String Quartets: Op. 17, nos. 1, 2 and 4

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets: Op. 17, nos. 1, 2 and 4 is a set of string quartets by Joseph Haydn, published in 1771. Composed in the early Classical era, these quartets display Haydn's developing mastery of quartet writing through balanced textures, conversational interplay among the instruments and exploratory approaches to form and harmony that helped shape the emerging string quartet genre.
First released: January 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 17 no. 2: I. Moderato
    4:59
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 17 no. 2: II. Menuetto: Allegretto
    2:45
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 17 no. 2: III. Adagio
    5:47
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 17 no. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro di molto
    4:05
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in E major, op. 17 no. 1: I. Moderato
    6:48
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in E major, op. 17 no. 1: II. Menuetto: Allegretto
    4:37
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E major, op. 17 no. 1: III. Adagio
    5:12
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in E major, op. 17 no. 1: IV. Finale: Presto
    3:57
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 17 no. 4: I. Moderato
    6:08
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 17 no. 4: II. Menuetto: Allegretto
    3:45
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 17 no. 4: III. Adagio cantabile
    7:18
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in C minor, op. 17 no. 4: IV. Finale: Allegro
    5:13

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