Utwory na płycie:

• String Quartet No.3 in D major Op.18 No.3: 1. Allegro
• String Quartet No.3 in D major Op.18 No.3: 2. Andante con moto
• String Quartet No.3 in D major Op.18 No.3: 3. Allegro
• String Quartet No.3 in D major Op.18 No.3: 4. Presto
• String Quartet No.2 in G major Op. 18 No.2: 1. Allegro
• String Quartet No.2 in G major Op. 18 No.2: 2. Adagio cantabile - Allegro
• String Quartet No.2 in G major Op. 18 No.2: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
• String Quartet No.2 in G major Op. 18 No.2: 4. Allegro molto, quasi presto
• String Quartet No.1 in F major Op.18 No.1: 1. Allegro
• String Quartet No.1 in F major Op.18 No.1: 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
• String Quartet No.1 in F major Op.18 No.1: 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
• String Quartet No.1 in F major Op.18 No.1: 4. Allegro
• String Quartet No.5 in A major Op.18 No.5: 1. Allegro
• String Quartet No.5 in A major Op.18 No.5: 2. Menuetto
• String Quartet No.5 in A major Op.18 No.5: 3. Andante cantabile
• String Quartet No.5 in A major Op.18 No.5: 4. Allegro
• String Quartet No.4 in C minor Op.18 No.4: 1. Allegro ma non tanto
• String Quartet No.4 in C minor Op.18 No.4: 2. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto
• String Quartet No.4 in C minor Op.18 No.4: 3. Menuetto. Allegro
• String Quartet No.4 in C minor Op.18 No.4: 4. Allegretto
• String Quartet No.6 in B-flat major Op.18 No.6: 1. Allegro con brio
• String Quartet No.6 in B-flat major Op.18 No.6: 2. Adagio ma non troppo
• String Quartet No.6 in B-flat major Op.18 No.6: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
• String Quartet No.6 in B-flat major Op.18 No.6: 4. La Malinconia: Adagio - Allegretto quasi Allegro
• String Quartet No.7 in F major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.1: 1. Allegro
• String Quartet No.7 in F major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.1: 2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
• String Quartet No.7 in F major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.1: 3. Adagio molto e mesto
• String Quartet No.7 in F major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.1: 4. Allegro (thème russe
• String Quartet No.8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.2: 1. Allegro
• String Quartet No.8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.2: 2. Molto Adagio
• String Quartet No.8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.2: 3. Allegretto
• String Quartet No.8 in E minor 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.2: 4. Finale. Presto
• String Quartet No.9 in C major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.3: 1. Introduzione - Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
• String Quartet No.9 in C major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.3: 2. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
• String Quartet No.9 in C major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.3: 3. Menuetto grazioso
• String Quartet No.9 in C major 'Razumovsky' Op.59 No.3: 4. Allegro molto
• String Quartet No.10 in F minor 'Harp' Op. 74: 1. Poco Adagio - Allegro
• String Quartet No.10 in F minor 'Harp' Op. 74: 2. Adagio ma non troppo
• String Quartet No.10 in F minor 'Harp' Op. 74: 3. Presto
• String Quartet No.10 in F minor 'Harp' Op. 74: 4. Allegro con Variazioni
• String Quartet No.11 in F minor Op.95: 1. Allegro con brio
• String Quartet No.11 in F minor Op.95: 2. Allegretto ma non troppo
• String Quartet No.11 in F minor Op.95: 3. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
• String Quartet No.11 in F minor Op.95: 4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
• String Quartet No.12 in E-flat major Op.127: 1. Maestoso - Allegro
• String Quartet No.12 in E-flat major Op.127: 2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
• String Quartet No.12 in E-flat major Op.127: 3. Scherzo. Vivace
• String Quartet No.12 in E-flat major Op.127: 4. Finale. Allegro comodo
• String Quartet No.15 in A minor Op.132: 1. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
• String Quartet No.15 in A minor Op.132: 2. Allegro ma non tanto
• String Quartet No.15 in A minor Op.132: 3. Molto adagio. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart
• String Quartet No.15 in A minor Op.132: 4. Alla marcia, assai vivace
• String Quartet No.15 in A minor Op.132: 5. Allegro appassionato
• String Quartet No.13 in B-flat major Op.130: 1. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
• String Quartet No.13 in B-flat major Op.130: 2. Presto
• String Quartet No.13 in B-flat major Op.130: 3. Poco scherzoso. Andante con moto ma non troppo
• String Quartet No.13 in B-flat major Op.130: 4. Alla Danza tedesca. Allegro assai
• String Quartet No.13 in B-flat major Op.130: 5. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
• Große Fuge in B-flat major Op.133: Overtura. Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro
• String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor Op. 131: 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
• String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor Op. 131: 2. Allegro molto vivace
• String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor Op. 131: 3. Allegro moderato
• String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor Op. 131: 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
• String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor Op. 131: 5. Presto
• String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor Op. 131: 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
• String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor Op. 131: 7. Allegro
• String Quartet No.15 in F major Op.135: 1. Allegretto
• String Quartet No.15 in F major Op.135: 2. Vivace
• String Quartet No.15 in F major Op.135: 4. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non toppo tratto (Muss es sein? - Allegro (Es muss sein!
• Quatour à cordes No.6 'Beethoveniana'

CD 1:
String Quartet in D major, Op. 18/3
String Quartet in G major, Op. 18/2
String Quartet in F major, Op. 18/1

CD 2:
String Quartet in A major, Op. 18/5
String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18/4
String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 18/6

CD 3:
String Quartet in F major, Op. 59/1 ‘Rasumovsky’
String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59/2 ‘Rasumovsky’

CD 4:
String Quartet in C major, Op. 59/3 ‘Rasumovsky’
String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 74 ‘Harp’

CD 5:
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 ‘Quartetto Serioso’

String Quartet in E flat minor, Op. 127

CD 6:
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132

CD 7:
String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 130
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

CD 8:
String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131
String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
Bruno Mantovani - String Quartet No. 6 ‘Beethoveniana’

Recorded live in Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, the acclaimed Kuss Quartet – all playing Stradivarius instruments on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation – these four instruments are known as the ‘Paganini Quartet’, and using the new Henle urtext edition. The Kuss Quartet are renowned for their penetrating and searching performances of quartet repertoire spanning Haydn through to Birtwhistle and Adés. Their Beethoven journey continues throughout this anniversary year with Beethoven performances around Europe. The recording has an interesting postscript – French composer Bruno Mantovani wrote is 6th string quartet for the Kuss Quartet. It is based entirely on material from each Beethoven quartet and is an affectionate tribute to the great man on his 250th birthday anniversary.

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Recordings (Live): Suntory Hall Blue Rose, Tokyo, Japan, as part of the Suntory Hall’s Chamber Music Garden 2019; 2, 5, 8, 11 & 13 June and 21 October 2019. The Kuss Quartet played on “Paganini” Stradivaris and on Evah Pirazzi Gold/Perpetual Strings.