{"product_id":"beethoven-budapest-string-quar-12cd-cd-8985497062","title":"Beethoven - Budapest String Quartet \/ Complete Beethoven [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The modern standard of performance in the Beethoven quartets was set by the Budapest String Quartet,\" wrote The New York Times. One of the 20th century's very finest chamber ensembles, the Budapest String Quartet recorded the complete Beethoven cycle three times - first on 78s in the 1940s, then between 1951 and 1952 in mono, and later in stereo. The 1951-52 cycle, which has acquired legendary status, is now reissued as a complete set, the first time that Sony Classical has published it in it's entirety since the first issue. The Budapest Quartet was the quartet in residence at the Library of Congress from 1938 until 1962, a position created so that they could make regular use of the Library's collection of Stradivarius instruments. Their regular performances at the Library all made use of these remarkable instruments, and the quartet also used them on these recordings, made in the Library itself. This Beethoven cycle has acquired legendary status. Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times wrote that his \"favorite performances\" of the six early Opus 18 quartets are the ones included here, \"supple, luminous and insightful\". NPR critic Lloyd Schwartz calls the entire cycle \"my touchstone\" for Beethoven quartet recordings. Founded 100 years ago in 1917, the Budapest Quartet was at the height of it's success in the early 1950s, under the leadership of first violinist Joseph Roisman. They had settled in the United States in 1938 at the same time as taking up their position at the Library of Congress, and they disbanded after 50 years in 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 \/ I. Allegro Con Brio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 \/ II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 \/ III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 \/ IV. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 \/ I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 \/ II. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 \/ III. Scherzo. 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Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18 \/ II. Menuetto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18 \/ III. Andante Cantabile - Variations - Poco Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18 \/ IV. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 \/ I. Allegro Con Brio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 \/ II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 \/ III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 \/ IV. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto Quasi Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ II. Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ III. Adagio Molto E Mesto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ IV. Allegro - Thème Russe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ II. Molto Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ III. Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ IV. Finale - Presto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ I. Introduzione - Andante Con Moto - Allegro Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ II. Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ III. Menuetto - Grazioso - Trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 \"Rasoumovsky\" \/ IV. Allegro Molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 \"Serioso\" \/ I. Allegro Con Brio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 \"Serioso\" \/ II. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 \"Serioso\" \/ III. Allegro Assai Vivace Ma Serioso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 \"Serioso\" \/ IV. Larghetto - Allegretto Agitato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 \"Harp\" \/ I. Poco Adagio - Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 \"Harp\" \/ II. 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