This 10-CD set is a reissue of an award-winning recording of the complete Beethoven String Quartets made by the distinguished Gewandhaus-Quartett in 2008. It includes a bonus CD-Rom which features interviews with former members and historic recordings of some of its previous work, as well as a new booklet with extensive text about the music and the quartet. In 2008 the Gewandhaus-Quartett celebrated its 200th anniversary and is the world's oldest ensemble of its type.
The Leipzig Gewandhaus-Quartett has a remarkable position in the history of western music as the oldest string quartet in the world. Shortly after its foundation in 1808 by the former leader of the Gewandhaus Orchestra Heinrich August Matthai the ensemble, whose chamber music concerts immediately attracted a lively response from the public, established itself as a permanent part of the Leipzig concert scene. During its history the ensemble has played with such important composers and musicians as Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg and Arthur Nikisch. This tradition is still kept alive today, and the Gewandhaus-Quartett works regularly with internationally renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Menahem Pressler, and Sabine Meyer.

Personnel: Gewandhaus-Quartett

TRACKS
Allegro Con Grazia
Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
Scherzo: Allegro Molto
Allegro
Allegro
Adagio Cantabile
Scherzo: Allegro
Allegro Molto Quasi Presto
Allegro
Andante Con Moto
Allegro
Presto
Allegro Ma Non Tanto
Scherzo: Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
Allegro Prestissimo
Allegro
Menuetto
Andante Cantabile
Allegro
Allegro Con Brio
Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Scherzo: Allegro
La Malinconia: Adagio - Allegretto Quasi Allegro
Allegro
Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando
Adagio Molto E Mesto
Theme Russe: Allegro
Allegro
Molto Adagio
Allegretto
Finale: Presto
Poco Adagio - Allegro
Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Presto
Allegretto Con Variazioni
Introduzione: Andante Con Moto - Allegro Vivace
Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto
Menuetto: Grazioso
Allegro Molto
Allegro Con Brio
Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
Allegro Assai Vivace, Ma Serioso
Larghetto Espressivo - Allegretto Agitato - Allegro
Maestoso - Allegro
Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile - Andante Con Moto
Scherzando Vivace - Presto - Tempo 1
Finale
Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo
Allegro Molto Vivace
Allegro Moderato - Adagio
Andante, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile
Presto - Molto Poco Adagio
Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante
Allegro
Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro
Presto
Andante Con Moto, Ma Non Troppo
Alla Danza Tedesca: Allegro Assai
Cavatina: Adagio Molto Espressivo
Finale: Allegro
Grosse Fuge in B Flat Major, Op. 133
Assai Sostenuto - Allegro
Allegro Ma Non Tanto
Heiliger Dankgesang Eines Genesenden an Die Gottheit, in Der Lydischen Tonart: Molto Adagio - Neue K
Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace - Piu Allegro
Allegro Appassionato
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento Assai, Cantante E Tranquillo
Der Schwer Gefasste Entshluss. Grave Ma Non Troppo Tratto - Allegro
Andante, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile
Presto - Molto Poco Adagio
Prof. Gerhard Bosse in Conversation With Martin Hoffmeister - Martin Hoffmeister/Gerhard Bosse
Poco Adagio - Allegro
Prof. Gerhard Bosse in Conversation With Martin Hoffmeister - Martin Hoffmeister/Gerhard Bosse
Presto
Prof. Dietmar Hallmann in Conversation With Martin Hoffmeister - Martin Hoffmeister/Dietmar Hallmann
Allegretto Con Variazioni
Prof. Dietmar Hallmann in Conversation With Martin Hoffmeister - Martin Hoffmeister/Dietmar Hallmann
Allegro Moderato - Adagio - IV. Andante, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile
Prof. Karl Suske in Conversation With Martin Hoffmeister - Martin Hoffmeister/Karl Suske
Allegro Moderato
Allegretto
Allegro