Cleveland Quartet

The Complete RCA Album Collection

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From their debut at the Marlboro Festival in 1969, four brilliant young American musicians calling themselves the Cleveland Quartet were hailed as a chamber ensemble of exceptional quality. Over the following quarter century, they performed on every continent, including nearly 30 complete Beethoven cycles in the United States and Europe. At their peak, the Cleveland Quartet gave more than 100 concerts a year. They became the first classical artists to perform at the televised Grammy Awards and performed at the White House for President Carter's inauguration. "A quartet in the great tradition," said the Stereo Review critic, commenting on Cleveland's Beethoven for RCA Victor, their exclusive label between 1972 and 1987. Most of the ensemble's recordings for RCA had never appeared on CD until now. Sony Classical is pleased to present this complete, critically acclaimed discography in a 23-disc box set.

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Album The Complete RCA Album Collection
Artist Cleveland Quartet
Release date 2023-12-01
Label Sony Classical
Distributor SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Format CD (coffret)
EAN 0194399980521
Number of discs 23
Number of tracks 148

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Disc 1

String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e...
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2: I. Allegro non troppo
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2: II. Andante moderato
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2: III. Quasi minuetto, moderato...
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2: IV. Finale. Allegro non assai

Disc 2

String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op.67: I. Vivace
String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op.67: II. Andante
String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op.67: III. Agitato (Allegro non troppo)
String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op.67: IV. Poco allegretto con varia...

Disc 3

String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden", D 810: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden", D 810: II. Andante...
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden", D 810: III. Scherzo...
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden", D 810: IV. Presto
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 546: Adagio
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 546: [Fuga. Allegro]

Disc 4

Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon..., D 803: I. Adagio - Allegro - Piu allegro
Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon..., D 803: II. Adagio
Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon..., D 803: III. Allegro vivace - Trio
Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon..., D 803: IV. Andante - Var. I-VI-Var. VII...
Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon..., D 803: V. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon..., D 803: VI. Andante molto - Allegro - Andante...

Disc 5

String Quartet in D major "The Lark", Hob III: 63; I. Allegro moderato
String Quartet in D major "The Lark", Hob III: 63; II. Adagio cantabile
String Quartet in D major "The Lark", Hob III: 63; III. Menuet. Allegretto...
String Quartet in D major "The Lark", Hob III: 63; IV. Finale. Vivace
String Quartet in D minor "Fifths", Hob III: 76; I. Allegro
String Quartet in D minor "Fifths", Hob III: 76; II. Andante o piu tosto...
String Quartet in D minor "Fifths", Hob III: 76; III. Menuetto. Allegro ma...
String Quartet in D minor "Fifths", Hob III: 76; IV. Vivace assai

Disc 6

String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11: I. Molto allegro e appassionato
String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11: II. Molto adagio -
String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11: II. Molto allegro (come prima)
String Quartet No. 2: I. Discussions. Andante moderato - Andante con spirito...
String Quartet No. 2: II. Arguments. Allegro con spirito - Andante emasculata...
String Quartet No. 2: III. The Call of the Mountains: Adagio - Andante...
Scherzo for String Quartet: Fast - Slow - Fast

Disc 7

Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor, Op. 115: I. Allegro
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor, Op. 115: II. Adagio
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor, Op. 115: III. Andantino...
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor, Op. 115: IV. Con moto

Disc 8

Quintet for Piano and String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81: I. Allegro, ma...
Quintet for Piano and String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81: II. Dumka...
Quintet for Piano and String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81: III. Scherzo...
Quintet for Piano and String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81: IV. Finale...

Disc 9

Octet for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos in E-flat major, Op. 20: I. Allegro
Octet for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos in E-flat major, Op. 20: II. Andante
Octet for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos in E-flat major, Op. 20: III. Scherzo
Octet for 4 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos in E-flat major, Op. 20: IV. Presto
4 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81: No. 1; Tema con variazioni. Andante...
4 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81: No. 2; Scherzo. Allegro leggiero

Disc 10

String Quartet No. 7 in F major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/1: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 7 in F major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/1: II. Allegretto...
String Quartet No. 7 in F major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/1: III. Adagio molto...
String Quartet No. 7 in F major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/1: IV. Thème russe. Allegro
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/2: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/2: II. Molto adagio. Si...
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/2: III. Allegretto...
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/2: IV. Finale. Presto

Disc 11

String Quartet No. 9 in C major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/3: I. Introduzione...
String Quartet No. 9 in C major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/3: II. Andante con moto...
String Quartet No. 9 in C major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/3: III. Menuetto...
String Quartet No. 9 in C major "Rasumovsky", Op. 59/3: IV. Allegro molto

Disc 12

String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major "Harp", Op. 74: I. Poco Adagio - Allegro
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major "Harp", Op. 74: II. Adagio ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major "Harp", Op. 74: III. Presto - Piu...
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major "Harp", Op. 74: IV. Allegretto con...
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor "Quartetto serioso", Op. 95: I. Allegro con...
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor "Quartetto serioso", Op. 95: II. Allegretto...
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor "Quartetto serioso", Op. 95: III. Allegro...
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor "Quartetto serioso", Op. 95: IV. Larghetto...

Disc 13

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18/1: I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18/1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18/1: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio
String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18/1: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18/2: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18/2: II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro...
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18/2: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18/2: IV. Allegro molto quasi Presto

Disc 14

String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18/3: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18/3: II. Andante con moto
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18/3: III. Allegro - Minore - Maggiore
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18/3: IV. Presto
String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18/4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18/4: II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso...
String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18/4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18/4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo

Disc 15

String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18/5: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18/5: II. Menuetto - Trio
String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18/5: III. Andante cantabile - Var. I-V...
String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18/5: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18/6: I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18/6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18/6: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18/6: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio...

Disc 16

Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato
Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio
Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 18: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo
Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 36: II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo...
Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 36: III. Adagio
Sextet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas..., Op. 36: IV. Poco allegro

Disc 17

String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo...
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace...
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127: IV. Finale
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante...
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste...

Disc 18

String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo...
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: II. Presto
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto...
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca...
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina...
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro

Disc 19

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo...
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo...
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto - Molto poco...
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco...
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133

Disc 20

String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines...
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace...
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto

Disc 21

Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in C major, D 956: I. Allegro ma...
Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in C major, D 956: II. Adagio
Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in C major, D 956: III. Scherzo...
Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in C major, D 956: IV. Allegretto

Disc 22

Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins...: I. Allegro non troppo
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins...: II. Andante, un poco adagio
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins...: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins...: IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non...

Disc 23

Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola...: I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola...: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola...: III. Andante cantabile
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola...: IV. Finale. Vivace
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola...: I. Allegro brillante
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola...: II. In modo d'una marcia. Un poco...
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola...: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Trio I...
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola...: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo