East German Eterna Beethoven String Quartet Complete Works Op. 18 Gewandhaus Quartet

This is a 3-record set (12-inch, stereo) from the former East German ETERNA, catalog number 825655/7.

Features the Non-Edition label with silver text on a black background, a complete first pressing.
Uses original stampers.

The jacket is in pristine, like-new condition.

The record is in pristine, like-new condition.
The preservation state is excellent.

The contents are as follows:

[825655]
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1 [1]
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2 [2]

[825656]
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 18, No. 3 [3]
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 4 [4]

[825657]
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5 [5]
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 6 [6]

Performers: Gewandhaus Quartet
Gerhard Bosse (1st Violin)
Karl Suske (2nd Violin)
Dietmar Hallmann (Viola)
Friedemann Erben (Cello)

[1] Recorded June 1962 at the Bethanienkirche, Leipzig
[2] Recorded January 1960 at the Bethanienkirche, Leipzig
[3] Recorded October 1962 at the Bethanienkirche, Leipzig
[4] Recorded January 1960 at the Bethanienkirche, Leipzig
[5] Recorded June 1961 at the Bethanienkirche, Leipzig
[6] Recorded June 1961 at the Bethanienkirche, Leipzig

A masterpiece that needs no introduction.

A valuable session from the period when Mr. Bosse was leading the ensemble.

Later, Suske would take over as the first violinist and re-record these works, but this is a complete recording from a different period.

Original stamper pressings offer a difference comparable to that between genuine analog and digital remasters, when compared to later pressings.

Gigarea pressing.