Beethoven - Complete String Quartets (Century's recording: The Hungarian Quartet / Remastered)

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Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Complete String Quartets The Early String Quartets *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-00:50) String Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op.18, No.1 1.Allegro con brio (00:00) 2.Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (08:52) 3.Scherzo : Allegro molto (17:28) 4.Allegro (20:44) String Quartet No.2 in G Major, Op.18, No.2 1.Allegro (27:19) 2.Adagio cantabile (34:33) 3.Scherzo : Allegro (40:45) 4.Allegro molto, quasi Presto (45:01) String Quartet No.3 in D Major, Op.18, No.3 1.Allegro (50:14) 2.Andante con moto (57:07) 3.Allegro (1:04:30) 4.Presto (1:07:18) String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18, No.4 1.Allegro, ma non tanto (1:13:12) 2.Scherzo : Andante scherzoso, quasi Allegretto (1:21:24) 3.Menuetto : Allegretto (1:27:58) 4.Allegro (1:31:03) String Quartet No.5 in A Major, Op.18, No.5 1.Allegro (1:35:41) 2.Menuetto (1:42:05) 3.Andante cantabile (1:46:09) 4.Allegro (1:55:55) String Quartet No.6 in B-Flat Major, Op.18, No.6 1.Allegro con brio (2:01:55) 2.Adagio, ma non troppo (2:07:39) 3.Scherzo : Allegro (2:15:35) 4.La Malinconia : Adagio; Allegrtto quasi Allegro (2:18:42) The Middle String Quartets *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (2:27:00-2:29:12) String Quartet No.7 in F Major, Op.59, No.1 ‘’Rasoumovsky’' 1.Allegro (2:27:00) 2.Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando (2:37:04) 3.Adagio molto e mesto (2:45:49) 4.Allegro : Russian theme (2:58:23) String Quartet No.8 in E Minor, Op.59, No.2 ‘’Rasoumovsky’' 1.Allegro (3:06:05) 2.Molto adagio (3:15:18) 3.Allegretto (3:26:45) 4.Finale : Presto (3:33:12) String Quartet No.9 in C Major, Op.59, No.3 ‘’Rasoumovsky’’ 1.Andante con moto - Allegro vivace (3:38:30) 2.Andante con moto quasi allegretto (3:48:15) 3.Minuetto grazioso (3:57:16) 4.Allegro molto (4:02:31) String Quartet No.10 in E-Flat Major, Op.74, ‘’Harp’' 1.Poco adagio - Allegro (4:08:31) 2.Adagio ma non troppo (4:17:47) 3.Presto : Piu presto quasi prestissimo (4:26:31) 4.Allegretto con variazioni (4:31:32) String Quartet No.11 in F Minor, Op.95, ‘’Serioso’’ 1.Allegro con brio (4:38:22) 2.Allegretto ma non troppo (4:42:35) 3.Allegro assai : vivace ma serioso (4:48:54) 4.Larghetto - Allegretto agitato (4:52:48) The Late String Quartets *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (4:57:17-4:59:18) String Quartet No.12 in E-Flat Major, Op.127 1.Maestoso : Allegro (4:57:17) 2.Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile (5:03:01) 3.Scherzando vivace (5:15:56) 4.Finale (5:24:08) String Quartet No.13 in B-Flat Major, Op.130 1.Adagio ma non troppo; Allegro (5:30:18) 2.Presto (5:43:27) 3.Andante con moto ma non troppo (5:45:25) 4.Alla danza tedesca, Allegro assai (5:51:08) 5.Cavatina; Adagio molto espressivo (5:53:50) 6.Finale : Allegro (6:00:12) String Quartet No.14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.131 1.Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo (6:09:05) 2.Allegro molto vivace (6:15:46) 3.Allegro moderato (6:18:19) 4.Andante moderato e lusinghiero-Adagio; Allegretto; Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice; Allegretto (6:18:59) 5.Presto (6:30:59) 6.Adagio quasi un poco andante (6:36:04) 7.Allegro (6:37:35) String Quartet No.15 in A Minor, Op.132 ‘’Heiliger Dankgesang'' 1.Assai sostenuto; Allegro (6:43:55) 2.Allegro ma non tanto (6:52:42) 3.Molto adagio (6:59:51) 4.Alla marcia, assai vivace (7:13:48) 5.Allegro Appassionato (7:16:02) String Quartet No.16 in F Major, Op.135 1.Allegretto (7:22:16) Große Fuge in B-flat Major, Op.133 (7:27:52) / Mistake in the editing . Op.133 was the original finale of Op.130 in B-Flat and had that key. On urging from his colleagues Beethoven replaced it with the Rondo that ends that quartet today. (Reported by our subscriber Bruce Salem) 2.Vivace (7:42:23) 3.Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (7:45:40) 4.Grave ma non troppo (7:52:24) The Hungarian Quartet 1st violin : Zoltán Székely 2nd violin : Alexandre Moskowsky Viola : Dénes Koromzay Cello : Vilmos Palotai Recorded in 1953 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg ❤ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) www.patreon.com/cmrr // en.tipeee.com/cmrr *Les premiers quatuors à cordes* Les quatuors à cordes n° 1-6, opus 18, sont censés démontrer la maîtrise totale du quatuor à cordes classique tel que développé par Haydn et Mozart. Le quatuor en fa majeur ouvre le cycle de l'opus 18. En raison de son dynamisme musical et de ses puissants contrastes, il est considéré comme la plus grande œuvre des six. L'atmosphère lyrique, quelque peu dramatique de la deuxième partie est très impressionnante, rendant la scène de la crypte du Roméo et Juliette de Shakespeare si l'on tient compte des affirmations d'Amenda dans une lettre à Wiedemann, ou encore de l'indication sur la partition de l'œuvre, "Les derniers soupirs". *Les quatuors à cordes de la période intermédiaire* La composition du quatuor à cordes de Ludwig Van Beethoven présente un écart considérable entre les œuvres relativement rétrospectives de l'opus 18, achevées en 1800, et le trio pionnier des Quatuors opus 59, datant de 1805-6, qui a marqué le début de sa période intermédiaire de créativité dans ce domaine. Entre ces deux ensembles de quatuors, Beethoven a produit un certain nombre de sonates, la Symphonie "Héroïque", la première version de son opéra "Fidelio", la Quatrième Symphonie et le Quatrième Concerto pour piano. Composés dans le sillage de ces compositions et de son aveu de surdité, les quatuors de l'op.59 poursuivent cette même lancée héroïque. Comme Beethoven l'a lui-même avoué à propos de son propre processus de création à cette époque, "les sons tourbillonnent dans mon âme". Dans tous ses quatuors, Beethoven a maintenu un niveau suprême d'individualité stylistique, d'imprévisibilité contrôlée et de sens du but à atteindre. Néanmoins, les trois numéros de l'op.59, quelque peu expérimental, se distinguent par leur diversité de forme et leur gamme d'expression d'une imagination sans limite. Avec ces œuvres, Beethoven a en effet atteint une ampleur véritablement symphonique et une nouvelle richesse de texture bien au-delà de la tradition des quatuors du XVIIIe siècle. Les exubérants quatuors "Razumovsky" de l'op.59 ont été dédiés au patron du compositeur, le comte Andrei Razumovsky, ambassadeur de Russie à Vienne ; à la demande du comte, deux de ces œuvres contiennent des airs folkloriques russes. Toutes révèlent une logique dominante de structure, de profusion thématique et de richesse de détails. Les contemporains de Beethoven, y compris ses fidèles interprètes, le Quatuor Schuppanzigh, ont cependant été mécontents au début des deux premières œuvres de l'opus 59. *Les derniers quatuors à cordes* Bien que tous les quatuors à cordes de Beethoven présentent une grande diversité de styles et de perspectives, ce sont les derniers quatuors qui font preuve d'une individualité vraiment impressionnante en matière d'organisation et d'émotion. Comme l'a dit son biographe Maynard Solomon, "Beethoven, dans ses dernières sonates et quatuors, peut être considéré comme le créateur de l'avant-garde dans l'histoire de la musique". Ecrits après quinze ans de répit, ses derniers quatuors révèlent l'aboutissement de l'introspection qui imprègne toute sa musique. Tous les cinq se distinguent par la profondeur des détails, une conception architecturale massive, des contrastes extrêmes, des schémas harmoniques époustouflants et une préoccupation contrapuntique croissante. Beethoven a écrit ces quatuors pour son public personnel composé de compositeurs, d'artistes, d'interprètes et de connaisseurs musicaux issus de la classe moyenne et de la petite noblesse viennoises. En conséquence, plusieurs des premières de ces œuvres ont été parrainées par des sponsors privés pour de modestes rassemblements d'admirateurs. Néanmoins, comme le commentait en 1825 le rédacteur en chef et essayiste Ludwig Rellstab, "certains des plus admirables jeunes virtuoses viennois ... avaient tenu dix-sept (ou même plus) répétitions avant d'oser donner à l'énigmatique nouvelle composition (op.127) même une représentation semi-publique". Pendant de nombreuses années après la mort de Beethoven en 1827, ses Quatuors tardifs ont été peu joués en public, mais ils ont suscité l'admiration de compositeurs romantiques tels que Felix Mendelssohn et Richard Wagner. Le processus de publication s'est déroulé tout aussi lentement. À l'exception de l'opus 127, qui paraît en juin 1826, les autres Quatuors tardifs ne sont publiés qu'à titre posthume. Ludwig Van Beethoven PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3qTd5uheNN_pcU

[@Piflaser]

A very good recording. But I love more the Vegh Quartett recording and the Quatuor Pascal recording with witch I have grown up.

[@classicalmusicreference]

VEGH is excellent also , another more introspective approach

[@Piflaser]

@@classicalmusicreference Yes, it is wonderful to have more than one recording, as the composer's work is one thing, the understanding of man through time is another. One interpreter is very brilliant, one more introspective - many different aspects on masterworks.

[@siewengkoegoh999]

Classical Music/ /Reference Recording g

[@fernandocruzcamara7170]

☺☺☺☺☺

[@estherbreslau6075]

Beethoven's Complete String Quartets are at the top of the very best string quartets in my ears. If I had to spend the rest of my life (I'm 84) with only one composer, it would be Beethoven. The Hungarian String Quartet gives one of the best performances I've had the pleasure of hearing. I am very grateful for KZbin and its classical listings.

[@edwardyang8254]

Agreed! And may you live long and have decades more to enjoy the music!

[@mifune3000]

HERE HERE!

[@bhastro9959]

Married to one composer or with a harem of all the others? Tough choice; thanks to KZbin we can have our cake and eat it too!

[@M_SC]

@@mifune3000*hear hear

[@hayfield43]

I hope you’re still going and read this because I feel you completely

[@stephenhunt8756]

That rarest of occasions when composer, musicians and recording combine to make something close to perfection. Grateful thanks to the uploader.

[@maxzandarskix]

7 hours without ads. Thank you!

[@maxzandarskix]

*8

[@patrickgallagher1161]

A Shellcialist Turtle would approve

[@maxzandarskix]

@@patrickgallagher1161 haha lol

[@waterkingdavid]

Don't give them ideas!

[@mincho178]

Lucky you, I got some shampoo adds

[@shaundarius4836]

Most of all, Beethoven's humor is fully-developed within at least FIVE of his String Quartets. And Beethoven's abilities to combine different string compositions fully *REVEAL* his uncanny, absolutely spot-on mind, *as well* as his genius to explore *and* to MANIFEST every possible combination, every superlative human emotion, with only FOUR string players! Not only Beethoven's brilliance, this recording, made in the 1950's, shows the finest dedication and chamber-ensemble UNITY of each string-player member of The Hungarian String Quartet. There is NO REVERB whatsoever. Nor is there even the tiniest amount of "cutting & pasting", so frequently done now-a-days, exist within this superlative, recorded renderings of BEETHOVEN by The Hungarian Quartet ! Every single one of these Quartets illustrate the uncanny ensemble UNITY of these FOUR, perfectly "in sync" String Musicians. They play each of Beethoven's Quartets without a single flaw; *AND* their combined unity is quite literally akin to "otherworldly" perfection. Because there ISN'T a single-moment of reverb, it takes our modern ears, many decades later, to realize how we're able to distinctly hear each instrumental voice. This recording illustrates perfect balance and stunning CLARITY. I'm a working cellist, and I've heard their entire series of these Beethoven recordings by The Hungarian Quartet's string players at least 20 times. They are completely outstanding, magnificent string players in EVERY conceivable way. Each completely separate Quartet is recorded w/o a single splice; without even ONE single "recoding studio" edit. Best of all, the listener can clearly hear EVERY single part of these four immensely dedicated musicians. Only after my 4th-hearing of these COMPLETE Quartets did I realized that its first violinist is a superb virtuoso ... There simply ISN'T a weak member of *anyone" in this Hungarian group!

[@markcrimminswriter]

I really think these sublime recordings are worthy of all your eloquent praise and trenchant analysis. Thanks for sharing your joy and expertise and musical wisdom! We are all here united in our reverence for the quartets, their creator, and these splendid interpreters.

[@שמעון-ק2ח]

I am slow to call it Beethovens "humor", as it is all a part of the whole picture. Unless Beethoven himself had agreed to call it humor. Beethoven was very deep! I can't fathom his genius, and how he wrote what had not been imagined earlier and probably never would have.

[@alexiasimeonidi8800]

-HEAVENLY BOTH MUSIC AND QUARTET

[@fransmeersman2334]

Just listening to the first Opus 18. Marvellous sonority, so important in a quartet. The first time I hear the Hungarian Quartet. I think many listeners shall be very grateful for this upload, in any case I am very much.

[@classicalmusicreference]

Thanks Frans, the Erato reissue was an event because the first EMI edition was bad :-)

[@tiborweil4033]

I am 80 and played all Beethoven quartets and others, like Schubert, Mozart, Haydn, etc. as cellist and my dream is to play them again, unfortunately we die out before, but it is nice to listen to KZbin and remember.

[@שמעון-ק2ח]

Is it mostly joint pain that is stopping you now? (Yes, you would need to rehabilitate body and have some supplements that exist today, but you wouldn't have to spend years relearning all the music as it is already in your head and muscle memory).

[@TheDragonTuba]

I LOVE this recording! The recording quality sounds so intimate...truly glorious. Thank you so much for this post and for the amazing artists that brought this to life!

[@visitur4914]

Absolutely transcendent music. What a marvelous gift to us, the listeners!

[@robinmiller9865]

Simply superlative music making. I really feel that I am hearing these pieces for the first time.

[@canman5060]

Beethoven Quartets is like spanning the development of music from the Classical Period to the Infinite future !

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und spannende Interpretation dieser sechzehn perfekt komponierten Streichquartette im inspirierenden Tempo mit seidigen Tönen aller Instrumente und möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Die intime und perfekt vereinigte Miteinanderwirkung zwischen den vier Virtuosen ist immer noch unvergleichlich. Die verbesserte Tonqualität ist auch erstaunlich hoch als originale Aufnahmen von siebenundsechzig Jahre vor. Alles ist wunderbar und danke für die mühsame Arbeit!

[@michaelfink2566]

This is my favorite! The venue, and the players are perfect. Sometimes i think i hear someone talking, but its just the strings!

[@rnnyhoff]

Such rich and mellifluous and connection performance or the genius of Beethoven ... artists combining for the ages. Thank you so much to the generous lovers of music at Classical Music/ /Reference Recording for putting together these timeless recordings

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

Avery nice recording of the 16 string quartets. Good sound quality, excellent musicality of the Hungarian string quartet, a real privilege. Thanks Classical Music for uploading.

[@leisurecomments8176]

What a startling find. I was captivated by this Hungarian Quartet from the opening moments. They show a strong bond and a common sense of direction. They play as if one, and, oh, so lyrical. So thanks for uploading this marvelous group.

[@vojislavoluic4339]

Fantasticno.........zlata vrijedne snimke

[@fe12rrps]

As with the piano sonatas, the quartets were a lifelong set of creations for Beethoven. Listening from the beginning quartets through to the final opuses reveals the genius of Beethoven’s ability to develop this idiom.

[@classicalmusicreference]

Teddy is back (so are we ^^) :))

[@fe12rrps]

Classical Music/ /Reference Recording :-)

[@darylnoble5711]

The journey of listening to the 16 string quartets in chronological order is a profound one, with increased depths of introspection and higher levels of consciousness discovered along the way, especially from the opus #59 on and culminating with the B flat and C minor masterpieces

[@johorn2887]

I do not know why people think his Sonatas were his life - long preoccupation since hiz last one was done in 1824 and yet he died in 1827.

[@estherbreslau6075]

The plural of opus is opera. English maven.

[@cpps90ify]

This is the very first recording of the complete LVB quartets I ever bought. It was at a store in Pasadena CA (USA) near the Rose Parade route called Canterbury Records. I was actually broke at the time, but I saw this CD box set and couldn't resist it. I've never bought another CD of the Quartets since. It's still precious to me.

[@sappallow]

Me too...I think it was Tower Records in Berkeley back in the 70s. Pretty sure it was an EMI Angel Seraphim set. Since then I've heard a lot of wonderful groups...Amadeus, Berg, Tokyo. Italiano, Budapest, Juilliard ...they all have something unique to offer.

[@cpps90ify]

@@sappallow "Tower Records" (sigh) One of my fondest childhood memories. So many wonderful years visiting/browsing there. No one will *ever* convince me this world is better without them. Vinyl is making a big comeback; they should bring back Tower, too!

[@tomszir6964]

The 1966 record is said to be even better.

[@markcrimminswriter]

@@sappallow That was a great record shop!

[@michaelstearnes1526]

I "hung out" at Canterbury quite frequently in the '60s. It was on the north side of Colorado Blvd. as I recall. This was during the good old days of listening booths so at least you knew what you were buying. As a teenager I worked at Duford Kaiser Records also on Colorado Blvd. This was where I heard my first Mahler Symphony. Those were the days. Sigh.

[@williamwatterson8711]

Absolutely splendid. Perhaps the best recording ever.

[@user-xf2tq6tm2q]

Very close to it.

[@ursulapainter5307]

Thank you for this upload of the complete Beethoven String Quartets. The Hungarian Quartet's performance is both nuanced and flawless.

[@michaelletellier218]

Another remarkable upload, and for which many thanks sharing this with us. As you say in a note, this recording is, "an essential staging post in the quest for Beethoven." which it most certainly is! I can vouch for that knowing the recordings of the Amadeus, Berg, Lindsay, (and more) and some of the memorable Busch and Budapest interpretations. Your project constantly enriches our musical heritage by bringing to the fore artists and performances long lost in the clutter of our 21st Century, lost in the debris of the destruction of old vinyl collections. These are some of the most meaningful and treasured interpretations I know. Again I thank you.

[@classicalmusicreference]

Thank you very much Michael for that truthful message. We are so happy with our community and especially with the youth who are discovering all this :)

[@pelarinbacosiii448]

I still vividly recall hearing Op. 131 in C-sharp minor for the first time, played by the Hungarian String Quartet, as a 12-year old on Maui listening to my local Public Radio station in the 1980s. What a revelation! I remember being deeply moved by the opening fugue, the central scherzo, and the march-like finale. Other artists' renderings may have replaced it as my favorite recording, but this was the first recording of Op. 131 that I knew and loved. Thank you!

[@chrischanin767]

Sublime!

[@kanekokazuko7034]

普段はほとんどピアノ独奏か協奏曲ばかり聴いていますが、弦楽器のみの、響きの美しさに驚き、感動しました。ありかとうございます。

[@classicalmusicreference]

喜んで ^^

[@kanekokazuko7034]

@@classicalmusicreference ありがとうございます。またいい曲をご紹介ください。

[@markcrimminswriter]

とても興味深いコメント!

[@rnnyhoff]

Such an extraordinary achievement by artists in communion with this timeless music that reaches into the center of our being as ephemeral actors on this earthly stage. They relate its majesty with a purity and connection that makes all things bond in joy. Thank you for putting this together. It is remarkably incredible.

[@rnnyhoff]

Timeless ... the playing and of course, the music.

[@winfriedpaarmann3281]

Dies ist die wunderbarste Interpretation der Beethoven-Quartettte, die ich jemals gehört habe. Diese vier ungarischen Musiker waren mir bisher völlig unbekannt. Sie sind auf eine unübertreffliche Art aufeinander "abgestimmt". Alles strömt, ohne Bruch. Und wie brillant sie zugleich den Humor dieser Musik aufblitzen lassen! - Schade, dass man sie nur mit diesem einen Foto sieht. Doch das Filmen war zur Zeit dieser Aufnahme noch nicht üblich.. - Ich werde sie nie live erleben. Sie sind nun alle bereits im Himmel. Doch ich bin mir sicher, dass sie sich hin und wieder noch einmal treffen und zusammen musizieren - ganz gewiss auch eines dieser Beethoven-Quartette.

[@carlosfedericoquarleri5263]

Primero: enorme agradecimiento a quién hizo esta publicación con tanto respeto; datos de la obra, de los intérpretes y tiempo de duración de cada cuarteto. El cuanto a la obra en sí misma, mi opinión no es válida porque no puedo hablar objetivamente de Ludwig van Beethoven porque tengo una admiración apasionada por su música que roza el fanatismo. Escuché sus sinfonías, oberturas, sonatas para piano, tríos para piano violín y violoncello, los 5 conciertos para piano, el concierto para violín, etc.. Y por último, esta maravilla que son los cuartetos de cuerda. Gracias por Beethoven y por la minuciosidad de la publicación.

[@johnroh3905]

Thanks so much for this treasure

[@classicalmusicreference]

:-)

[@joeowens6180]

I have the original LPs in my drawer! I have long since lost my turntable setup - now thanks to this post I can listen again. I first went through the whole set in 1977; I have grown musically since then, so I am doubly grateful for this post. I have all the wonderful LP notes, too. :-)

[@rabbibarrykornblau9877]

Can you post them somehow?

[@joeowens6180]

@@rabbibarrykornblau9877 I'm so sorry, Rabbi, but the pages are large (LP size), and the notes for the late quartets are from margin to margin, making them as large as a map! I have no scanner, and I don't have my own channel. The task is beyond my competence. Even copying them on a standard copier is difficult. I wish I could help you! You might try to find the classic book on the quartets by Joseph de Marliave: the notes quote him copiously.

[@rabbibarrykornblau9877]

Oh well, @@joeowens6180. Thanks for your kind reply and suggestion!

[@M_SC]

@@joeowens6180take photos with a phone camera, that’s easy. Idk where you’d upload them to though

[@gardenerkatecarter5911]

My voice teacher was from Hungry we accepted many awards together over the years,now at 70 I just love to listen to instrumentals. Hahahahaha

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

Haydn and Mozart perfected the string quartet form. Beethoven took this form to unexpected heights (and depths). This excellent recording of the integral quartets by the Hungarian String Quartet allow for the panoramic understanding of Beethoven progress. The early quartets are already mature samples of the form, overcoming in musical density the beautiful works of. his antecessors. The middle quartets are already highly individual compositions, trekking unexplored musical territory. The late quartets (12 to 16) represent monumental artworks, completely new and surprising, quite difficult to comprehend even by expert musicians at the time. The novelties are in many levels: technical difficulty for the instruments, a radically new musical language, a somber and sad beauty, a sense of transcendence unknown by previous composers. The density of contents falls almost into the metaphysical. Beethoven realized that he was composing for the future. He was predicting a music liberated from restrictions and rigidities, nothing less than a radically new language. Thanks Classical Music for this astounding upload.

[@JimDanis]

Thanks for this thoughtful comment

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

@@JimDanis Thanks to you.

[@markrymanowski719]

Haydn developed the string quartet. Not Mozart. Beethoven improved it. Not Mozart.

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

@@markrymanowski719 Thanks for your interesting comment. I am not capable of telling if Mozart was less important in the development of the string chamber music. Certainly Haydn came in first and lived longer.. However significant and important Haydn contributions to opera I stay with Die Zauberflöte. And I am content to let Haydn the palm for the last words of Christ in the Cross. They are so immensely above myself that I rather keep silent and thank God for letting me learn a minimal fraction of the mystery of their genius.

[@djeronimo7981]

huit heures de pur bonheur , la forme du quatuor est chez beethoven , une forme musicale ciselée par un génie parvenu au paroxysme de sa perfection , la musique nous pénètre et nous transporte vers les mondes intérieurs du maitre , les musiciens hongrois nous rendent ce vertige ascensionnel comme peu ont su le faire , on ne peut que les en remercier de ce voyage initiatique vers l inconnu , l éternité et la grâce ,,

[@merlinthecat4152]

vous mettez des mots sur ce que je ressens

[@bhastro9959]

A bit florid but very french and accurate.

[@mrroneill99]

What an amazing collection! Bravo Beethoven! Kudos HQ! Thanks for uploading. ❤️🎻🎼🎵🎶👏🇮🇪☘️

[@classicalmusicreference]

:-)

[@jackvanderheijden9160]

THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jasg7550]

Desde los primeros compases se escucha una pronunciación distinta y bella de este idioma musical, expresado en estos cuartetos por el genio, gracias por compartir esta grabación maravillosa.

[@classicalmusicreference]

You're welcome :-)

[@canman5060]

There is a highly recommended 6 part lectures on the Complete Beethoven String Quartets by Professor Michael Parloff on youtube.

[@ezequielstepanenko3229]

Thanks for the info

[@krzysztofq7420]

And for all Beethoven piano sonatas Andreas Schiff lectures (can be found online)

[@canman5060]

@@krzysztofq7420I also watched this highly entertaining and informative lectures. No technical stuff and pure enjoyment and relaxaton. Maestro Schiff did a very great job.

[@rlwang6882]

Great job! Thank you so much!

[@classicalmusicreference]

A veritable "terra musicae", Hungary is the country of origin of some of the most illustrious interpreters in the history of music: from Liszt to Cziffra, and including Joachim, Nikisch, Reiner, Szigeti, Szell, Fricsay and Starker... When it comes to string quartets the land of the Magyars has proved no less generous, producing ensembles such as the Budapest, Léner, Végh or Tatrai. In this context, to be born a musician and a Hungarian, and to bear that name, constitutes a sort of challenge! Such a challenge had been taken up as early as 1910 by a quartet which had the backing of Bartok and Kodaly; but it was not until 1935 in Budapest that the true Hungarian Quartet was formed. Sandor Végh was first violin; Peter Szervansky second; Dénes Koromzay viola; and Vilmos Palotai cello. A few weeks after the creation of the quartet, another pupil of Hubay and Kodaly, Zoltån Székely, took Végh's place as first violin, the latter taking over as second. It would no doubt be useful to place these recordings within their historical context. In the spring of 1925 the Léner Quartet took the first step towards what was to remain the only genuinely complete set of Beethoven's quartets until the recordings made by the Hungarian in 1953. Otherwise, only the admirable but fragmentary recordings by the Budapest, Capet, Busch and Calvet Quartets had preceded the entire set offered by the Hungarian. Immediately followed by those of the Budapest (first version), Végh (id.) and Pascal (id.), this comprehensive collection served as a catalyst, provoking the most illustrious of ensembles into competition with it. Into the breach poured the most renowned of quartets, from the Amadeus to the Vermeer, and including the Juilliard, Beethoven, Italiano, Berg, Lindsay, Talich, Melos... and the Hungarian itself for their second complete set recording, in 1966. This second interpretation, more studied no doubt, but also more mannered (the changes of tempo...), has never, whatever may have been said about it, replaced the first. The inspiration which constantly informs this recording, the remarkable fusion achieved by the instruments, the sheer beauty of tone and the fluent technique of the players when at their best (in the "classic" formation of Székely, Moskowsky, Koromzay and Palotai) make it beyond all doubt one of the essential staging posts in the quest for Beethoven. The genius of the composer demands constantly that new light be cast upon him, calls for differing pronunciations of one and the same language. Let us listen to Beethoven speaking in Hungarian ! 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/2M1Eop2 ❤️ If you like CM//RR content, please consider membership at our Patreon page. Thank you :) www.patreon.com/cmrr

[@bruce122046]

I made open reel magnetic tape recordings of this cycle from a local classical radio station in 1967 when I was 20 years old. I had pocket scores based on the Urtext which helped me to commit them to memory which was good enough to earn the praise and respect of Leonard Ratner of Stanford Univ. when I sat in his literature course on this body of work in 1972 and again in 1976. Thank you for publishing these now, they bring back fond memories. These memories include travels around California to see its geology while the music was going in my head as a geology undergraduate.

[@bruce122046]

I am not sure if what I heard in 1967 was this 1953 recording, although what I am hearing in the Grose Fuge sounds like what I heard in 1967. There may have been a re-release of these in that year.

[@classicalmusicreference]

@@bruce122046 Oohh thanks for sharing your story :-)) We really appreciate it :-)

[@Aldous944]

That is a brilliant synopsis. Thank you for sharing, in such an erudite, comprehensive manner. It was a pleasure to read.

[@tomszir6964]

The Waldbauer-Kerpely quartet was also there, but unfortunately no recordings have survived from them.

[@williamwatterson8711]

The mixture of fury and tenderness . So wonderful.! and

[@yl4521]

SQ6 2:22:28

[@dvorakslavenskiples]

this was the first cycle of the Beethoven Quartets that i ever heard. I was at that time i think 10. Still my favourite recordings :D

[@fe12rrps]

Mine too. Every interpretation sets the standard. I will never forget the first time I heard their interpretation of the Heiliger Dankgesang.

[@bruce122046]

I think that the instruments were all Amati strings, which accounts for the unique sound captured in these recordings. As I said above I was about 20 when I heard them.

[@coronapapi]

The tracks I had years ago were very not HD like this. I kind of liked them better.. haja

[@silviarichards6600]

Creo que Beethoven sincronizó corazón y mente en cada una de sus obras.,porque llegan a algo intangible y profundo de cada uno.

[@markcrimminswriter]

Creo que si!

[@peacemaker7645]

Perfection is the best word i know, it means we have everything and we need nothing, that is impossible, because as we are livings we have limits and we need too many things, like peace, security & safety etc !!!!! so only the non-existent is perfect.☮

[@hiramcastroescritor3199]

Thank you very much!!!!! This is amazing!!!!!

[@classicalmusicreference]

:-)

[@d7ario]

Muchisimas gracias por estos cuartetos me ayudan muchisimo

[@joeowens6180]

To those looking for excellent, understandable, and extremely helpful notes for the 16 String Quartets, I refer you to the classic book on this topic, written by Joseph de Marliave, a contemporary of Gabriel Faure. It is from this book that a very large amount of material is taken for the notes which came with this original LPs of this marvelous 3 box set of the quartets. I have the notes, and I am not able to post them because they are not standard size pages. Marliave's book is published by Dover Books. You can find a choice of new and slightly used books on Amazon. Marliave's approach does not overwhelm one with a lot of arcane secrets of technical construction. Rather he concentrates on the special emotional and meaningful insights into what the hearer should listen for, and the spiritual growth of both the composer and the listener. Highly recommended.

[@rnnyhoff]

Ordered (French version ... need to work on my language skill) ... thank you.

[@mauricioduron3193]

Much appreciated!

[@canman5060]

My favorite performance was by the Alban Berg Quartet during my childhood and early teens year.As I grow older I become more drawn to the Hungarian Quartets.

[@Curseddimension]

Meaning you were already listening to Beethoven quartets as a child?... *nerd* (Just a joke)

[@waterkingdavid]

@@Curseddimension I'm coming after you!

[@edwinmamo8437]

thank you so much! I have been looking for mvt 3 of no 10 for couple. obviously I didn't know who's quartet was that I listened years ago. thank you again

[@fernandogomes1057]

Mozart Concertos , Bach Cantatas , Beethoven ALL , the quintessence of music

[@juliahenriques210]

I have to admit. "Mistake in the editing" is quite a remarkable piece.

[@gibbogle]

And the title exhibits Beethoven's sense of humour.

[@자유법치공정]

원더풀 wonderful 훌륭하십니다. thank you

[@robertooliveira6386]

Simply sublime! Thanks for sharing!

[@tiborweil4033]

Voce é de Portugal ou do Brasil ? estou procurando parceiros para tocar quartetos, eu moro em Budapeste, Hungria

[@mrbrianmccarthy]

I highly recommend people who like these Beethoven quartets go listen to some of Haydn's. You will see where beethoven got a lot of his style from in these pieces, especially the early ones. Beethoven really learned from him in this idiom.

[@joebloggs396]

I feel most of the symphonies have a Haydn influence. The earthy jokey style of Haydn matches some of Beethoven's character within the classical style.

[@anikeenkopavel3294]

GREAT!!! My Respect to you!!!

[@carlosginzburg5694]

Es increíble el ensamblado y calidad sonora de los miembros de este conjunto. Cada cuarteto parece una sinfonía de gran densidad, profundo dramatismo y continuidad, difíciles de apreciar en otros intérpretes. Inmensamente agradecido a quiénes me han permitido conocer esta extraordinaria versión. Mario Carlos Ginzburg Buenos Aires.

[@classicalmusicreference]

Gracias por su comentario. El sol debe estar presente en tu país para iluminar tu día :-) Saludos desde París

[@carlosginzburg5694]

@@classicalmusicreference No quise ser muy extenso, hay muchas más cosas que decir acerca de tan notable interpretación que quizás llevó años prepararla para todos nosotros. Sólo escribí inmediatamente mis primeras sensaciones, que para mí son las más valiosas. Un gusto en comunicarnos y les agradezco nuevamente haber podido hacerme conocer esta obra grandiosa que muy bien ilustra acerca de que Beethoven es genial inclusive en sus primeros cuartetos. Otro saludo; Mario

[@mariainesandradealcantara9979]

2020!!!ano consagrado à BEETHOVEN! !!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@juanaacunaperez8511]

Gratificante escucharás otra dimensión en estos tiempos muchas gracias bendiciones

[@hvosouq]

Mesmerizing

[@TyroneEpps]

This album is excellent ! 😊

[@EuphoniaPooch]

Thanks for this great upload

[@Sofronichrist]

Magnifique intégrale ! Ma préférée avec les Vlach !

[@classicalmusicreference]

:-)

[@olivaumicro9983]

J’aime beaucoup les talichs aussi

[@antoniopaulo150]

Uma viagem longa em um trem bala, apreciando a exuberante paisagem que passa depressa.

[@anitarauld]

Thanks sweetheart ♥️ for this music 😘🎵🎶🎼🌷🍃🦋🍀good weekend 🌻

[@classicalmusicreference]

Music is present in your home :-)

[@anitarauld]

@@classicalmusicreference yes, of course....thanks😘

[@mellonclarinet4303]

I like the slower grosse fuge, it makes it actually possible to listen to

[@williamsu5552]

is it just me or they play the early quartets the way usually reserved for the late ones ? fabulous rendition ! 🥰

[@timharris2291]

Yes I heard mysteries I had never noticed before!

[@dianagalan9013]

Gracias!!!

[@konradnibler5024]

Grazie Bravissimi

[@coronapapi]

I've been trying to find this for 15 years!!!

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

My most beloved: Razumovsky (7; 8; 9), Harp (10), Serioso (11) and "Es muss sein" 16.

[@ArjunPakrashi]

Magic! That's what this is. All respect also to the musicians, as they did end justice.

[@samuelsilva-wl8cd]

Magnífico!! Viagei ouvindo essa qualidade sonora ...

[@elrichardo1337]

now that i'm pretty familiar with the beethoven piano sonatas, it's time to do the same for the quartets

[@canman5060]

Beethoven Quartets are more profound in content then some of his piano sonatas especially the endless depth search in his late quartets.

[@Abic__]

Absolutely stunning quality for a recording of this age, excellent mastering!

[@XXfea]

This Beethoven guy is good 👍👍

[@JoseMedina-sv8uy]

Muchas Gracias Classical Music. Excelente trabajo. Mis mejores deseos. Saludos.

[@johnpavone35]

Bravo! A style Ludwig would have loved.

[@fabianreynal6614]

Excelente versión del Cuarteto Húngaro!!! Insuperable para mí,Un saludo cordial desde Argentina!!!

[@classicalmusicreference]

Gracias por su regreso, saludos desde París.

[@priscillagoes9864]

Muito obrigada por postar essa maravilha!!!

[@tiborweil4033]

Voce é de Portugal ou do Brasil ? Eu vivi em Sao Paulo e toquei quarteto por mais de 50 anos, hoje resido em Budapeste e apesar do alto grau de cultura que há por aqui, nao se acha parceiros para tocar em casa. Voce ?

[@priscillagoes9864]

@@tiborweil4033 eu moro no Brasil. Já estudei violino mas não toco mais. Sou apenas uma assídua ouvinte!

[@GabrielSouza-tb9rl]

I love, thanksss❤❤

[@juanmarcelocosin8632]

Creación musical simplemente superlativa. Realmente escucho estas piezas por primera vez. 6 Responder

[@강물처럼-s3d]

좋은 연주 감사합니다 .

[@thomasc390]

Waouh! Thank you!

[@williammatthewjosephgenova9802]

Ausgezeichnet! Lieber Ludwig van Beethoven, alles Gute zum Geburtstag an Deinem zweihunderteinundfünfzigsten Jahrestag! ♪♫♥♫♪🎼🎹

[@dejanstevanic5408]

I prefer Budapest String Quartet but that's only me. Thank you for another magnificent gem.

[@2Hot2]

I love Beethoven's "lesser" chamber music so much better than his bombastic symphonies, choral works and opera, and this is one of the most lyric interpretations I've ever heard.

[@MichaelMusic357]

Lovely..!!

[@엄정환-z3u]

훌륭한 음악선물 감사합니다. 요즘 열심히 올리시네요.

[@classicalmusicreference]

그렇습니다, 많은 일 ;-) 그러나 우리 공동체는 훌륭합니다. 당신은 훌륭합니다! 감사합니다 ^^

[@bruce122046]

The key for Qt #8 Op 59 #2 is E minor, not F Major.

[@classicalmusicreference]

YES thanks

[@clariolaelx]

Thank You 🌹

[@alejandroerpen9482]

Una enormidad éste hombre!!!!! Éste super-hombre digo...

[@lukastanisavljevic3007]

Wow, all of them, what else to say but one big köszönöm

[@remomazzetti8757]

The correct chronological order of the late quartets is : #12, #15,#13(with Grosse Fugue), #14, #16, and, new finale for #13.

[@paulsomers6048]

The #13 new finale was the last thing Beethoven composed.

[@jackvanderheijden9160]

A lovely gift from the Almighty God !!!

[@MOGGS1942]

ffs

[@SDSMint]

please give credit to the original composer.

[@mariamarthaarrietameza5188]

Que delicia para el alma el corazón aflegido y es el antídoto para el estres y es una enyección para la tranquilidad el buen vivir no se nesecita ser un millonario para ser feliz esto es grandioso super hermoso esta musica es muy agradable para los que gustan lo clasico gracias mil por existir tan hermosas melodias.

[@mariatherezavieiradossanto6548]

Gosto demais. Grata ❤

[@m.calloway2624]

Thanks for magnificent post.

[@alexiasimeonidi8800]

divine