Ludwig van Beethoven: The Late Quartets Arianna String Quartet

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op127:
• 1 Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: 1 Maestoso – Allegro (.) 06:53
• 2 Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: II Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo 15:49
• 3 Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: III Scherzando vivace – Presto 08:31
• 4 Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127: IV Finale 07:37
• String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131:
• 5 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: I Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo 07:21
• 6 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: II Allegro molto vivace 03:01
• 7 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: III Allegro moderato 00:52
• 8 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: IV Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:01
• 9 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: V Presto 05:21
• 10 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: VI Adagio quasi un poco andante 02:26
• 11 Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131: VII Allegro 07:01
• String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133):
• 12 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): I Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro 13:48
• 13 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): II Presto – L’istesso tempo 02:05
• 14 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): III Andante con moto, ma non troppo 07:14
• 15 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): IV Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai 03:29
• 16 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): V Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo 07:17
• 17 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with Große Fuge, Op.133): VI Große Fuge: Overtura – Allegro 16:16
• String Quartet in F Major, Op.135:
• 18 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: I Allegretto 06:37
• 19 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: II Vivace 03:26
• 20 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: III Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 08:14
• 21 Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.135: IV Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß: Grave, ma non troppo tratto (“Muß es sein ?”) – Allegro (“Es muß sein !”) 07:03
• String Quartet in A minor, Op.132:
• 22 Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: I Assai sostenuto – Allegro 10:02
• 23 Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: II Allegro ma non tanto 09:21
• 24 Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: III Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lidischen Tonart Molto, adagio. Andante 18:29
• 25 Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: IV Alla Marcia, assai vivace 02:22
• 26 Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132: IV Alla Marcia, assai vivace 07:01
• String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale):
• 27 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): I Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro 13:48
• 28 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): II Presto – L’istesso tempo 02:05
• 29 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): III Andante con moto, ma non troppo 07:14
• 30 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): IV Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai 03:29
• 31 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): V Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo 07:16
• 32 Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op.130 (with revised Finale): VI Finale. Allegro 09:31
• Total Runtime 04:05:00

Info for Ludwig van Beethoven: The Late Quartets

With this set, Centaur completes its traversal of the complete Beethoven String Quartet cycle, performed by the superb St. Louis based Arianna String Quartet. This is one of the truly great Beethoven String Quartet cycles.

Arianna String Quartet

Arianna String Quartet
Hailed for their outstanding musicianship, the Arianna String Quartet has firmly established itself as one of America's finest chamber ensembles. Their performances have been praised for “tonal warmth, fastidious balance…expressive vitality” (Chicago Tribune) and “emotional commitment and fluent virtuosity,” (Pretoria News, South Africa). Formed in 1992, the ASQ garnered national attention by winning the Grand Prize in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, First Prize in both the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions, and were Laureates in the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.

The Arianna Quartet has appeared throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia, with frequent visits to Brazil and South Africa. They have collaborated with many of the world’s finest musicians, including members of the Vermeer, Tokyo, Cleveland and Juilliard Quartets, and their live performances have been heard on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today,” and “Live from Music Mountain”, which broadcasts to 125 stations in the U.S. and to 35 countries. The ASQ has recorded for Albany Records and Urtext Digital Classics, and has a long-term contract with Centaur Records. Their most recent release of the two string quartets of Janácek, which has already received critical acclaim, is now available. (“These performances of the Arianna String Quartet demonstrate how technical excellence, in alliance with imagination and the human heart, can come to create something truly transcendent.” – Fanfare Magazine)

Celebrating their 25th Season, highlights for 2016-17 also include return trips to Brazil for the FEMUSC Festival in Jaragua do Sul, the Barra Mansa Music Festival, and concerts in Rio de Janeiro, as well as live performances on Chicago’s WFMT radio, returns to the Madeline Island Music Camp (WI) and Credo Festival, the completion of their recordings of the complete quartets of Beethoven for Centaur Records, and concerts throughout the United States. The ASQ also looks forward to the continuation of the Arianna Chamber Music Festival, in St. Louis, where they have been full-time faculty at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since 2000. The Arianna Quartet is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis, where they present their own series of concerts.

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