String Quartets: Op. 20 "Sun", nos. 1‒3

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 20 'Sun', nos. 1–3 are the first three of the six string quartets by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, published in 1772. Musically they exemplify Classical-era chamber music with increased contrapuntal density, bold harmonic shifts and formal experimentation that helped establish the string quartet as a serious medium in Haydn's middle-period output.

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  1. 1.
    Quartet no. 28 in E-flat major, op. 20 no. 1: I. Allegro moderato
    8:36
  2. 2.
    Quartet no. 28 in E-flat major, op. 20 no. 1: II. Minuet: Un poco allegretto
    4:02
  3. 3.
    Quartet no. 28 in E-flat major, op. 20 no. 1: III. Affettuoso e sostenuto
    6:26
  4. 4.
    Quartet no. 28 in E-flat major, op. 20 no. 1: IV. Finale: Presto
    2:56
  5. 5.
    Quartet no. 25 in C major, op. 20 no. 2: I. Moderato
    9:45
  6. 6.
    Quartet no. 25 in C major, op. 20 no. 2: II. Capriccio: Adagio
    6:50
  7. 7.
    Quartet no. 25 in C major, op. 20 no. 2: III. Minuet: Allegretto
    3:56
  8. 8.
    Quartet no. 25 in C major, op. 20 no. 2: IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti
    4:12
  9. 9.
    Quartet no. 26 in G minor, op. 20 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
    6:12
  10. 10.
    Quartet no. 26 in G minor, op. 20 no. 3: II. Minuet: Allegretto
    4:21
  11. 11.
    Quartet no. 26 in G minor, op. 20 no. 3: III. Poco adagio
    10:31
  12. 12.
    Quartet no. 26 in G minor, op. 20 no. 3: IV. Finale: Allegro di molto
    4:18

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