Description
Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Discs and booklet have no obvious wear. Case has shelf wear and a short split to one corner.
Notes:
Recording (Tracks 1-1 to 1-4): London, Conway Hall, January 1951 • LP Westminster WL 5064 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 1-5 to 1-13): London, Conway Hall, January 1951 • LP Westminster WL 5064-5 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 2-1 to 2-4): London, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, 14 January 1957 • LP 138 071 (stereo)
Recording (Tracks 2-5 to 2-8): Hanover, Beethovensaal, 7–10 May 1954 • LP 18 201
Recording (Tracks 2-9 to 2-12): London No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, 15–16 January 1957 • LP 138071 (stereo)
Recording (Tracks 3-1 to 3-4): London, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, 24–26 October 1957 • LP 138 072 (stereo)
Recording (Tracks 3-5 to 3-8): London, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, 21 & 23 October 1957 • LP 138 072 (stereo)
Recording (Tracks 3-9 to 3-12): London, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, 2–5 May 1956 • LP 18368 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 3-13, 3-14): London, Conway Hall, January 1951 • LP Westminster WL 5064 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 4-1 to 4-4): London, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, 23–24 May 1955 • LP 18 527 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 4-5 to 4-8): London, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, 2–3 May 1955 • LP 18 527 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 5-1 to 5-4): Hanover, Beethovensaal, 10–14 May 1954 • LP 18294 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 5-5 to 5-8): Hanover, Beethovensaal, 12–14 & 17 September 1951 • LP 18010
Recording (Tracks 6-1 to 6-4): London, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, 18–21 May 1953 • LP 18191 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 6-5 to 6-9): London, Hampstead Parish Church, 1951 • LP Westminster WL 5084 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 7-1 to 7-4): London, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, 11, 12 & 14 February 1955 • LP 18294 (mono)
Recording (Tracks 7-5 to 7-8): London, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, 11 April 1957 • LP 18530 (mono)
AAD / ADD (Tracks 5-1 to 5-8) • MONO / STEREO (Tracks 2-1 to 2-4, 2-9 to 2-12, 3-1 to 3-8) recordings
We are grateful to EMI Classics for agreeing to the release of original EMI recordings, made under the joint agreement with Deutsche Grammophon, of Haydn’s Quartets Op. 54 No. 1, Op. 64 No. 3, Op. 74 Nos. 1 & 3, and Op. 77 No. 1; Schubert’s Quartets D 87, 112 and 810; Brahms’s Quartets Op. 51 No. 2 and Op. 61; and Mendelssohn’s Capriccio and Fugue Op. 81
℗ 1951 (Tracks 1-1 to 1-13, 3-13, 3-14, 6-5 to 6-9), 1952 (Tracks 5-5 to 5-8), 1955 (Tracks 2-5 to 2-8, 6-1 to 6-4), 1956 (Tracks 7-1 to 7-4), 1957 (Tracks 3-9 to 3-12, 5-1 to 5-4), 1958 (Tracks 3-1 to 3-8), 1959 (Tracks 4-1 to 4-9), 1960 (Tracks 2-1 to 2-4, 2-9 to 2-12, 7-5 to 7-8) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
© 2003 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Printed in the E. U.
This compilation ℗ 2003 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Total time: CD 1 [70’54] • CD 2 [59’51] • CD 3 [70’16] • CD 4 [51’07] • CD 5 [73’51] • CD 6 [76’44] • CD 7 [60’55]
Made in the E. U.
Note: “String Quartet In F Major Op. 3 No. 5 “Serenade”, Hob III:17″ (Tracks 1-1 to 1-4), formerly attributed to Haydn, is attributed to Roman Hofstetter (1742–1815). The duration of CD 2, track 12 is misprinted as [3’60] (the equivalent of [4’00]) in the booklet. The key signature for “String Quartet In G Major Op. 77 No. 1, Hob III:81” by Joseph Haydn (Tracks 3-9 to 3-12) is misprinted in German and French as “G-moll” and “En Sol Mineur”, respectively.
. String Quartet In F Major Op. 3 No. 5 “Serenade”, Hob III:17 (F-dur = En Fa Majeur) 13:29
. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross Op. 51, Hob. III:50–56 (Die Sieben Letzten Worte Unseres Erlösers Am Kreuze = Les Sept Dernières Paroles De Notre Rédempteur Sur La Croix) 57:17
. String Quartet In G Major Op. 54 No. 1, Hob III:58 (G-dur = En Sol Majeur) 20:46
. String Quartet In C Major Op. 54 No. 2, Hob III:57 (C-dur = En Ut Majeur) 18:32
. String Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 64 No. 3, Hob III:67 (B-dur = En Si Bémol Majeur) 20:25
. String Quartet In C Major Op. 74 No. 1, Hob III:72 (C-dur = En Ut Majeur) 19:47
. String Quartet In G Minor Op. 74 No. 3 “The Rider”, Hob III:74 (G-moll »Reiterquartett« = En Sol Mineur «Le Cavalier») 19:17
. String Quartet In G Major Op. 77 No. 1, Hob III:81 (G-dur = En Sol Majeur) 19:46
. String Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 103, Hob III:83 (B-dur = En Si Bémol Majeur) 11:06
. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. Post. 125 No. 1, D 87 (Es-dur = En Mi Bémol Majeur) 18:06
. String Quartet In B Flat Major, D 112 (B-dur = En Si Bémol Majeur) 26:19
4-9. Capriccio In E Minor Op. 81 (E-moll = En Mi Mineur). Andante Con Moto – Allegro Fugato, Assai Vivace 5:24
. String Quartet In A Minor, Op. 29 No. 1, D 804 (A-moll = En La Mineur) 30:48
. String Quartet In G Major, Op. Post. 161, D 887 (G-dur = En Sol Majeur) 33:59
. String Quartet In D Minor, D 810 “Death And The Maiden” (D-moll »Der Tod Und Das Mädchen« = En Ré Mineur «La Jeune Fille Et La Mort») 37:07
6-5. Quartet Movement In C Minor, D 703 (Quartettsatz In C-moll = Mouvement De Quatuor En Ut Mineur). Allegro Assai 8:31
. String Quartet In C Minor Op. 51 No. 1 (C-moll = En Ut Mineur) 30:48
. String Quartet In A Minor Op. 51 No. 2 (A-moll = En La Mineur) 29:37
. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 67 (B-dur = En Si Bémol Majeur) 31:08
Barcode 0 28947 47302 2
Barcode 0028947473022
Label Code LC 0173
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Matrix / Runout 00289 474 732-2 01 ✳ 51435038
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Matrix / Runout 00289 474 735-2 01 / 51433419
Matrix / Runout 00289 474 736-2 01 ✳ 51435044
Matrix / Runout 00289 474 737-2 01 ✳ 51435046
Mastering SID Code IFPI LV26
Mastering SID Code IFPI L001
Mould SID Code IFPI 0134
Mould SID Code IFPI 0118
Mould SID Code IFPI 0114
Other 474 731-2
Other 474 732-2
Other 474 733-2
Other 474 734-2
Other 474 735-2
Other 474 736-2
Other 474 737-2
Other D.P.
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Recorded At Conway Hall, London
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Beethovensaal, Hannover
Recorded At Parish Church Of St John-At-Hampstead
Mastered At Emil Berliner Studios
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Copyright (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Glass Mastered At Universal M & L, Germany
Glass Mastered At Universal M & L, Germany
Glass Mastered At Universal M & L, Germany
Glass Mastered At Universal M & L, Germany
Glass Mastered At Universal M & L, Germany
Glass Mastered At Universal M & L, Germany
Glass Mastered At Universal M & L, Germany





