String Quartets Vol. 5 of 14 op. 20, nos. 1-6

Album by Joseph Haydn & Auryn Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 20 (Nos. 1–6) are a set of six string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1772. They display heightened contrapuntal writing, extended motivic development and balanced dialogue between the four instruments, and occupy an important position in Haydn's middle-period chamber music as a formative step in the evolution of the classical string quartet.
First released: 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in E‐flat major, op. 20 no. 1, Hob. III:31: I. Allegro moderato
    9:57
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 20 no. 3, Hob. III:33: I. Allegro con spirito
    10:54
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in E‐flat major, op. 20 no. 1, Hob. III:31: II. Menuet. Un poco allegretto
    3:42
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 20 no. 3, Hob. III:33: II. Menuet. Allegretto
    4:14
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in E‐flat major, op. 20 no. 1, Hob. III:31: III. Affettuoso e sostenuto
    8:16
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 20 no. 3, Hob. III:33: III. Poco adagio
    10:36
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E‐flat major, op. 20 no. 1, Hob. III:31: IV. Finale. Presto
    4:17
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 20 no. 3, Hob. III:33: IV. Finale. Allegro di molto
    6:17
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in A major, op. 20 no. 6, Hob. III:36: I. Allegro di molto e scherzando
    8:19
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 20 no. 2, Hob. III:32: I. Moderato
    9:18
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 20 no. 2, Hob. III:32: II. Capriccio. Adagio
    6:00
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in A major, op. 20 no. 6, Hob. III:36: II. Adagio
    5:59
  13. 13.
    String Quartet in A major, op. 20 no. 6, Hob. III:36: III. Menuet
    2:05
  14. 14.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 20 no. 2, Hob. III:32: III. Menuet. Allegretto
    3:29
  15. 15.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 20 no. 2, Hob. III:32: IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti. Allegro
    3:42
  16. 16.
    String Quartet in A major, op. 20 no. 6, Hob. III:36: IV. Fuga con tre soggetti. Allegro
    2:55
  17. 17.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 20 no. 4, Hob. III:34: I. Allegro di molto
    11:43
  18. 18.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 20 no. 5, Hob. III:35: I. Moderato
    10:46
  19. 19.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 20 no. 4, Hob. III:34: II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso
    8:52
  20. 20.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 20 no. 5, Hob. III:35: II. Menuet
    4:40
  21. 21.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 20 no. 5, Hob. III:35: III. Adagio
    6:11
  22. 22.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 20 no. 4, Hob. III:34: III. Menuet alla Zingarese. Allegretto
    1:43
  23. 23.
    String Quartet in F minor, op. 20 no. 5, Hob. III:35: IV. Finale. Fuga a due soggetti
    2:51
  24. 24.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 20 no. 4, Hob. III:34: IV. Presto e scherzando
    6:52

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