The Leipzig Gewandhaus-Quartett is the world's oldest ensemble of its kind. Shortly after its foundation in 1808 by Heinrich August Mattha the former leader of the Gewandhaus Orchestra the ensemble established itself as a permanent part of the Leipzig concert scene. During its history the ensemble has played with such important composers and musicians as Clara Schumann Johannes Brahms Edvard Grieg and Arthur Nikisch. This tradition is still kept alive today and the Gewandhaus-Quartett works regularly with internationally renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma Menahem Pressler and Sabine Meyer. This 10-CD box set presents the current line-up of the Gewandhaus-Quartett which according to 'Klassikheute (ClassicToday) belongs 'quite rightly to the world's leading quartet ensembles' with their award-winning recording of the complete Beethoven String Quartets. ＜収録内容＞ [Disc 1] STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR OP. 18 NO. 1 STREICHQUARTETT F-DUR OP. 18 NO. 1 1. Allegro con brio 8.45 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato 9.29 3. Scherzo : Allegro molto 3.27 4. Allegro 6.22 STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR OP.18 NO. 2 STREICHQUARTETT G-DUR OP. 18 NO. 2 5. Allegro 7.40 6. Adagio cantabile 5.31 7. Scherzo : Allegro 4.28 8. Allegro molto quasi Presto 5.16 [Disc 2] STRING QUARTET IN D MAJOR OP. 18 NO. 3 STREICHQUARTETT D-DUR OP. 18 NO. 3 1. Allegro 8.05 2. Andante con moto 7.16 3. Allegro 3.41 4. Presto 6.50 STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR OP. 18 NO. 4 STREICHQUARTETT C-MOLL OP. 18 NO. 4 5. Allegro ma non tanto 8.24 6. Scherzo : Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto 6.52 7. Menuetto : Allegretto 3.49 8. Allegro 4.14 [Disc 3] STRING QUARTET IN A MAJOR OP.18 NO. 5 StreichQuartett A-Dur op. 18 Nr. 5 1. Allegro 9.51 2. Menuetto 5.13 3. Andante cantabile 8.39 4. Allegro 6.45 STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR OP. 18 NO. 6 StreichQuartett b-Dur op. 18 Nr. 6 5. Allegro con brio 9.07 6. Adagio ma non troppo 6.56 7. Scherzo : Allegro 3.23 8. La Malinconia : Adagio - Allegretto quasi Allegro 7.52 [Disc 4] STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR OP. 59 NO. 1 STREICHQUARTETT F-DUR OP. 59 NR. 1 1. Allegro 9.30 2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 8.32 3. Adagio molto e mesto 11.14 4. Finale (Theme russe) : Allegro 8.10 [Disc 5] STRING QUARTET IN E MINOR OP. 59 NO. 2 STREICHQUARTETT E-MOLL OP. 59 NR. 2 1. Allegro 14.22 2. Molto Adagio 12.42 3. Allegretto 7.14 4. Finale : Presto 5.37 STRING QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR OP. 74 ('HARP QUARTET') STREICHQUARTETT ES-DUR OP. 74 ('HARFENQUARTETT') 5. Poco Adagio - Allegro 9.32 6. Adagio ma non troppo 9.46 7. Presto 5.06 8. Allegretto con Variazioni 6.33 [Disc 6] STRING QUARTET IN C MAJOR OP. 59 NO. 3 STREICHQUARTETT C-DUR OP. 59 NR. 3 1. Introduzione : Andante con moto - Allegro vivace 10.43 2. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto 9.45 3. Menuetto : Grazioso 5.01 4. Allegro molto 6.09 STRING QUARTET IN F MINOR OP. 95 STREICHQUARTETT F-MOLL OP. 95 5. Allegro con brio 4.15 6. Allegretto ma non troppo 6.31 7. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 4.40 8. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato 4.54 [Disc 7] STRING QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR OP. 127 STREICHQUARTETT ES-DUR OP. 127 1. Maestoso - Allegro 6.17 2. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile 15.59 3. Scherzando vivace 7.36 4. Finale 7.34 STRING QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR OP. 131 STREICHQUARTETT CIS-MOLL OP. 131 5. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 6.23 6. Allegro molto vivace 3.00 7. Allegro moderato 0.49 8. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 13.50 9. Presto 5.56 10. Adagio quasi un poco andante 1.53 B Allegro 6.25 [Disc 8] STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR OP. 130 STREICHQUARTETT B-DUR OP. 130 1. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro 8.56 2. Presto 2.01 3. Andante con moto ma non troppo 6.38 4. Alla danza tedesca : Allegro assai 3.27 5. Cavatina : Adagio molto espressivo 6.40 6. Finale : Allegro 8.14 GREAT FUGE IN B FLAT MAJOR OP. 133 7. GROSSE FUGE IN B FLAT MAJOR OP. 133 16.04 [Disc 9] STRING QUARTET IN A MINOR OP. 132 STREICHQUARTETT A-MOLL OP. 132 1. Assai sostenuto - Allegro 9.18 2. Allegro ma non tanto 9.17 3. Molto adagio (Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen 16.21 an die Gottheit in der lydischen Tonart") 4. Alla Marcia assai vivace 2.12 5. Piu allegro - Allegro appassionato 6.51 STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR OP. 135 STREICHQUARTETT F-DUR OP. 135 6. Allegretto 6.06 7. Vivace 3.21 8. Lento assai cantante e tranquillo 6.34 9. Der schwer gefaBte EntschluB" 6.31 [Disc 10] STREICHQUARTETT CIS-MOLL OP. 131 1. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile (Excerpt | Auszug) 4.03 2. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Presto (Excerpt Auszug) 3.59 3. Prof. Gerhard Bosse (Primarius 1955 - 1977) 1.38 STRING QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR OP. 74 STREICHQUARTETT ES-DUR OP. 74 4. Poco Adagio - Allegro (Excerpt | Auszug) 2.31 5. Prof. Gerhard Bosse 4.22 6. Presto (Excerpt | Auszug) 3.36 7. Prof. Dietmar Hallmann (Viola 1959 - 1993) 3.20 8. Allegretto con Variazioni (Excerpt | Auszug) 2.12 9. Prof. Dietmar Hallmann 4.06 STRING QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR OP. 131 STREICHQUARTETT CIS-MOLL OP. 131 10. Allegro moderato - 8.04 11. Prof. Karl Suske (Primarius 1977 - 1993) 3.59 STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR AFTER THE PIANO SONATA IN E MAJOR OP. 14 NO. 1 STREICHQUARTETT F-DUR NACH DER KLAVIERSONATE E-DUR OP. 14 NR. 1 12. Allegro moderato 6.21 13 Allegretto 3.40 14 Allegro 3.45