Amadeus Quartet, The / Beethoven: Bicentennial Collection - Vol. VII - String Quartets, Part One (1971) / Deutsche Grammophon STL-47 2563 061 Through 2563 065 (Album, 12" Vinyl) / 5 LP Box Set
Amadeus Quartet, The / Beethoven: Bicentennial Collection - Vol. VII - String Quartets, Part One (1971) / Deutsche Grammophon STL-47 2563 061 Through 2563 065 (Album, 12" Vinyl) / 5 LP Box Set
Title: Beethoven: Bicentennial Collection - Vol. VII - String Quartets, Part One
Format: 12 Inch Vinyl Album (33 and 1/3 RPM)
Label and Catalog Number: Deutsche Grammophon STL-47 2563 061 Through 2563 065
Label Description: Mostly Yellow Labels with Brown Print / Deutsche Grammophon Logo Near Top
Country of Origin: USA (Booklet Printed in Germany)
Type of Recording: Stereo
Year of Issue: 1971
Condition of Item:
Cover Grade: VG++ (Very Good Plus Plus) {Box}
Vinyl Grade: M- (Near Mint)
Notes:
5 Record Box Set
Includes Booklet showing portrait of Beethoven by Ferdinand Waldmuller, track titles, credits, notes by Christopher Breunig, picture of original edition of "Grosse Fuge" Op. 133 title page.
Box is Dark Blue with White Lettering on spine
Track List:
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
1st Movement: Allegro con brio
2nd Movement: Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
3rd Movement: Scherzo: Allegro molto
4th Movement: Allegro
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
1st Movement: Allegro
2nd Movement: Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (Rasumovsky)
1st Movement: Allegro
2nd Movement: Molto Adagio
3rd Movement: Allegretto
4th Movement: Presto
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 (Rasumovsky)
1st Movement: Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
2nd Movement: Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
3rd Movement: Menuetto: Grazioso
4th Movement: Allegro molto
String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
1st Movement: Assai sostenuto - Allegro
2nd Movement: Allegro, ma non tanto
3rd Movement: Molto adagio ("Song of thanksgiving to the Deity, on recovering from illness - in the Lydian mode") - Andante ("Feeling new strength") - Molto adagio "with intense feeling"
4th Movement: Alla marcia, assai vivace - Piu allegro
5th Movement: Allegro appassionato - Presto
String Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131
1st Movement: Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
2nd Movement: Allegro molto vivace
3rd Movement: Allegro moderato
4th Movement: Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
5th Movement: Presto
6th Movement: Adagio quasi un poco andante
7th Movement: Allegro
Great Fugue in B Flat Major, Op. 133
Overtura: Allegro - Fuga: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
1st Movement: Allegretto
2nd Movement: Vivace
3rd Movement: Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
4th Movement: Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro