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Beethoven Middle String Quartets

NI 6109 (3 discs)

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NEW RELEASE

Playing time: 54'04"/65'26"/51'47" - TT 171'17"
Tracks: 7+8+8
Booklet pages: 16
© 2009 Wyastone Estate Ltd
Reviewer: Robert Anderson
Review of Beethoven Middle String Quartets published on 27 September 2009

The Wihan Quartet:
Leos Cepicky, violin
Jan Schulmeister, violin
Jirí Zigmund, viola
Ales Kasprík, cello

Ludwig van Beethoven:

CD1

String Quartet in F, Op 59 No 1
1 Allegro
2 Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
3 Adagio molto e mesto
4 Theme russe. Allegro

String Quartet in F, Op 14 No 1
5 Allegro moderato
6 Allegro
7 Allegro

CD2

String Quartet in E minor, Op 59 No 2
1 Allegro
2 Molto Adagio
3 Allegretto
4 Finale. Presto

String Quartet in C, Op 59 No 3
5 Andante con moto. Allegro vivace
6 Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
7 Menuetto. Grazioso -
8 Allegro molto

CD3

String Quartet in E flat, Op 74 'Harp'
1 Poco adagio. Allegro
2 Adagio ma non troppo
3 Presto
4 Allegretto con variazioni

String Quartet in F minor, Op 95 'Serioso'
5 Allegro con brio
6 Allegretto ma non troppo
7 Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
8 Larghetto espressivo. Allegretto agitato. Allegro

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