Les Quatuors, Oeuvres 59 & 60

Album by Joseph Haydn & Festetics Quartet & István Kertész & Erika Petöfi & Péter Ligeti & Rezső Pertorini

Les Quatuors, Oeuvres 59 & 60 is a set of string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1788–1789. These works, often associated with the Razumovsky commission, mark a shift in Haydn's chamber writing toward larger-scale, more symphonic textures and increased motivic development, formal complexity and expressive contrast within the Classical string quartet idiom.
First released: 7th May 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quartet in G major, op.54, no.1, Hob. III-58: I. Allegro con brio
    8:43
  2. 2.
    Quartet in A major, op.55, no.1, Hob. III-60: I. Allegro
    6:17
  3. 3.
    Quartet in G major, op.54, no.1, Hob. III-58: II. Allegretto
    6:07
  4. 4.
    Quartet in A major, op.55, no.1, Hob. III-60: II. Adagio cantabile
    5:17
  5. 5.
    Quartet in G major, op.54, no.1, Hob. III-58: III. Menuet
    5:30
  6. 6.
    Quartet in A major, op.55, no.1, Hob. III-60: III. Menuet
    4:03
  7. 7.
    Quartet in G major, op.54, no.1, Hob. III-58: IV. Finale. Presto
    4:13
  8. 8.
    Quartet in A major, op.55, no.1, Hob. III-60: IV. Finale. Vivace
    3:08
  9. 9.
    Quartet in F minor, op.55, no.2, Hob. III-61: I. Andante più tosto allegretto
    10:48
  10. 10.
    Quartet in C major, op.54, no.2, Hob. III-57: I. Vivace
    8:37
  11. 11.
    Quartet in C major, op.54, no.2, Hob. III-57: II. Adagio
    2:53
  12. 12.
    Quartet in F minor, op.55, no.2, Hob. III-61: II. Allegro
    7:57
  13. 13.
    Quartet in F minor, op.55, no.2, Hob. III-61: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    5:39
  14. 14.
    Quartet in C major, op.54, no.2, Hob. III-57: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    4:36
  15. 15.
    Quartet in C major, op.54, no.2, Hob. III-57: IV. Finale. Adagio: Presto: Adagio
    7:35
  16. 16.
    Quartet in F minor, op.55, no.2, Hob. III-61: IV. Finale. Presto
    6:18
  17. 17.
    Quartet in E major, op.54, no.3, Hob. III-59: I. Allegro
    10:16
  18. 18.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op.55, no.3, Hob. III-62: I. Vivace assai
    7:39
  19. 19.
    Quartet in E major, op.54, no.3, Hob. III-59: II. Largo
    9:02
  20. 20.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op.55, no.3, Hob. III-62: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    7:23
  21. 21.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op.55, no.3, Hob. III-62: III. Menuetto
    5:23
  22. 22.
    Quartet in E major, op.54, no.3, Hob. III-59: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    4:31
  23. 23.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op.55, no.3, Hob. III-62: IV. Finale. Presto
    5:48
  24. 24.
    Quartet in E major, op.54, no.3, Hob. III-59: IV. Finale. Presto
    6:56