Utwory na płycie:

• String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 - I. Allegro con brio
• String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 - II. Adagio affetuoso ed appassionato
• String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 - III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
• String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 - IV. Allegro
• String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 - I. Allegro
• String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 - II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
• String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 - III. Scherzo: Allegro
• String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 - IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto
• String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 - I. Allegro
• String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 - II. Andante con moto
• String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 - III. Allegro
• String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 - IV. Presto
• String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 - I. Allegro ma non tanto
• String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 - II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto
• String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 - III. Menuetto: Allegretto
• String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 - IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
• String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 - I. Allegro
• String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 - II. Menuetto
• String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 - III. Andante cantabile
• String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 - IV. Allegro
• String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - I. Allegro con brio
• String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - II. Adagio ma non troppo
• String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - III. Scherzo: Allegro
• String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - IV. La Malinconia: Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro - Prestissimo
• String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 ("Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1") - I. Allegro
• String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 ("Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1") - II. Alegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
• String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 ("Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1") - III. Adagio molto e mesto -
• String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 ("Rasumovsky Quartet No. 1") - IV. Thème Russe: Allegro

CD 1:
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3

CD 2:
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6

CD 3:
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 ("Rasumovsky" No. 1)

CD 4:
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 ("Rasumovsky No. 2")
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 ("Rasumovsky No. 3")

CD 5:
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74 ("Harp")
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 ("Serioso")

CD 6:
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

CD 7:
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130/133
Replacement Finale String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130

CD 8:
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

THE SUMMIT OF STRING QUARTET COMPOSITION

The Miró Quartet, generally considered as one of the most established US classical ensembles, makes its PENTATONE debut with a complete recording of the Beethoven string quartets. Beethoven’s quartets truly stand at the centre of the repertoire, and present the summit for any quartet. Listening to Beethoven’s entire string quartet oeuvre – from the early op. 18 volume and Rasumovsky quartets to the otherworldly and modern-sounding pieces written during his final years – is a life-changing experience, and so is performing them integrally. This collection offers the results of 15 years of playing and recording Beethoven, and not only anticipates the 2020 commemoration of the composer’s 250th birthday, but also the 25th anniversary of the Miró Quartet itself.

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Recordings: The American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, NY, from October 7-22, 2004 (CD 1-2); Jessen Auditorium, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, May 14-25, 2012 (3-4); Bastyr Chapel, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA, 2016-2019 (6-8).