String Quartets, op. 76: No. 1 / No. 2 “Fifths” / No. 3 “Emperor”

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 76 is a set of three string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1796–1797. The works exemplify the Classical string quartet genre through balanced instrumental interplay, clear formal structures, contrapuntal textures and lyrical slow movements, and they represent a mature statement in Haydn's late career that helped shape the genre's subsequent development.
First released: March 1990

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1, Hob. III:75: I. Allegro con spirito
    5:32
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1, Hob. III:75: II. Adagio sostenuto
    7:44
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1, Hob. III:75: III. Menuetto: Presto
    2:37
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1, Hob. III:75: IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
    6:03
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2, Hob. III:76: I. Allegro
    6:47
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2, Hob. III:76: II. Andante o piuttosto allegretto
    5:18
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2, Hob. III:76: III. Menuetto: Allegro ma non troppo
    3:31
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2, Hob. III:76: IV. Vivace assai
    4:11
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3, Hob. III:77: I. Allegro
    6:50
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3, Hob. III:77: II. Poco adagio. Cantabile
    8:00
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3, Hob. III:77: III. Menuetto: Allegro
    4:46
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3, Hob. III:77: IV. Finale: Presto
    5:19

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