℗ 1966 2016 Countdown Media, a division of BMG Rights Management (US)
| Released | October 6, 2017 |
| Duration | 2h 26m 13s |
| Record Label | Concert-Disc |
| Genre | Classical |
Beethoven: Early 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. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
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1.1
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I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
9:24 | |||
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1.2
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II. Adagio affetuoso ed appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
9:38 | |||
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1.3
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III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
3:25 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:05 | |||
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String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
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1.5
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:22 | |||
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1.6
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II. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:18 | |||
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1.7
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III. Scherzo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
4:07 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Allegro molto quasi presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
5:34 | |||
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String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
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1.9
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
5:58 | |||
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1.10
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II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
9:42 | |||
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1.11
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III. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
3:08 | |||
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1.12
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IV. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
4:46 | |||
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String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
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1.13
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I. Allegro, ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:07 | |||
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1.14
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II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:05 | |||
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1.15
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III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
4:17 | |||
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1.16
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IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
4:20 | |||
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String Quartet No. 5 in a Major, Op. 18, No. 5
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1.17
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
4:58 | |||
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1.18
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II. Menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
5:14 | |||
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1.19
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III. Andante cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
10:16 | |||
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1.20
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IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
4:41 | |||
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String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
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1.21
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I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
5:56 | |||
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1.22
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II. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
6:50 | |||
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1.23
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III. Scherzo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
3:06 | |||
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1.24
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IV. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine Arts Quartet |
7:56 | |||
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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 Early Quarters 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 1-24 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-24 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.15 -4.49 to -0.50 | -22.37 -26.42 to -18.69 | -18.57 -22.70 to -15.20 | 13 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro con brio | -0.50 | -21.08 | -17.6 | 12 |
| 2 | II. Adagio affetuoso ed appassionato | -1.12 | -22.47 | -18.4 | 12 |
| 3 | III. Scherzo. Allegro molto | -1.38 | -22.33 | -18.8 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. Allegro | -1.05 | -21.90 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 5 | I. Allegro | -1.27 | -22.57 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 6 | II. Adagio cantabile | -0.98 | -23.91 | -19.9 | 15 |
| 7 | III. Scherzo. Allegro | -0.51 | -23.65 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 8 | IV. Allegro molto quasi presto | -0.50 | -20.35 | -16.3 | 12 |
| 9 | I. Allegro | -1.06 | -21.84 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 10 | II. Andante con moto | -0.50 | -24.23 | -20.1 | 15 |
| 11 | III. Allegro | -4.49 | -26.42 | -22.7 | 15 |
| 12 | IV. Presto | -1.73 | -22.98 | -18.8 | 13 |
| 13 | I. Allegro, ma non tanto | -0.50 | -21.96 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 14 | II. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto | -0.75 | -25.94 | -21.8 | 15 |
| 15 | III. Menuetto. Allegretto | -3.09 | -23.76 | -19.8 | 13 |
| 16 | IV. Allegro | -0.82 | -21.58 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 17 | I. Allegro | -1.26 | -21.44 | -18.1 | 12 |
| 18 | II. Menuetto | -1.42 | -22.52 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 19 | III. Andante cantabile | -1.17 | -22.78 | -19.3 | 12 |
| 20 | IV. Allegro | -0.50 | -22.21 | -18.9 | 13 |
| 21 | I. Allegro con brio | -0.50 | -20.15 | -16.3 | 12 |
| 22 | II. Adagio ma non troppo | -1.58 | -21.97 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 23 | III. Scherzo. Allegro | -0.50 | -18.69 | -15.2 | 11 |
| 24 | IV. La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro | -0.50 | -20.20 | -16.0 | 12 |