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Beethoven: String Quartets 1-16 - Budapest String Quartet

Sony Classical (Japan)  SICC-10386 (7 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Chamber

Beethoven: 16 String Quartets

Budapest String Quartet

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (17)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 133 'Grosse Fuge'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 'Serioso'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5 'Lobkowitz'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Razumovsky'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Razumovsky'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Razumovsky'