String Quartets Vol. 2 of 14 op. 2

Album by Joseph Haydn & Auryn Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 2 is a set of early string quartets by Joseph Haydn, written in the early 1760s. They display galant-era melodic clarity, balanced phrase structures and increasing conversational interplay among the four instruments, reflecting Haydn's formative experimentation that contributed to the development of the classical string quartet.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 1 - I Allegro
    3:36
  2. 2.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 1 - II Menuet
    2:56
  3. 3.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 1 - III Adagio
    7:12
  4. 4.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 1 - IV Menuet
    2:15
  5. 5.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 1 - V Allegro molto
    2:26
  6. 6.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 2 - I Allegro
    3:26
  7. 7.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 2 - II Menuet
    2:51
  8. 8.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 2 - III Adagio
    5:13
  9. 9.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 2 - IV Menuet
    3:09
  10. 10.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 2 - V Presto
    3:12
  11. 11.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 4 - I Presto
    3:59
  12. 12.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 4 - II Menuet
    3:38
  13. 13.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 4 - III Adagio
    12:28
  14. 14.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 4 - IV Menuet
    1:52
  15. 15.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 4 - V Allegro
    2:24
  16. 16.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 6 - I Adagio
    7:36
  17. 17.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 6 - II Menuet
    3:21
  18. 18.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 6 - III Scherzo
    2:12
  19. 19.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 6 - IV Trio
    2:37
  20. 20.
    String Quartet Op. 2, No. 6 - V Presto
    1:51

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