Amadeus Quartet Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartets Vol.1 Box Set (3 SHM-SACD)

In 1948, the Amadeus Quartet, one of the most extraordinary string quartets of the post-war period, was founded. For more than 40 years, Norbert Brainin (1st violin), Siegmund Nissel (2nd violin), Peter Schidlof (viola) and Martin Lovett (violoncello) developed an extensive repertoire of works of the Classical and Romantic periods.
These recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven's string quartets were made between 1959 and 1961.
This title is a SHM-SACD. This format is the further development of the single-layer SACD and uses a particularly light-transparent plastic (Super High Material). It achieves a significantly better readability of the pit-land structures on the surface than is possible with hybrid SACDs. Universal's SHM-SACDs are generally re-digitized from the master tapes of the albums to DSD without any changes. SHM-SACDs can be played on any SACD player. Attention: All tracks are designed by Universal Music as limited edition collectibles for the Japanese market.

Selections:

Disc 1
String Quartet in F major, op.18 No.1
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
3. Allegro molto
4. Allegro
String Quartet in G major, op.18 No.2
5. Allegro
6. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I
7. Allegro
8. Allegro molto quasi Presto
String Quartet in D major, op.18 No.3
9. Allegro
10. Andante con moto
11. Allegro
12. Presto
String Quartet in C minor, op.18 No.4
13. Allegro ma non tanto
14. Anandte scherzoso quasi Allegretto
15. Allegretto
16. Allegro – Prestissimo
Disc 2
String Quartet in A major, op.18 No.5
1. Allegro
2. Menuetto
3. Andante cantabile. Theme – Variations I – V – Coda. Poco Adagio
4. Allegro
String Quartet in B flat major, op.18 No.6
5. Allegro con brio
6. Adagio ma non troppo
7. Allegro
8. La Malinconia. Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro
String Quartet in F major, op.59 No.1 "Rasumowsky"
9. Allegro
10. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
11. Adagio molto e mesto – attacca
12. Thème russe. Allegro
Disc 3
String Quartet in E minor, op.59 No.2 "Rasumowsky"
1. Allegro
2. Molto Adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
3. Allegretto
4. Finale. Presto
String Quartet in C major, op.59 No.3 "Rasumowsky"
5. Introduzione. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
6. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
7. Grazioso – attacca:
8. Allegro molto
String Quartet in E flat major, op.74 "Harp Quartet"
9. Poco Adagio – Allegro
10. Adagio ma non troppo
11. Presto – attacca
12. Allegretto con Variazioni