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String Quartets Essentials

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With just four instruments, composers have reached amazing heights of expression.
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Updated Jul 9, 2025

Tracks 52

  1. 1
    弦楽四重奏曲 第12番 へ長調 作品96《アメリカ》 第1楽章: Allegro ma non troppo
    エマーソン弦楽四重奏団
    ドヴォルザーク/チャイコフスキー/ボロディン:弦楽四重奏曲9:12
  2. 2
    String Quartet Op.33/2, 'The Joke': I. Allegro Moderato Cantabile
    Cuarteto Casals
    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 336:59
  3. 3
    String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
    Quatuor Ébène
    Beethoven Around the World: The Complete String Quartets10:43
  4. 4
    Quatuor en Fa Majeur, M. 35: II. Assez vif, très rythmé
    Jerusalem Quartet
    Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets5:57
  5. 5
    String Quartet in E-Flat Major: III. Romanze
    Erato Quartet
    String Quartets6:56
  6. 6
    String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: II. Andante
    Gringolts Quartet
    Brahms: Complete String Quartets & Piano Quintet7:00
  7. 7
    String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno
    Talich Quartet
    Borodin & Tchaikovsky: String Quartets8:07
  8. 8
    String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: I. Allegro moderato
    Emerson String Quartet
    Mozart: String Quartets K. 387 & 4217:50
  9. 9
    String Quartet No. 6, Op. 80, MWV R 37: I. Allegro vivace assai
    Calidore String Quartet
    Resilience: String Quartets by Prokofiev, Janáček, Golijov and Mendelssohn7:43
  10. 10
    String Quartet: II. Intermede
    Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
    Tailleferre: Kammermusik2:29
  11. 11
    String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro
    阿尔班・贝尔格弦乐四重奏
    Top Ten String Quartets11:31
  12. 12
    String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, TH.111: 1. Moderato e semplice
    Orava Quartet
    Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: String Quartets11:39
  13. 13
    String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor: II. Allegro moderato - Andante cantabile
    Talich Quartet
    Smetana: The 2 String Quartets5:28
  14. 14
    String Quartet No.8 In C Minor, Op.110: 2. Allegro molto
    Carducci String Quartet
    Russia: Romance and Revolution2:48
  15. 15
    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11: II. Molto adagio
    Emerson String Quartet
    The String Quartet Revealed, Vol. 3 - Modern6:53
  16. 16
    String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
    Emerson String Quartet
    Beethoven: The Late String Quartets6:02
  17. 17
    String Quartet "Phantasy"
    Simon Hewitt JonesDavid WorswickTom HankeyOliver Coates
    Imogen Holst: String Chamber Music9:59
  18. 18
    String Quartet No. 1 'Kreutzer Sonata': I. Adagio. Con moto
    Jerusalem Quartet
    Smetana & Janáček: String Quartets4:26
  19. 19
    String Quartet in D Minor, Hob. III:76 (, Op. 76 No. 2 - "Fifths"): 4. Finale (Vivace assai)
    Takács Quartet
    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 1-34:01
  20. 20
    String Quartet in C Major, K. 465: I. Adagio - Allegro in C Major
    Petersen Quartett
    Mozart: Petersen Quartett9:53
  21. 21
    String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor "From my life": I. Allegro vivo appassionato
    Tokyo String Quartet
    Dvořák: Quartet No.12 - Smetana: Quartet No.17:08
  22. 22
    String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 121: III. Allegro
    Quatuor Ébène
    Fauré 507:46
  23. 23
    String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36: I. Allegro calmo senza rigore
    Doric String Quartet
    Purcell & Britten: String Fantasias & String Quartets8:17
  24. 24
    String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
    Endellion String Quartet
    Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Fragments7:09
  25. 25
    Crisantemi: Andante mesto
    Hagen Quartett
    Verdi / Puccini / Muzio: Works For String Quartet8:00
  26. 26
    String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: I. Vivace
    Gringolts Quartet
    Brahms: Complete String Quartets & Piano Quintet9:40
  27. 27
    String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 83: I. Allegro moderato
    Brodsky Quartet
    Elgar: String Quartet & Piano Quintet9:22
  28. 28
    String Quartet No.20 in D. K.499: I. Allegretto
    Alban Berg Quartett
    Hommage9:31
  29. 29
    String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob.III:77, "Emperor": II. Poco adagio, cantabile
    Kodály Quartet
    Great Chamber Music8:00
  30. 30
    String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: V. Allegro molto
    Emerson String Quartet
    Bartók: The String Quartets5:05
  31. 31
    String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto
    阿尔班・贝尔格弦乐四重奏
    Schubert: String Quartets No. 14 "Death and the Maiden" & No. 13 "Rosamunde"14:25
  32. 32
    String Quartet No. 47 in G Minor, G. 205: I. Allegro comodo
    Cuarteto Casals
    Boccherini: La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid5:59
  33. 33
    String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro
    Artemis Quartett
    Brahms: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 310:21
  34. 34
    String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": I. Andante
    Quatuor Zaïde
    Janacek, Martinu6:20
  35. 35
    String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima": Mishima/Closing
    Kronos Quartet
    25 Years3:05
  36. 36
    String Quartet in D Major, FWV 9: I. Poco lento - Allegro
    Quatuor Danel
    Franck: String Quartet in D Major & Piano Quintet in F Minor13:35
  37. 37
    String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
    Artemis Quartett
    Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn9:51
  38. 38
    String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: I. Animé et très décidé
    Jerusalem Quartet
    Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets6:35
  39. 39
    String Quartet in E Minor: II. Allegro molto leggiero
    Mannheimer Streichquartett
    Smyth: String Quartet - String Quintet5:50
  40. 40
    String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 112: III. Molto adagio
    Quatuor A. Modigliani
    Debussy - Saint Saëns - Ravel7:48
  41. 41
    String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41/3: I. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato
    Emerson String Quartet
    Schumann: String Quartets6:57
  42. 42
    String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56 "Voces intimae": IV. Allegro ma pesante
    Tetzlaff Quartet
    Sibelius & Schoenberg: String Quartets5:29
  43. 43
    String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10: I. Mässig
    Heath Quartet
    Berg: String Quartet – Webern: Langsamer Satz – Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 26:51
  44. 44
    String Quartet No. 3: Fig. D
    Balanescu Quartet
    Michael Nyman: String Quartets Nos.1-35:42
  45. 45
    The Bullfighter's Prayer, Op. 34
    Britten QuartetAndrew Shulman
    Verdi & Cherubini: String Quartets - Turina: The Bullfighter's Prayer8:50
  46. 46
    Italian Serenade for String Quartet in G Major
    Emerson String Quartet
    Emerson String Quartet: Encores7:09
  47. 47
    String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
    Artemis Quartett
    Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3 & 68:12
  48. 48
    String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": I. Allegro con spirito
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 4-68:14
  49. 49
    String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: III. Andante espressivo
    Schumann Quartett
    Intermezzo3:57
  50. 50
    String Quartet in G minor, Op. 13, FS 4: II. Andante amoroso
    Danish Strings, membersDanish String Quartet
    Nielsen: The Masterworks Vol. 2 - Chamber and Instrumental Works5:45
  51. 51
    Große Fuge, Op. 133
    Armida Quartett
    Fuga Magna14:31
  52. 52
    Mabel Kelly (Arr. Danish String Quartet)
    Danish String Quartet
    Danish String Quartet: Nordic Music4:15

About this playlist

The balanced, intimate sound of the string quartet (two violins, viola and cello) makes it irresistible to composers, and it became one of the cornerstones of the classical era, with Joseph Haydn often hailed as the “father” of the form. The string quartets of Beethoven, Mozart, Shostakovich and Bartók are considered among their most important works, employing an almost confessional inwardness and intensity.