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Only now have I learnt how to write quartets properly.Inch So wrote Beethoven in 1801, having just finished his first set of string quartets at the surprisingly advanced age of 30. The competition of Haydn and Mozart must have been intimidating for the young composer. Performed here by the Jerusalem Quartet, these six String Quartets Op.18 already display much boldness and originality, from the dramatic echoes of Romeo & Juliet in No.1, to the astonishing programmatic finale of No.6, InchLa Malinconia. Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Andante Con Moto 3. Allegro 4. Presto 5. Allegro Con Brio 6. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato 7. Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Trio 8. Allegro 9. Allegro 10. Adagio Cantabile 11. Scherzo 12. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto 1. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 2. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto 3. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio 4. Allegretto 5. Allegro 6. Menuetto - Trio 7. Andante Cantabile 8. Allegro 9. Allegro Con Brio 10. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 11. Scherzo 12. La Malinconia - Allegretto Quasi Allegro
