Tracklist

String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1 (30:10)
1-1	Allegro	8:19
1-2	Romanze: Poco Adagio	6:52
1-3	Allegretto molto moderato e comodo—Un poco più animato	9:17
1-4	Allegro	5:42
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 (31:04)
1-5	Allegro ma non troppo	9:27
1-6	Andante moderato	9:32
1-7	Quasi. Minuetto, moderato—Allegretto vivace	5:27
1-8	Finale: Allegro non. Assai	6:38
String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67 (32:13)
2-1	Vivace	7:40
2-2	Andante	7:26
2-3	Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)	7:39
2-4	Poco Allegretto con Variazoni	9:28
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello in F minor. Op 34. (41:21)
2-5	Allegro non troppo-Poco sostenuto-Tempo I	14:53
2-6	Andante, un poco Adagio	9:05
2-7	Scherzo. Allegro-Trio	7:23
2-8	Finale: Pocosostnuto-Allegro non troppo-Tempo I-Presto, non troppo	10:00
String Quintet in F major, Op. 88 (25:33)
3-1	Allegro non troppo ma con brio	10:08
3-2	Grave ed appassionato-Allegretto vivace-Tempo I-Presto	10:28
3-3	Finale. Allegro energico	4:57
String Quintet in G major, Op.111 (25:00)
3-4	Allegro non. Troppo a con brio	9:48
3-5	Adagio	5:38
3-6	Un poco Allegretto	5:00
3-7	Vivace,ma non troppo presto	4:34
Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Violoncello in A minor, Op.. 114 (25:45)
4-1	Allegro	7:31
4-2	Adagio	8:16
4-3	Andante grazioso	5:25
4-4	Allegro	4:33
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello in B minor, Op.115 (36:24)
4-5	Allegro	12:19
4-6	Adagio	11:06
4-7	Andantino-Presto non assai, ma non sentimento	4:37
4-8	Con moto	8:22
String Sextet in B flat major, Op. 18 (33:25)
5-1	Allegro ma non troppo	11:37
5-2	Thema con Variazioni-Andannte, ma moderato	9:01
5-3	Scherzo. Allegro molto-Trio animato	3:07
5-4	Rondo: Poco Allegretto e grazioso	9:40
String Sextet in C major, Op. 36 (38:55)
5-5	Allegro non troppo	14:16
5-6	Scherzo. Allegro non troppo-Prest grazioso- Tempo I	7:08
5-7	Poco Adagio	8:33
5-8	Poco Allegro	8:58

Credits

• Clarinet – Karl Leister (tracks: 4-1 to 4-8)
• Piano – Christoph Eschenbach (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8, 4-1 to 4-3 )
• Viola – Cecil Aronowitz (tracks: 3-1 to 3-7, 5-1 to 5-8), Peter Schidlof (tracks: 1-1 to 3-7, 4-5 to 5-8)
• Violin – Norbert Brainin (tracks: 1-1 to 3-7, 4-5 to 5-8), Siegmund Nissel (tracks: 1-1 to 3-7, 4-5 to 5-8)
• Violoncello – Georg Donderer (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4), Martin Lovett (tracks: 1-1 to 3-7, 4-5 to 5-8), William Pleeth (tracks: 5-1 to 5-8)

Notes

CD1 (61:25); CD2 (73:39); CD3 (50:36); CD4 (62:143); CD5: (72:26)
Recordings: Hanover, Beethovensaal, September, 1959 (Op. 51 Nos. 1,2); January, 1960 (Op. 67); Berlin, UFA-Studio, December, 1966 (Op. 18); March, 1967 ; May, 1967 (Op. 111); March, 1968 (Op. 36); April, 1968 (Op. 88); May, 1968 (Op. 34); August, 1968
A 28-page booklet is included with commentary on the recorded works, performers and the tracklist in English, French and German
Members of Amadeus Quartet: Norbert Brainin (violin I), Siegmund Nissel (violin II), Peter Schidlof (viola), Martin Lovett (cello).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 2894743582 2
• SPARS Code: ADD