℗ 1965 2016 Countdown Media, a division of BMG Rights Management (US)
| Released | October 6, 2017 |
| Duration | 3h 16m 32s |
| Record Label | Concert-Disc |
| Genre | Classical |
Beethoven: The Late Quartets (Remastered from the Original Concert-Disc Master Tapes)
Fine Arts Quartet
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127
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1.1
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I. Maestoso - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:54 | |||
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1.2
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II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
16:12 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzando vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:04 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:24 | |||
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String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130
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1.5
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I. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
9:41 | |||
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1.6
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II. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
1:54 | |||
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1.7
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III. Andante con moto ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:01 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
3:25 | |||
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1.9
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V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:34 | |||
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1.10
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VI. Finale. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:49 | |||
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String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
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1.11
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I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:11 | |||
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1.12
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II. Allegro molto vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
3:03 | |||
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1.13
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III. Allegro moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
0:51 | |||
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1.14
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IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
15:29 | |||
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1.15
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V. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
5:38 | |||
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1.16
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VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
2:05 | |||
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1.17
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VII. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:50 | |||
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String Quartet No. 15 in a Minor, Op. 132
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1.18
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I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
10:14 | |||
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1.19
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II. Allegro ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:05 | |||
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1.20
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III. Molto adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
16:13 | |||
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1.21
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IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
2:20 | |||
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1.22
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V. Allegro appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:00 | |||
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1.23
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Grosse Fugue in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
15:25 | |||
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String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
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1.24
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I. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:51 | |||
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1.25
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II. Vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
3:12 | |||
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1.26
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III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:17 | |||
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1.27
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IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:50 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"One of the gold-plated names in chamber music."
- Washington Post
Countdown Media presents this legacy recording of the Fine Arts Quartet performing the The Late Quartets from the great master of the classical and early romantic era of art music, Ludwig van Beethoven.
The Fine Arts Quartet was founded in 1946, although the group's members had actually begun working together as early as 1939 while playing in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Quartet's first performance took place in 1940 with Leonard Sorkin, first violinist, Ben Senescu, second violinist, Sheppard Lehnhoff, violist, and George Sopkin, cellist. Military service in World War II intervened, however, and it was not until 1946, now with the new second violinist Joseph Stepansky, that the Quartet began to rehearse and perform regularly.
The Quartet released an astonishing quantity of works (over 100) during its first 30 years of existence, including cycles of chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Now, Countdown Media has catalogued and collected the masters of these incredible recordings, remastering and rereleasing them in stunning modern clarity for new listeners.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Concert-Disc Studio Masters
Tracks 1-27 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Tracks 1-4, 11-17 – 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-27 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Tracks 1-4, 11-17 – 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.53 -8.12 to -0.23 | -24.72 -29.46 to -20.72 | -20.41 -26.10 to -16.40 | 14 12 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Maestoso - Allegro | -1.04 | -21.61 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 2 | II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile | -4.55 | -29.18 | -25.3 | 15 |
| 3 | III. Scherzando vivace | -0.50 | -22.95 | -18.4 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Finale | -1.43 | -23.86 | -19.6 | 14 |
| 5 | I. Adagio ma non troppo | -0.55 | -23.80 | -19.0 | 14 |
| 6 | II. Presto | -3.39 | -27.40 | -22.4 | 15 |
| 7 | III. Andante con moto ma non troppo | -4.40 | -27.99 | -23.7 | 15 |
| 8 | IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai | -4.17 | -25.60 | -21.6 | 14 |
| 9 | V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo | -8.12 | -29.46 | -26.1 | 13 |
| 10 | VI. Finale. Allegro | -0.51 | -22.90 | -18.8 | 14 |
| 11 | I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo | -2.50 | -24.43 | -20.3 | 13 |
| 12 | II. Allegro molto vivace | -2.00 | -21.66 | -17.0 | 12 |
| 13 | III. Allegro moderato | -4.29 | -25.61 | -21.1 | 12 |
| 14 | IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile | -1.55 | -24.44 | -20.0 | 15 |
| 15 | V. Presto | -0.23 | -24.00 | -18.9 | 15 |
| 16 | VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante | -5.39 | -26.44 | -22.0 | 12 |
| 17 | VII. Allegro | -0.86 | -20.72 | -16.4 | 12 |
| 18 | I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro | -0.81 | -23.20 | -18.7 | 14 |
| 19 | II. Allegro ma non tanto | -2.74 | -24.88 | -21.1 | 14 |
| 20 | III. Molto adagio | -2.80 | -26.37 | -22.3 | 15 |
| 21 | IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace | -1.97 | -23.83 | -19.6 | 14 |
| 22 | V. Allegro appassionato | -5.03 | -27.22 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 23 | Grosse Fugue in B-Flat Major, Op. 133 | -0.50 | -22.07 | -17.3 | 14 |
| 24 | I. Allegretto | -1.68 | -23.92 | -19.9 | 14 |
| 25 | II. Vivace | -0.53 | -23.38 | -19.1 | 14 |
| 26 | III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo | -6.13 | -27.83 | -24.1 | 13 |
| 27 | IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro | -0.66 | -22.71 | -17.7 | 13 |