Name: Beethoven: The Late String Quartets by Busch Quartet
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Quatuor à cordes n° 15 en la mineur, op. 132 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
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String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro View on Youtube

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String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto View on Youtube

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String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio

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String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace View on Youtube

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String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale. Allegro appasionato

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Quatuor à cordes n° 16 en fa majeur, op. 135 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
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String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto View on Youtube

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String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace View on Youtube

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String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante tranquillo

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String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro View on Youtube

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Led by violin soloist, conductor, composer, and all-round first-rank musician Adolf Busch, the Busch Quartet was widely regarded as the great quartet of the inter-war period. All four players -- Busch, second violinist Gösta Andreasson, violist Karl Doktor, and cellist (and brother of the first violinist) Hermann Busch -- had an uncommon unity of ensemble and altogether rare unanimity of interpretation, and their performances were always marked by their incredible collective intensity. Though contemporary listeners might find their tone too acerbic and their intonation too hit-and-miss, contemporary listeners with more open hearts, minds, and ears will also hear what it is about these performances that have commended them to generations of music lovers. Here the Busch Quartet tackles some of the greatest quartets ever written for the medium, and only the obviously antique sound keeps this from being a first recommendation for listeners. Especially filled out with a 1941 recording of Busch leading the Busch Chamber Players in a blistering performance of Felix Weingartner's arrangement of the Grosse Fuge, this set belongs on any Beethoven collector's shelf, just after the better-sounding versions by the Amadeus and Berg Quartets.

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Beethoven: The Late String Quartets

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Volume 1

1. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

2. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile

3. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

4. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale

5. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

6. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

7. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato

8. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile

9. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto

10. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

11. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

Volume 2

1. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": I. Allegro con brio

2. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo

3. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso

4. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Quartetto serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato

5. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Op. 130 (2008 Remastered Version): I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

6. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Op. 130 (2008 Remastered Version): II. Presto

7. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Op. 130 (2008 Remastered Version): III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

8. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Op. 130 (2008 Remastered Version): IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)

9. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Op. 130 (2008 Remastered Version): V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)

10. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Op. 130 (2008 Remastered Version): VI. Finale (Allegro)

11. Grosse Fuge in B flat Op. 133 (2008 Remastered Version)

Volume 3

1. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

2. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

3. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio

4. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace

5. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale. Allegro appasionato

6. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto

7. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace

8. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante tranquillo

9. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

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