"Apponyi" Quartets op. 74 nos. 1, 2 & 3 "The Rider"

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kuijken Quartet

The Op. 74 string quartets are a set of three chamber works by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1793. Rooted in the Classical string-quartet tradition, they feature clear sonata forms, intricate conversational writing among the four instruments and moments of heightened drama and virtuosity that reflect Haydn's late-period command of texture and form and his influence on the genre's development.
First released: 18th January 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 74 no. 1, Hob. III:72 " Apponyi Quartet no. 4": I. Allegro (moderato)
    6:51
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 74 no. 1, Hob. III:72 " Apponyi Quartet no. 4": II. Andantino (grazioso)
    6:21
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 74 no. 1, Hob. III:72 " Apponyi Quartet no. 4": III. Menuetto; Allegro (Allegretto)
    4:41
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in C major, op. 74 no. 1, Hob. III:72 " Apponyi Quartet no. 4": IV. Finale; Vivace
    6:23
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 74 no. 2, Hob. III:73 "Apponyi Quartet no. 5": I. Allegro spirituoso
    6:48
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 74 no. 2, Hob. III:73 "Apponyi Quartet no. 5": II. Andante grazioso
    8:02
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 74 no. 2, Hob. III:73 "Apponyi Quartet no. 5": III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
    3:48
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 74 no. 2, Hob. III:73 "Apponyi Quartet no. 5": IV. Finale; Presto
    4:41
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 74 no. 3, Hob. III:74 "The Rider" "Apponyi Quartet no. 6": I. Allegro
    5:49
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 74 no. 3, Hob. III:74 "The Rider" "Apponyi Quartet no. 6": II. Largo assai
    7:04
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 74 no. 3, Hob. III:74 "The Rider" "Apponyi Quartet no. 6": III. Menuetto; Allegretto
    3:44
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 74 no. 3, Hob. III:74 "The Rider" "Apponyi Quartet no. 6": IV. Finale; Allegro con brio
    6:20

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