Complete Beethoven Edition, Volume 11: The Early Quartets

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: IV. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con moto

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 4 in C minor for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: II. Minuetto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: III. Andante cantabile con variazioni

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 5 in A major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 5: IV. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 5 in A major, op. 18 no. 5

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: II. Adagio, ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet no. 6 in B‐flat major for Violins, Viola, Cello, op. 18 no. 6: IV. Adagio “La Malinconia” – Allegretto quasi allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 6 in B-flat major, op. 18 no. 6

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E major, Hess 34 (transcribed from “Sonata for Piano, op. 14 no. 1”): I. Allegro moderato

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in E major, Hess 34

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E major, Hess 34 (transcribed from “Sonata for Piano, op. 14 no. 1”): II. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in E major, Hess 34

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in E major, Hess 34 (transcribed from “Sonata for Piano, op. 14 no. 1”): III. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in E major, Hess 34

Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Siegmund Nissel

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in F major, Hess 32

Rainer Schmidt

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): II. Adagio molto

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in F major, Hess 32

Rainer Schmidt

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): III. Scherzo. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in F major, Hess 32

Rainer Schmidt

Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in F major, Hess 32/Op. 18 no. 1 (first version): IV. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in F major, Hess 32

Rainer Schmidt

Minuet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A‐flat major, Hess 33

Ludwig van Beethoven - Minuet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in A-flat major, Hess 33, WoO 209

Rainer Schmidt

Fugue for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello, Hess 36 (transcribed from Handel’s “Solomon, HWV 67: Overture”)

George Frideric Handel - Fugue for String Quartet in B-flat major, Hess 36

Rainer Schmidt