Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3: The Early String Quartets

January 24, 2025

The third and final installment in their award-winning series, the Calidore Quartet return with a three-disc release of Beethoven Early Quartets. Their previous Beethoven recordings have been described as ‘highly collectible’ by BBC Music Magazine. The first album of Late Quartets won the Chamber Music Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024, and the second awarded Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine. “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, contemporary research, style and experience. Though this music speaks in a language that is hundreds of years old, its message remains immediate, relevant and comforting to listeners of today and of generations to come even, and especially, in the most challenging of times”.

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About the Album

Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Track List

String Quartet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18 No. 1

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18 No. 2

I. Allegro
II. Adagio Cantabile
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto

String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, Op. 18 No. 3

I. Allegro
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Allegro
IV. Presto

String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4

I. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
II. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Allegretto. Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 5 In A Major, Op. 18 No. 5

I. Allegro
II. Minuet
III. Andante Cantabile
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 6 In B Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. La Malinconia. Adagio. Questo Pezzo Si Deve Trattare Colla Più Gran Delicatezza. Allegretto Quasi Allegro

January 24, 2025

Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3: The Early String Quartets

The third and final installment in their award-winning series, the Calidore Quartet return with a three-disc release of Beethoven Early Quartets. Their previous Beethoven recordings have been described as ‘highly collectible’ by BBC Music Magazine. The first album of Late Quartets won the Chamber Music Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024, and the second awarded Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine. “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, contemporary research, style and experience. Though this music speaks in a language that is hundreds of years old, its message remains immediate, relevant and comforting to listeners of today and of generations to come even, and especially, in the most challenging of times”.

Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Track List

String Quartet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18 No. 1

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18 No. 2

I. Allegro
II. Adagio Cantabile
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto

String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, Op. 18 No. 3

I. Allegro
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Allegro
IV. Presto

String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4

I. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
II. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Allegretto. Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 5 In A Major, Op. 18 No. 5

I. Allegro
II. Minuet
III. Andante Cantabile
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 6 In B Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. La Malinconia. Adagio. Questo Pezzo Si Deve Trattare Colla Più Gran Delicatezza. Allegretto Quasi Allegro

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January 24, 2025

Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3: The Early String Quartets

Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Track List

String Quartet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18 No. 1

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18 No. 2

I. Allegro
II. Adagio Cantabile
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto

String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, Op. 18 No. 3

I. Allegro
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Allegro
IV. Presto

String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4

I. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
II. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Allegretto. Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 5 In A Major, Op. 18 No. 5

I. Allegro
II. Minuet
III. Andante Cantabile
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 6 In B Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. La Malinconia. Adagio. Questo Pezzo Si Deve Trattare Colla Più Gran Delicatezza. Allegretto Quasi Allegro

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January 24, 2025

Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3: The Early String Quartets

Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Track List

String Quartet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18 No. 1

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18 No. 2

I. Allegro
II. Adagio Cantabile
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto

String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, Op. 18 No. 3

I. Allegro
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Allegro
IV. Presto

String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4

I. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
II. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Allegretto. Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 5 In A Major, Op. 18 No. 5

I. Allegro
II. Minuet
III. Andante Cantabile
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 6 In B Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. La Malinconia. Adagio. Questo Pezzo Si Deve Trattare Colla Più Gran Delicatezza. Allegretto Quasi Allegro

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Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3: The Early String Quartets

January 24, 2025

Buy/Listen

Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Track List

String Quartet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18 No. 1

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18 No. 2

I. Allegro
II. Adagio Cantabile
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto

String Quartet No. 3 In D Major, Op. 18 No. 3

I. Allegro
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Allegro
IV. Presto

String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4

I. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
II. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Allegretto. Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 5 In A Major, Op. 18 No. 5

I. Allegro
II. Minuet
III. Andante Cantabile
IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 6 In B Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6

I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. La Malinconia. Adagio. Questo Pezzo Si Deve Trattare Colla Più Gran Delicatezza. Allegretto Quasi Allegro

Acclaim

January 25, 2025

BEETHOVEN The Early Quartets (Calidore Quartet)

The Calidore Quartet, whose comprehensively insightful performances of these six masterpieces tend more towards prophecy of future innovators (Beethoven himself most of all) than reflections of, say, Haydn or Mozart... Hopefully a complete box-set will be forthcoming before too long and when that appears it’ll prove a strong contender...

The Calidore Quartet, whose comprehensively insightful performances of these six masterpieces tend more towards prophecy of future innovators (Beethoven himself most of all) than reflections of, say, Haydn or Mozart... Hopefully a complete box-set will be forthcoming before too long and when that appears it’ll prove a strong contender...

Rob Cowan

Gramophone

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Now, finding ourselves at the end of this endeavour, the contents of this recording project serve as a snapshot of our fourteen years of working, growing, listening and collaborating with one another. Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, contemporary research, style and experience.

Now, finding ourselves at the end of this endeavour, the contents of this recording project serve as a snapshot of our fourteen years of working, growing, listening and collaborating with one another. Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, contemporary research, style and experience.

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