String Quartets, op. 33 nos. 1, 2 & 5

Album by Joseph Haydn & Maggini Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 33 nos. 1, 2 & 5 is a set of string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1781. They exemplify Haydn's mature classical quartet writing, characterised by clear textures, conversational interplay between the instruments and inventive formal surprises, and they occupy a key place in his development of the string quartet genre and in the evolution of classical-era chamber music.

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  1. 1.
    No. 5 in G major: I. Vivace assai
    6:22
  2. 2.
    No. 5 in G major: II. Largo e cantabile
    4:40
  3. 3.
    No. 5 in G major: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
    3:06
  4. 4.
    No. 5 in G major: IV. Finale (Allegretto - Presto)
    5:38
  5. 5.
    No. 1 in B minor: I. Allegro moderato
    8:32
  6. 6.
    No. 1 in B minor: II. Scherzo (Allegro di molto)
    1:56
  7. 7.
    No. 1 in B minor: III. Andante
    8:32
  8. 8.
    No. 1 in B minor: IV. Finale (Presto)
    6:22
  9. 9.
    No. 2 in E-flat major: I. Allegro moderato
    8:25
  10. 10.
    No .2 in E-flat major: II. Scherzo (Allegro)
    3:27
  11. 11.
    No. 2 in E-flat major: III. Largo e sostenuto
    6:31
  12. 12.
    No. 2 in E-flat major: IV. Finale (Presto)
    3:34

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