String Quartets Op. 77, 1 & 2; Op. 103

Album by Joseph Haydn & Smithson String Quartet

String Quartets Op. 77, Nos. 1–2 and Op. 103 are chamber works by Joseph Haydn, composed around 1799 (Op. 77) and 1803 (Op. 103). They showcase Haydn's mature Classical style, with clear formal structures, lively interplay among the four instruments and moments of harmonic and rhythmic experimentation that point toward his late-career developments in the string quartet genre.

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  1. 1.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 1 in G-dur (Hob.III:81): I. Allegro moderato
    6:59
  2. 2.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 1 in G-dur (Hob.III:81): II. Adagio
    6:19
  3. 3.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 1 in G-dur (Hob.III:81): III. Menuetto. Presto
    4:20
  4. 4.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 1 in G-dur (Hob.III:81): IV. Finale. Presto
    5:28
  5. 5.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 2 in F-dur (Hob.III:82): I. Allegro moderato
    7:12
  6. 6.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 2 in F-dur (Hob.III:82): II. Menuetto. Presto
    4:57
  7. 7.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 2 in F-dur (Hob.III:82): III. Andante
    6:47
  8. 8.
    Streichquartett Op. 77, No. 2 in F-dur (Hob.III:82): IV. Finale. Vivace assai
    6:08
  9. 9.
    Streichquartett Op.103 (unvollendet), in D-moll (Hob.III:83): Andante grazioso
    6:16
  10. 10.
    Streichquartett Op.103 (unvollendet), in D-moll (Hob.III:83): Menuetto ma non troppo. Presto
    4:53

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