Quatuor Pascal - The Complete Beethoven Quartets (10CD)

CD 1
■ Beethoven Quartets Op. 18 Nos 2 & 3
(1952)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2 /
G-Dur
1. I. Allegro 5‘45
2. II. Adagio cantabile 6‘21
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro 4‘15
4. IV. Allegro molto quasi presto 5‘28
Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3 /
D-Dur
5. I. Allegro 5‘42
6. II. Andante con moto 8‘42
7. III. Allegro 2‘51
8. IV. Presto 4‘33
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
■ Bonus
Quartet No. 1 in F major Op. 18, No. 1 /
F-Dur
9. I. Allegro con brio 7‘09
10. II. Adagio affettuoso ed
appassionato 11‘58
11. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 3‘25
12. IV. Allegro 6‘03
Quatuor Pascal
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 72‘15

CD 2
■ Beethoven
Quartets Op. 18 Nos 4 & 5 (1952)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 /
c-Moll
1. I. Allegro ma non tanto 8‘56
2. II. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi
allegretto 7‘14
3. III. Menuetto: Allegretto 4‘28
4. IV. Allegro 4‘17
Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5 /
A-Dur
5. I. Allegro 6‘34
6. II. Menuetto 5‘53
7. III. Andante cantabile 9‘26
8. IV. Allegro 6‘02
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
conductor / Dirigent Herbert Menges
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 52‘51

CD 3
■ Beethoven
Quartet Op. 18 No. 6 & Op. 95 (1952)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 6 in B Flat Major, Op. 18,
No. 6 / B-Dur
1. I. Allegro con brio 6‘29
2. II. Adagio ma non troppo 5‘30
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro 3‘22
4. IV. La Malinconia: Adagio. Allegretto
quasi allegro 9‘27
Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 /
f-Moll
5. I. Allegro con brio 4‘56
6. II. Allegretto ma non troppo – 10‘55
III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
7. IV. Larghetto espressivo. 4‘48
Allegretto agitato. Allegro molto e
leggieramente
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 45‘29

CD 4
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 7 “Rasumovsky” Op. 59 No.
1 (1951)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
“First Rasumovsky” / F-Dur
1. I. Allegro 10‘52
2. II. Allegretto vivace e sempre
scherzando 8‘34
3. III. Adagio molto e mesto – IV. Thème
russe: Allegro 17‘31
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 8 “Rasumovsky” (1951)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2
“Rasumovsky” / e-Moll
4. I. Allegro 7‘40
5. II. Molto adagio 12‘57
6. III. Allegretto 4‘26
7. IV. Finale: Presto 5‘37
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 67‘39

CD 5
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 9 “Rasumovsky” (1951)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
“Rasumovsky” / C-Dur
1. I. Introduzione: Andante con moto.
Allegro vivace 8‘18
2. II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
9‘03
3. III. Menuetto: Grazioso – IV. Allegro
molto 11‘22
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 10, Op. 74 (1952)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 74
“Harp” / Es-Dur „Harfenquartett“
4. I. Poco adagio. Allegro 8‘21
5. II. Adagio ma non troppo 10‘36
6. III. Scherzo: Presto – IV. Allegretto
con variazioni 11‘06
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 58‘48
CD 6
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 12 Op. 127 (1952)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 12 in E Flat Major, Op. 127
“Serioso” / Es-Dur
1. I. Maestoso. Allegro 6‘43
2. II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto
cantabile 15‘45
3. III. Scherzando vivace. Presto 6‘37
4. IV. Finale: Allegro con moto 7‘07
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
■ Bonus
Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Quartet in E Flat Major Op. 76 No. 2
HOB. III:38 “The Joke” /
Es-Dur „Der Spaß“
5. I. Allegro moderato cantabile 4‘35
6. II. Scherzo: Allegro 3‘29
7. III. Largo: Sostenuto 4‘02
8. Finale: Presto 2‘54
Quatuor Pascal
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 51‘16

CD 7
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 13 Op. 130 (1951)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Major, Op. 130 /
B-Dur, op. 130
1. I. Adagio ma non troppo. Allegro 9‘19
2. II. Presto 1‘57
3. III. Andante con moto ma non troppo
6‘27
4. IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai
3‘32
5. V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
8‘20
6. VI. Finale: Allegro 8‘26
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
■ Bonus
String Quintet No. 3 in C Minor, Op.
104 / c-Moll
7. I. Allegro con brio 7‘59
8. II. Andante cantabile con variazion
7‘33
9. III. Menuetto: Quasi allegro 3‘31
10. IV. Finale: Prestissimo 6‘33
Quatuor Pascal and Walter Gerhard
viola II / Viola II
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 63‘41

CD 8
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 14 Op. 131 (1951)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op.
131 / cis-Moll
1. I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto
espressivo – 24‘07
II. Allegro molto vivace – III. Allegro
moderato –
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto
cantabile –
2. V. Presto – VI. Adagio quasi un poco
andante – 14‘23
VII. Allegro
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
■ Bonus
String Quintet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 29 /
C-Dur
3. I. Allegro moderato 7‘55
4. II. Adagio molto espressivo 10‘29
5. III. Scherzo: Allegro 4‘19
6. IV. Presto: Andante con moto e
scherzo 6‘52
Quatuor Pascal and Walter Gerhard
viola II / Viola II
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 68‘07

CD 9
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 15 Op. 132 (1952)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Quartet No. 15 in A Minor Op. 132 /
a-Moll
1. I. Assai sostenuto. Allegro 9‘15
2. II. Allegro ma non tanto 7‘54
3. III. Molto adagio. Andante 19‘17
4. IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace. Più
allegro – 9‘35
V. Allegro appassionato. Presto
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 46‘03

CD 10
■ Beethoven
Quartet No. 16 Op. 135 & “The Great
Fugue” (1952)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Great Fugue in B Flat Major, Op. 133 /
Große Fuge
1. Overtura: Allegro. Fuga: Meno mosso
e moderato. 15‘46
Allegro molto e con brio. Meno mosso e
moderato.
Allegro molto e con brio
Quartet No. 16 in F Major Op. 135 /
F-Dur
2. I. Allegretto 6‘01
3. II. Scherzo: Vivace 3‘06
4. III. Lento assai cantante e tranquillo
6‘22
5. IV. Finale: Grave non troppo tratto.
Allegro 6‘56
(„Der schwer gefasste Entschluss“)
Jacques Dumont violin I / Violine I
Maurice Crut violin II / Violine II
Léon Pascal viola / Viola Robert Salles
cello / Cello
recorded / aufgenommen c. 1950’s
Total Time 38‘14