String Quartets: Op. 77, nos. 1 & 2

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets Op. 77, nos. 1 and 2 are two string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1799. They exemplify Haydn's mature Classical style, featuring concentrated thematic development, contrapuntal textures and inventive harmonic turns across contrasting movements, and occupy a late position in his chamber-music output that reflects his continued refinement of the string quartet as a genre.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 66 in G major, op. 77 no. 1: I. Allegro moderato
    7:59
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 66 in G major, op. 77 no. 1: II. Adagio
    7:40
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 66 in G major, op. 77 no. 1: III. Menuetto: Presto
    4:31
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 66 in G major, op. 77 no. 1: IV. Finale: Presto
    5:19
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 67 in F major, op. 77 no. 2: I. Allegro moderato
    7:51
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 67 in F major, op. 77 no. 2: II. Menuet: Presto
    4:39
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 67 in F major, op. 77 no. 2: III. Andante
    7:13
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 67 in F major, op. 77 no. 2: IV. Finale: Vivace assai
    6:08

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