FLAC tracks | Classical | 02:32:32 | 718 MbNovember 1792.

With a grant from the Prince-elector of Cologne and an invitation from Joseph Haydn to come and study with him, young Beethoven arrived in Vienna.

At that time, there could be no better place for a musician to make a mark.

The capital of the Habsburg Empire concentrated within its walls the finest authors of the Classical period, which was in its heyday.

Though composition was not totally ignored, those first few years were primarily dedicated to the study and development of his concert career.

His virtuosity rapidly secured him pride of place in the salons, where his interpretation of the Preludes and Fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier was much appreciated.

Tracklist:CD101. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 : I. Allegro con brio02. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 : II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato03. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 : III. Scherzo04. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 : IV. Allegro05. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 : I. Allegro06. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 : II. Adagio cantabile07. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 : III. Scherzo08. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 : IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto09. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 : I. Allegro10. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 : II. Andante con moto11. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 : III. Allegro12. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 : IV. PrestoCD201. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non tanto02. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto03. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Menuetto. Allegro04. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: IV. Allegretto05. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro06. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: II. Menuetto07. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: III. Andante cantabile08. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18: IV. Allegro09. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro con brio10. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Adagio ma non troppo11. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro12. String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. La Malinconia. Adagio-Allegretto quasi allegro