String Quartets, op. 64 nos. 2, 4, 5

Album by Joseph Haydn & Quatuor Mosaïques

String Quartets, Op. 64 Nos. 2, 4 and 5 are a set of string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1790. They exemplify the Classical string quartet idiom with balanced four-part textures, conversational instrumental interplay, clear formal architecture and moments of rhythmic wit, and they sit within Haydn's middle-to-late quartet output where he consolidated structural innovations that influenced the genre's development.
First released: 2004

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 53 in D major, op. 64 no. 5 “The Lark”: I. Allegretto moderato
    6:09
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 53 in D major, op. 64 no. 5 “The Lark”: II. Adagio cantabile
    5:40
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 53 in D major, op. 64 no. 5 “The Lark”: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    3:15
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 53 in D major, op. 64 no. 5 “The Lark”: IV. Finale. Vivace
    2:33
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 49 in B minor, op. 64 no. 2: I. Allegro spirituoso
    7:37
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 49 in B minor, op. 64 no. 2: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    5:17
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 49 in B minor, op. 64 no. 2: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    2:54
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 49 in B minor, op. 64 no. 2: IV. Finale. Presto.
    4:00
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 51 in G major, op. 64 no. 4: I. Allegro con brio
    5:14
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 51 in G major, op. 64 no. 4: II. Menuetto. Allegretto
    3:46
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 51 in G major, op. 64 no. 4: III. Adagio
    4:25
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 51 in G major, op. 64 no. 4: IV. Finale. Presto
    4:13

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