Smetana Quartet – Beethoven – The Complete String Quartets (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Smetana Quartet – Beethoven – The Complete String Quartets (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 08:31:53 minutes | 14,91 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Supraphon a.s.

The Smetana Quartet are a true legend. For over four decades (1945-1989), the ensemble gained critical acclaim and enthused audiences all over world, particularly in the UK, USA and Japan. They attained perfect chime and extraordinary flexibility in voice leading, resulting in part from their playing the entire repertoire by heart. The quartet performed Beethoven’s works throughout their existence – following Smetana, he was the composer on whose music they focused the most and whose complete quartets were in their repertoire from 1974 onwards. They explored some of Beethoven’s pieces for several years before including them in their concert programmes. In collaboration with a Supraphon team, in 1976 the ensemble embarked upon a colossal project, which in 1985 came to fruition with the release on Nippon Columbia of a recording of the complete Beethoven string quartets. Even though the past decade has seen significant changes pertaining to interpretation and technology, the Smetana Quartet’s account of Beethoven’s works is by no means a “museum exhibit”, with their vivacity and dynamism still enthralling today’s listeners. The recording, carefully digitally remastered from the original analogue tapes, is the very first release beyond Japan. Lovers of perfect sound are afforded the opportunity to listen to it Hi-Res 24 bit/192 kHz.

Tracklist:
01. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro con brio (07:17)
02. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (09:53)
03. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (03:27)
04. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: IV. Allegro (06:48)
05. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro (07:27)
06. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18: II. Adagio cantabile. Allegro. Tempo I (05:49)
07. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo – Allegro (04:40)
08. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18: IV. Allegro molto quasi presto (05:55)
09. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro (04:50)
10. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: II. Andante con moto (07:21)
11. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: III. Allegro (02:58)
12. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18: IV. Presto (05:34)
13. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non tanto (08:52)
14. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Scherzo – Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto (07:41)
15. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Menuetto – Allegretto (03:50)
16. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: IV. Allegro (04:35)
17. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro (05:14)
18. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: II. Menuetto (05:00)
19. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: III. Andante cantabile (08:43)
20. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: IV. Allegro (05:20)
21. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro con brio (06:00)
22. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Adagio, ma non troppo (06:59)
23. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo – Allegro (03:19)
24. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. La Malinconia, adagio – Allegretto quasi allegro – Adagio – Prestissimo (07:52)
25. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59: I. Allegro (10:31)
26. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando (08:40)
27. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 59: III. Adagio molto e mesto (12:14)
28. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59: IV. Theme russe. Allegro (08:22)
29. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 8 “Razumovsky” in E Minor, Op. 59: I. Allegro (09:38)
30. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 8 “Razumovsky” in E Minor, Op. 59: II. Molto Adagio (10:42)
31. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 8 “Razumovsky” in E Minor, Op. 59: III. Allegretto (06:26)
32. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 8 “Razumovsky” in E Minor, Op. 59: IV. Finale. Presto (05:18)
33. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 9 “Razumovský” in C Major, Op. 59: I. Andante con moto. Allegro vivace (10:48)
34. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 9 “Razumovský” in C Major, Op. 59: II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto (09:40)
35. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 9 “Razumovský” in C Major, Op. 59: III. Menuetto. Grazioso (05:01)
36. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 9 “Razumovský” in C Major, Op. 59: IV. Allegro molto (06:28)
37. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 10 “Harfový” in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: I. Poco Adagio. Allegro (09:36)
38. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 10 “Harfový” in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: II. Adagio ma non troppo (09:12)
39. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 10 “Harfový” in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: III. Presto (04:58)
40. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 10 “Harfový” in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: IV. Allegretto con variazioni (06:19)
41. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95: I. Allegro con brio (04:41)
42. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95: II. Allegretto ma non troppo (06:24)
43. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso (04:06)
44. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95: IV. Larghetto. Allegro agitato (04:37)
45. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro (12:35)
46. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto (02:03)
47. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo (06:52)
48. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130.: IV. Alla Danza tedesca. Allegro assai (03:23)
49. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo (07:07)
50. Smetana Quartet – Große Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Fugue. Overtura-Fuga. Allegro (14:45)
51. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro (09:34)
52. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso. Allegro (06:11)
53. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile. Andante con moto. Adagio molto espressivo (15:19)
54. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace. Presto (08:29)
55. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale (06:19)
56. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressione (07:12)
57. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace (03:17)
58. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato (00:51)
59. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile (14:05)
60. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto (06:11)
61. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante (01:32)
62. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro (06:35)
63. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto-Allegro (09:20)
64. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto (07:56)
65. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio-Andante. Heiliger Dankesgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit in der lydischen Tonart (16:34)
66. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia. Assai vivace. Piu allegro (02:13)
67. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appasionato. Presto (06:46)
68. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto (06:16)
69. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace (03:47)
70. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (06:37)
71. Smetana Quartet – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 “Der schwer gefasste Entschluss”: IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto /tanto/ (07:04)
72. Smetana Quartet – Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 14: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. for Quartet) (06:31)
73. Smetana Quartet – Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 14: II. Allegretto (Arr. for Quartet) (03:04)
74. Smetana Quartet – Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 14: III. Allegro (Arr. for Quartet) (03:46)

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