Les Quatuors Opus 17

Album by Joseph Haydn & Festetics Quartet

Les Quatuors Opus 17 is a set of six string quartets by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1771. They represent a development in Haydn's quartet writing, with increased contrapuntal interplay, more concentrated motivic development and expanded formal experimentation that contributed to the evolution of the classical string quartet.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Quatuor en fa majeur, opus 17/II, Hob. III. 26: I. Moderato
    8:33
  2. 2.
    Quatuor en fa majeur, opus 17/II, Hob. III. 26: II. Menuet. Poco Allegretto
    3:11
  3. 3.
    Quatuor en fa majeur, opus 17/II, Hob. III. 26: III. Adagio
    6:18
  4. 4.
    Quatuor en fa majeur, opus 17/II, Hob. III. 26: IV. Finale. Allegro di molto
    5:16
  5. 5.
    Quatuor en mi majeur, opus 17/I, Hob. III. 25: I. Moderato
    10:02
  6. 6.
    Quatuor en mi majeur, opus 17/I, Hob. III. 25: II. Menuet
    6:22
  7. 7.
    Quatuor en mi majeur, opus 17/I, Hob. III. 25: III. Adagio
    9:16
  8. 8.
    Quatuor en mi majeur, opus 17/I, Hob. III. 25: IV. Finale. Presto
    5:33
  9. 9.
    Quatuor en ré majeur, opus 17/VI, Hob. III. 30: I. Presto
    7:00
  10. 10.
    Quatuor en ré majeur, opus 17/VI, Hob. III. 30: II. Menuet.
    2:58
  11. 11.
    Quatuor en ré majeur, opus 17/VI, Hob. III. 30: III. Largo
    5:32
  12. 12.
    Quatuor en ré majeur, opus 17/VI, Hob. III. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro
    4:15

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quatuor en ut mineur, opus 17/IV, Hob. III. 28: I. Moderato
    9:43
  2. 3.
    Quatuor en ut mineur, opus 17/IV, Hob. III. 28: II. Menuet. Allegretto
    4:23
  3. 4.
    Quatuor en ut mineur, opus 17/IV, Hob. III. 28: III. Adagio (Cantabile)
    7:03
  4. 5.
    Quatuor en ut mineur, opus 17/IV, Hob. III. 28: IV. Finale. Allegro
    5:45
  5. 6.
    Quatuor en mi bémol majeur, opus 17/III, Hob. III. 27: I. Andante grazioso
    6:50
  6. 7.
    Quatuor en mi bémol majeur, opus 17/III, Hob. III. 27: II. Menuet. Allegretto
    4:26
  7. 8.
    Quatuor en mi bémol majeur, opus 17/III, Hob. III. 27: III. Adagio
    10:09
  8. 9.
    Quatuor en mi bémol majeur, opus 17/III, Hob. III. 27: IV. Allegro di molto
    3:53
  9. 10.
    Quatuor en sol majeur, opus 17/V, Hob. III. 29: I. Moderato
    9:43
  10. 11.
    Quatuor en sol majeur, opus 17/V, Hob. III. 29: II. Menuet. Allegretto
    2:43
  11. 12.
    Quatuor en sol majeur, opus 17/V, Hob. III. 29: III. Adagio
    5:28
  12. 13.
    Quatuor en sol majeur, opus 17/V, Hob. III. 29: IV. Finale. Presto
    3:33

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