String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 2-4

Album by Joseph Haydn & Alban Berg Quartett

String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 2–4 are three of the six string quartets by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, published in 1799. Written in the Classical style, they feature balanced multi-movement structures, refined counterpoint, inventive thematic development and an expanded harmonic language that exemplify Haydn's mature quartet writing and his role in codifying the string quartet as a central chamber-music genre.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2: I. Allegro
    6:59
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2: II. Andante
    5:49
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2: III. Menuetto
    3:12
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2: IV. Finale
    4:30
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: I. Allegro
    6:58
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: II. Poco adagio
    1:14
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: II. Poco adagio, Variation I
    1:09
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: II. Poco adagio, Variation II
    1:12
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: II. Poco adagio, Variation III
    1:13
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: II. Poco adagio, Variation IV
    1:48
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: III. Poco adagio, Menuetto
    4:28
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3: IV. Poco adagio, Finale
    5:49
  13. 13.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4: I. Allegro con spirito
    8:35
  14. 14.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4: II. Adagio
    5:53
  15. 15.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4: III. Menuetto
    3:37
  16. 16.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4: IV. Finale
    4:09

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