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[BOX SET] Quartetto Italiano - Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (10 CDs, 1996) [Lossless, FLAC]

Artist: Quartetto Italiano
Title: Beethoven: Complete String Quartets
Year Of Release: 1996
Label:  Decca/Philips
Genre: Classical, Chamber Music
Quality: FLAC (*tracks + .cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 10 CDs, 09:03:37 min
Total Size: 2,7 Gb

If beauty is truth and truth beauty, then the Quartetto Italiano's late-'60s, early-'70s cycle of the complete Beethoven string quartets is possibly the most truthful cycle ever recorded because it is certainly the most beautiful cycle ever recorded. No quartet has ever played with such consummate beauty of tone, such ideal intonation, and such superb ensemble as the Quartetto Italiano. In the most strenuous passages, in the most awkward, in the most excruciating passages, the Italiano is always and everywhere transcendentally beautiful. The "early" quartets bring out all the high-Classical poise and elegance of the works, expressing the strong emotions of the young Beethoven in performances of graceful beauty. The "middle" quartets are powerfully muscular and as powerfully intellectual, balancing the heart and mind of the mature Beethoven in performances of exquisite beauty. The "late" quartets are deeply emotional and profoundly spiritual, transcending the duality of heart and mind in the sublime beauty of the interpretations. And Philips' stereo sound is nearly as beautiful as the Italiano's tone and certainly as truthful as any recording could possibly be in capturing the greatness of these interpretations. One of the two or three greatest sets of the Beethoven quartets ever recorded.

CDs:
Disk 01 • String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 in F; String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2 in G
Disk 02 • String Quartet Op. 18 No. 3 in D; String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4 in c
Disk 03 • String Quartet Op. 18 No. 5 in A; String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6 in B flat
Disk 04 • String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1 in F
Disk 05 • String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2 in e; String Quartet Op. 95 in f «Quartetto serioso»
Disk 06 • String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3 in C; String Quartet Op. 74 in E flat «Harp»
Disk 07 • String Quartet Op. 127 in E flat; String Quartet Op. 135 in F
Disk 08 • String Quartet Op. 130 in B flat; «Grosse Fuge» Op. 133 in B flat
Disk 09 • String Quartet Op. 131 in c sharp
Disk 10 • String Quartet Op. 132 in a

QUARTETTO ITALIANO:
Paolo Borciani violin • Violine • violon I
Elisa Pegreffi violin • Violine • violon II
Piero Farulli viola • alto
Franco Rossi Violoncello • violoncelle

Tracklist

Disk 01 • String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 in F; String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2 in G
CD 1 (454 063-2)
Op. 18 No. 1 in F
F-dur • en fa majeur
[1] 1. Allegro con brio 8'51"
[2] 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato 9'25"
[3] 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto 3'22"
[4] 4. Allegro 6'27"

Op. 18 No. 2 in G
G-dur • en sol majeur
[5] 1. Allegro 8'21"
[6] 2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I 6'41"
[7] 3. Scherzo. Allegro 4'21"
[8] 4. Allegro molto, quasi presto 5'49"

Disk 02 • String Quartet Op. 18 No. 3 in D; String Quartet Op. 18 No. 4 in c
CD 2 (454 064-2)
Op. 18 No. 3 in D
D-dur • en ré majeur
[1] 1. Allegro 8'04"
[2] 2. Andante con moto 8'27"
[3] 3. Allegro 3'01"
[4] 4. Presto 6'36"

Op. 18 No. 4 in C minor
c-moll • en ut mineur
[5] 1. Allegro ma non tanto 9'03"
[6] 2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto 7'24"
[7] 3. Menuetto. Allegretto 4'16"
[8] 4. Allegro 4'21"

Disk 03 • String Quartet Op. 18 No. 5 in A; String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6 in B flat
CD 3 (454 065-2)
Op. 18 No. 5 in A
A-dur • en la majeur
[1] 1. Allegro 6'38"
[2] 2. Menuetto 5'21"
[3] 3. Andante cantabile 10'55"
[4] 4. Allegro 6'32"

Op. 18 No. 6 in B flat
B-dur • en si bémol majeur
[5] 1. Allegro con brio 6'23"
[6] 2. Adagio ma non troppo 7'28"
[7] 3. Scherzo. Allegro 3'26"
[8] 4. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Adagio - Allegretto - Poco adagio – Prestissimo 10'03"

Disk 04 • String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1 in F
CD 4 (454 066-2)
Op. 59 No. 1 in F
F-dur • en fa majeur
[1] 1. Allegro 11'40"
[2] 2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 9'00"
[3] 3. Adagio molto e mesto 13'11"
[4] 4. Thème russe. Allegro 6'38"

Disk 05 • String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2 in e; String Quartet Op. 95 in f «Quartetto serioso»
CD 5 (454 067-2)
Op. 59 No. 2 in E minor
e-moll • en mi mineur
[1] 1. Allegro 10'23"
[2] 2. Molto adagio 14'20"
[3] 3. Allegretto 8'05"
[4] 4. Finale. Presto 5'41"

Op. 95 in F minor «Quartetto serioso»
f-moll • en fa mineur
[5] 1. Allegro con brio 4'19"
[6] 2. Allegretto ma non troppo 6'58"
[7] 3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 4'07"
[8] 4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato 4'58"

Disk 06 • String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3 in C; String Quartet Op. 74 in E flat «Harp»
CD 6 (454 068-2)
Op. 59 No. 3 in C
C-dur • en ut majeur
[1]1. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace 10'41"
[2] 2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 9'58"
[3] 3. Menuetto. Grazioso 5'01"
[4] 4. Allegro molto 6'21"

Op. 74 in E flat «Harp»
Es-dur «Harfenquartett» • en mi bémol majeur «Les harpes»
[5] 1. Poco adagio - Allegro 10'16"
[6] 2. Adagio ma non troppo 10'05"
[7] 3. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo 5'25"
[8] 4. Allegretto con variazioni 6'48"

Disk 07 • String Quartet Op. 127 in E flat; String Quartet Op. 135 in F
CD 7 (454 069-2)
Op. 127 in E flat
Es-dur • en mi bémol majeur
[1] 1. Maestoso - Allegro 6’58"
[2] 2. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 15'26
[3] 3. Scherzando vivace 8'36"
[4] 4. Finale 7'04"

Op. 135 in F
F-dur • en fa majeur
[5] 1. Allegretto 6'21"
[6] 2. Vivace 4'01
[7] 3. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 7'12"
[8] 4. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß. Grave - Allegro - Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro 7'46"

Disk 08 • String Quartet Op. 130 in B flat; «Grosse Fuge» Op. 133 in B flat
CD 8 (454 070-2)
Op. 130 in B flat
B-dur • en si bémol majeur
[1] 1. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro 13'59"
[2] 2. Presto 2’08
[3] 3. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando 7'10"
[4] 4. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai 3'10"
[5] 5. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo 7'09"
[6] 6. Finale. Allegro 9'17"

«Grosse Fuge» Op. 133 in B flat
Große Fuge B-dur
Grande Fugue en si bémol majeur
[7] Overtura. Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro - Fuga 18'53"

Disk 09 • String Quartet Op. 131 in c sharp
CD 9 (454 071-2)
Op. 131 in C sharp minor
cis-moll • en ut dièse mineur
[1] 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 8'53"
[2] 2. Allegro molto vivace 3 '06"
[3] 3. Allegro moderato 0'57"
[4] 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto 14'36"
[5] 5. Presto 5'35"
[6] 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante 2'26"
[7] 7. Allegro 6'48"

Disk 10 • String Quartet Op. 132 in a
CD 10 (454 072-2)
Op. 132 in A minor
a-moll • en la mineur
[1] 1. Assai sostenuto - Allegro 10'00"
[2] 2. Allegro ma non tanto 8'21"
[3] 3. Canzona di ringraziamento. Molto adagio - Sentendo nuova forza. Andante 19'33"
[4] 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro - Presto 2'20"
[5] 5. Allegro appassionato 6'55"

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