Dover Quartet – Beethoven – Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Dover Quartet, “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker), launches its emerging, three-volume complete Beethoven quartet cycle with the six Opus 18 quartets, often cited as the epitome of the classical string quartet as developed by Haydn and Mozart while foreshadowing Beethoven’s future innovations.

In concert, the quartet has presented three complete Beethoven cycles, including the University at Buffalo’s renowned “Slee Cycle” — which has offered annual Beethoven quartet cycles since 1955 and has featured the likes of the Budapest, Guarneri, and Cleveland Quartets. The Dover is featuring Beethoven’s Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2, in its 2020–2021 season programming.

Tracklist:
01. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (09:42)
02. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appasionato (09:04)
03. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (03:23)
04. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro (06:43)
05. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro (07:47)
06. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (05:45)
07. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro (04:26)
08. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto (05:37)
09. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro (07:45)
10. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto (07:54)
11. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro (02:57)
12. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto (06:16)
13. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro, ma non tanto (08:31)
14. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto (06:45)
15. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Minuet. Allegretto (03:15)
16. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro (04:43)
17. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro (07:09)
18. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Minuet (05:07)
19. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile con variazioni (09:56)
20. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro (06:24)
21. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio (05:57)
22. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio, ma non troppo (08:08)
23. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro (03:09)
24. Dover Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio – V. Allegretto quasi allegro (08:11)