String Quartets Op. 74

Album by Joseph Haydn & Endellion Quartet

String Quartets Op. 74 is a set of six string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1793. They exemplify Classical-era chamber music with clear textures, formal balance and inventive motivic development, representing a mature phase in Haydn's quartet output that bridges his earlier experiments and his later, more contrapuntal works.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 74 No. 1: I. Allegro moderato
    6:48
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 74 No. 1: II. Andantino grazioso
    6:44
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 74 No. 1: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    5:48
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in C major, Op. 74 No. 1: IV. Finale: Vivace
    6:07
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 74 No. 2: I. Allegro spiritoso
    6:35
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 74 No. 2: II. Andante grazioso
    8:02
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 74 No. 2: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    4:26
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in F major, Op. 74 No. 2: IV. Finale: Presto
    4:13
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3: I. Allegro
    5:32
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3: II. Largo
    7:26
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3: III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    3:54
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3: IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
    5:40

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