String Quartets: Op. 9, nos. 2, 5 and 6

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets: Op. 9, nos. 2, 5 and 6 are three of the six string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1769. They exemplify Haydn's early development of the Classical string quartet, featuring conversational interplay between the four instruments, clear textures and balanced forms, and they illustrate the composer's role in shaping the quartet as a central genre in chamber music history.

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  1. 1.
    Quartet no. 14 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: I. Moderato
    6:04
  2. 2.
    Quartet no. 14 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: II. Menuet
    2:35
  3. 3.
    Quartet no. 14 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: III. Adagio cantabile
    5:23
  4. 4.
    Quartet no. 14 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro di molto
    2:44
  5. 5.
    Quartet no. 15 in B-flat major, op. 9 no. 5: I. Poco adagio
    9:18
  6. 6.
    Quartet no. 15 in B-flat major, op. 9 no. 5: II. Menuet. Allegretto
    2:28
  7. 7.
    Quartet no. 15 in B-flat major, op. 9 no. 5: III. Largo. Cantabile
    7:59
  8. 8.
    Quartet no. 15 in B-flat major, op. 9 no. 5: IV. Finale. Presto
    4:17
  9. 9.
    Quartet no. 16 in A major, op. 9 no. 6: I. Presto
    4:43
  10. 10.
    Quartet no. 16 in A major, op. 9 no. 6: II. Menuet
    4:16
  11. 11.
    Quartet no. 16 in A major, op. 9 no. 6: III. Adagio
    6:52
  12. 12.
    Quartet no. 16 in A major, op. 9 no. 6: IV. Finale. Presto
    1:37

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