String Quartets, op. 76

Album by Joseph Haydn & Tokyo String Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 76 is a set of six string quartets by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1797. They exemplify late Classical chamber music, featuring balanced sonata forms, motivic development, varied textures, inventive use of humour and contrapuntal writing, and they occupy a central place in Haydn's chamber output and in the development of the string quartet as a genre.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1: I. Allegro con spirito
    5:32
  2. 2.
    Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1: II. Adagio sostenuto
    6:32
  3. 3.
    Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1: III. Menuet. Presto
    2:15
  4. 4.
    Quartet in G major, op. 76 no. 1: IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
    5:48
  5. 5.
    Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2 "Fifths": I. Allegro
    6:39
  6. 6.
    Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2 "Fifths": II. Andante o più tosto allegretto
    5:50
  7. 7.
    Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2 "Fifths": III. Menuetto
    3:18
  8. 8.
    Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2 "Fifths": IV. Finale. Vivace assai
    4:02
  9. 9.
    Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 "Emperor": I. Allegro
    6:52
  10. 10.
    Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio. Cantabile - Var. I - IV
    7:38
  11. 11.
    Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 "Emperor": III. Menuetto
    5:00
  12. 12.
    Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 "Emperor": IV. Finale. Presto
    5:31

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise": I. Allegro con spirito
    8:19
  2. 3.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise": II. Adagio
    6:04
  3. 4.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise": III. Menuet. Allegro
    4:20
  4. 5.
    Quartet in B-flat major, op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise": IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:12
  5. 6.
    Quartet in D major, op. 76 no. 5: I. Allegretto - Allegro
    4:49
  6. 7.
    Quartet in D major, op. 76 no. 5: II. Largo cantabile e mesto
    8:30
  7. 8.
    Quartet in D major, op. 76 no. 5: III. Menuetto
    3:07
  8. 9.
    Quartet in D major, op. 76 no. 5: IV. Finale. Presto
    3:48
  9. 10.
    Quartet in E-flat major, op. 76, no. 6: I. Allegretto - Allegro
    6:22
  10. 11.
    Quartet in E-flat major, op. 76, no. 6: II. Fantasia. Adagio
    7:23
  11. 12.
    Quartet in E-flat major, op. 76, no. 6: III. Menuetto
    3:35
  12. 13.
    Quartet in E-flat major, op. 76, no. 6: IV. Finale. Allegro spirituoso
    4:28

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