String Quartets: Op. 1, nos. 1‒4

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets, Op. 1, nos. 1–4 are early string quartet compositions by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, published in the 1750s. They display early Classical and galant-style traits—clear textures, elegant melodic writing and conversational interplay among the four instruments—and reflect Haydn's experiments with ensemble roles as he helped to develop the emerging string quartet genre in his early career.
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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 1: I. Presto
    3:01
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 1: II. Minuet
    3:38
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 1: III. Adagio
    6:07
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 1: IV. Minuet
    2:22
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 1: V. Finale. Presto
    2:00
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 2: I. Allegro molto
    4:36
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 2: II. Minuet
    3:24
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 2: III. Adagio
    5:51
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 2: IV. Minuet
    3:18
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 2: V. Finale. Presto
    2:06
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 1 no. 3: I. Adagio
    6:43
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 1 no. 3: II. Minuet
    2:34
  13. 13.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 1 no. 3: III. Scherzo. Presto
    1:51
  14. 14.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 1 no. 3: IV. Menuet
    3:02
  15. 15.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 1 no. 3: V. Finale. Presto
    1:43
  16. 16.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 1 no. 4: I. Presto
    4:32
  17. 17.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 1 no. 4: II. Minuet
    3:22
  18. 18.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 1 no. 4: III. Adagio ma non tanto
    7:31
  19. 19.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 1 no. 4: IV. Minuet
    3:24
  20. 20.
    String Quartet in G major, op. 1 no. 4: V. Finale. Presto
    4:16

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