String Quartets Op. 17/5, 33/2, 54/2

Album by Joseph Haydn & Bennewitz Quartet

String Quartets Op.17 No.5, Op.33 No.2 and Op.54 No.2 are string quartet compositions by Joseph Haydn, composed between 1771 and 1788. They exemplify the classical string quartet through balanced conversational writing for four instruments, clear sonata-based structures and increasing formal experimentation that charts Haydn's development as a chamber-music composer and helped define the genre's conventions in the late 18th century.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in G Major, Op. 17 No. 5, Hob. III:29: I. Moderato
    6:25
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in G Major, Op. 17 No. 5, Hob. III:29: II. Menuetto – Trio
    2:32
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in G Major, Op. 17 No. 5, Hob. III:29: III. Adagio
    4:43
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in G Major, Op. 17 No. 5, Hob. III:29: IV. Presto
    2:37
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38: I. Allegro moderato
    5:07
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38: II. Scherzando – Trio
    3:35
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38: III. Largo sostenuto
    4:20
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38: IV. Finale. Presto
    3:29
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2, Hob. III:57: I. Vivace
    5:55
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2, Hob. III:57: II. Adagio (attacca)
    2:53
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2, Hob. III:57: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
    3:30
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2, Hob. III:57: IV. Finale. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
    6:06

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