Alban Berg Quartett - Beethoven & Schubert, Vol. 2 (2024)

One of the greatest string quartets of the 20th-century, the - 100% Austrian - Alban Berg Quartett remains famous for their unsurpassable renditions of the great Viennese masters. The ensemble notably put on record the supreme Beethoven cycle twice, once in studio, once in the Wiener Konzerthaus. Enjoy large excerpts of these milestone recordings, coupled with late masterpieces of Schubert.

Tracklist
1. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (9:36)
2. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (1:59)
3. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (6:37)
4. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (2:58)
5. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (6:37)
6. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (7:59)
7. Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887: II. Andante un poco moto (12:21)
8. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": IV. Thème russe. Allegro (8:12)
9. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace (8:08)
10. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto (6:03)
11. Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro (11:30)
12. Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto (10:43)
13. Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio (3:30)
14. Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto (9:13)
15. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (9:32)
16. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (8:30)
17. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (15:22)
18. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (2:09)
19. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale. Allegro appasionato (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (6:47)
20. Schubert: String Quartet No. 9 in G Minor, D. 173: IV. Allegro (5:37)
21. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto (5:36)
22. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante (1:35)
23. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro (6:34)
24. Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1, D. 87: II. Scherzo. Prestissimo - Trio (1:56)
25. Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1, D. 87: IV. Allegro (5:32)
26. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (6:20)
27. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (3:20)
28. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante tranquillo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (8:28)
29. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto (5:06)
30. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio (5:47)
31. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro (8:32)
32. Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 "Quartettsatz" (9:01)
33. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro (8:02)
34. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto (5:25)
35. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro (6:41)
36. Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": I. Allegro ma non troppo (8:57)
37. Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante (7:07)
38. Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": III. Menuetto (7:32)
39. Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": IV. Allegro moderato (7:18)
40. Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133 (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, 1989) (15:33)