5 RECORD SET - 12" 78 rpm Shellac Records

"QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR"

( Beethoven - Op. 131 )

THE LENER STRING QUARTET

( Lener, Smilovita, Roth & Hartman )

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COLUMBIA L-1581

"QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 1

Adagio ( First Half ) / 

QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 2

Adagio ( Second Half )"

CONDITION: E / E+

( a very clean, glossy copy with a few very light scuffs / handling marks;

a few light scuffs, side A; a short, light scratch, side A; crisp, quiet 

laminated surfaces and plays superbly)  

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COLUMBIA L-1582

"QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 3

(a) Allegro molto vivace (b) Allegro moderato / 

QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 4

(a) Andante ma non troppo (b) Plu mosso (c) Andante moderato"

CONDITION: E to E+ / E+

( a very clean, glossy copy with a few very light scuffs / handling marks;

a few light scuffs, side A; a couple of tiny, light needle grazes, side A; 

crisp, quiet laminated surfaces and plays superbly)  

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COLUMBIA L-1583

"QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 5

(a) Andante moderato (b) Adagio / 

QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 6

(a) Allegretto (b) Adagio ma non troppo"

CONDITION: E / E+

( a very clean, glossy copy with a few very light scuffs / handling marks;

a few light scuffs, side A; a 2" light to very light scratch, side A, which 

gently sounds for several turns at the start of the side; crisp, quiet 

laminated surfaces and plays superbly)  

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COLUMBIA L-1584

"QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 7

(a) Allegretto (b) Presto ( First Half )" / 

QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 8

Presto ( Second Half )

CONDITION: E+

( a very clean, glossy copy with a few very light scuffs / handling marks;

crisp, quiet laminated surfaces and plays superbly)  

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COLUMBIA L-1585

"QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 9

(a) Adagio (b) Allegro ( First Part ) / 

QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR - Part 10

Allegro ( Concluded )

CONDITION: E+

( a very clean, glossy copy with a few very light scuffs / handling marks;

a gentle warp, not affecting sound; crisp, quiet laminated surfaces and 

plays superbly)  

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Original issue, recorded at Petty France Studios in London, 

February / August 1924

The records are supplied in new cardboard sleeves; no folder and 

no programme notes are available