quartet are beyond praise... and so is their grasp of the music." These recordings have now been remastered from the original tapes in 24BIT-96kHz digital sound.

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