BEETHOVEN: STRING QUARTETS, OP. 59 "RAZUMOVSKY", OP. 74 "HARP" - LINDSAY STRING QUARTET

Beethoven String Quartets Op.59 (1-3) ‘Razumovsky’ Op.74 ‘Harp’The LindsaysPeter Cropper – violin;Ronald Birks – violin;Robin Ireland – viola;Bernard Gregor-Smith — cello “(They) open Op.59/I like a relaxed invitation … (their) nourishing perceptions are worth anyone’s time” (Gramophone) “Extra sharpness of characterization as well as the extra warmth, compared with their earlier cycle … (No.2): the sublime molto adagio has an inner hush beyond the earlier set. (‘Harp’): fun brought out in the first movement … the adagio treated songfully…excellent sound.” ( Penguin Guide 3 stars)Disc One (74:54)String Quartet in F, Op.59 No.1 (‘Razumovsky’)[1] I: Allegro 11:13[2] II: Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 9:20[3] III: Adagio molto e mesto – 14:18[4] IV: Thème Russe (Allegro) 8:31 String Quartet in C, Op.59 No.3 (‘Razumovsky’)[5] I: Introducione (Andante con moto) – allegro vivace 10:44[6] II: Andante con moto quasi allegretto 8:52[7] III: Menuetto (Grazioso) 5:13[8] IV: Allegro molto