The Complete Beethoven String Quartets
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets rounds out the Calidore String Quartet’s award-winning full Beethoven cycle on Signum Classics. The Calidore released the quartets in reverse order, with the BBC Music Magazine Award-winning Late Quartets coming out in February 2023, The Middle Quartets – named Gramophone’s Recording of the Month – in September 2024, and the “comprehensively insightful” (Gramophone) Early Quartets in January 2025.
About the Album
Since the Calidore String Quartet’s founding, the ensemble has been captivated by Beethoven’s music. The release of The Complete Beethoven String Quartets box set is a representation of the Calidore’s years of working, growing, listening and collaborating with one another. Jeffrey Myers says, “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, style, and experience. These works remain so powerful for audiences today because of how they touch on the kinds of emotions and questions we all continue to wrestle with—identity, love, loss, and the search for meaning. Since recording and performing the cycle at Lincoln Center, our perspective has shifted; we’ve grown not only as musicians but as people. With time and new experiences, we’ve found different layers in the music, new connections to our world, and new ways of expressing what it means to us now. Each performance becomes a chance to honor the tradition we come from, but also to share a version of the music that feels fresh, immediate, and deeply connected to today.”
Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
TRACKLIST
ALBUM 1 - SIGCD883 The Early Quartets
- String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
- String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat major, Op. 130
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
ALBUM 2- SIGCD872 The Middle Quartets
- String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky No. 1’
- String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky No. 2’
- String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky No. 3’
- String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 ‘Harp’
- String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’
ALBUM 3 - SIGCD733 The Late Quartets
- String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
- String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
- String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
- String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
- String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
- String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets rounds out the Calidore String Quartet’s award-winning full Beethoven cycle on Signum Classics. The Calidore released the quartets in reverse order, with the BBC Music Magazine Award-winning Late Quartets coming out in February 2023, The Middle Quartets – named Gramophone’s Recording of the Month – in September 2024, and the “comprehensively insightful” (Gramophone) Early Quartets in January 2025.
Since the Calidore String Quartet’s founding, the ensemble has been captivated by Beethoven’s music. The release of The Complete Beethoven String Quartets box set is a representation of the Calidore’s years of working, growing, listening and collaborating with one another. Jeffrey Myers says, “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, style, and experience. These works remain so powerful for audiences today because of how they touch on the kinds of emotions and questions we all continue to wrestle with—identity, love, loss, and the search for meaning. Since recording and performing the cycle at Lincoln Center, our perspective has shifted; we’ve grown not only as musicians but as people. With time and new experiences, we’ve found different layers in the music, new connections to our world, and new ways of expressing what it means to us now. Each performance becomes a chance to honor the tradition we come from, but also to share a version of the music that feels fresh, immediate, and deeply connected to today.”
Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
TRACKLIST
ALBUM 1 - SIGCD883 The Early Quartets
- String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
- String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat major, Op. 130
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
ALBUM 2- SIGCD872 The Middle Quartets
- String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky No. 1’
- String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky No. 2’
- String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky No. 3’
- String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 ‘Harp’
- String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’
ALBUM 3 - SIGCD733 The Late Quartets
- String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
- String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
- String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
- String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
- String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
- String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets
Since the Calidore String Quartet’s founding, the ensemble has been captivated by Beethoven’s music. The release of The Complete Beethoven String Quartets box set is a representation of the Calidore’s years of working, growing, listening and collaborating with one another. Jeffrey Myers says, “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, style, and experience. These works remain so powerful for audiences today because of how they touch on the kinds of emotions and questions we all continue to wrestle with—identity, love, loss, and the search for meaning. Since recording and performing the cycle at Lincoln Center, our perspective has shifted; we’ve grown not only as musicians but as people. With time and new experiences, we’ve found different layers in the music, new connections to our world, and new ways of expressing what it means to us now. Each performance becomes a chance to honor the tradition we come from, but also to share a version of the music that feels fresh, immediate, and deeply connected to today.”
Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
TRACKLIST
ALBUM 1 - SIGCD883 The Early Quartets
- String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
- String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat major, Op. 130
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
ALBUM 2- SIGCD872 The Middle Quartets
- String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky No. 1’
- String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky No. 2’
- String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky No. 3’
- String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 ‘Harp’
- String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’
ALBUM 3 - SIGCD733 The Late Quartets
- String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
- String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
- String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
- String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
- String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
- String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets rounds out the Calidore String Quartet’s award-winning full Beethoven cycle on Signum Classics. The Calidore released the quartets in reverse order, with the BBC Music Magazine Award-winning Late Quartets coming out in February 2023, The Middle Quartets – named Gramophone’s Recording of the Month – in September 2024, and the “comprehensively insightful” (Gramophone) Early Quartets in January 2025.
Since the Calidore String Quartet’s founding, the ensemble has been captivated by Beethoven’s music. The release of The Complete Beethoven String Quartets box set is a representation of the Calidore’s years of working, growing, listening and collaborating with one another. Jeffrey Myers says, “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, style, and experience. These works remain so powerful for audiences today because of how they touch on the kinds of emotions and questions we all continue to wrestle with—identity, love, loss, and the search for meaning. Since recording and performing the cycle at Lincoln Center, our perspective has shifted; we’ve grown not only as musicians but as people. With time and new experiences, we’ve found different layers in the music, new connections to our world, and new ways of expressing what it means to us now. Each performance becomes a chance to honor the tradition we come from, but also to share a version of the music that feels fresh, immediate, and deeply connected to today.”
Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Calidore Quartet
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
TRACKLIST
ALBUM 1 - SIGCD883 The Early Quartets
- String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
- String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat major, Op. 130
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
ALBUM 2- SIGCD872 The Middle Quartets
- String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky No. 1’
- String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky No. 2’
- String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky No. 3’
- String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 ‘Harp’
- String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’
ALBUM 3 - SIGCD733 The Late Quartets
- String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
- String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
- String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
- String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
- String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
- String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
