String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1, 5, 6

Album by Joseph Haydn & Alban Berg Quartett

String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1, 5 and 6 are three of the six string quartets in Op. 76 by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1796–1797. These chamber works exemplify Haydn's mature classical quartet style, featuring refined motivic development, sophisticated counterpoint and formal innovation that helped define the classical string quartet repertoire and influenced later composers.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76 No. 1: I. Allegro con spirito
    5:55
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76 No. 1: II. Adagio sostenuto
    7:08
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76 No. 1: III. Menuet. Presto
    2:24
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76 No. 1: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    6:03
  5. 5.
    String Quartet No. 64 in D major, Op. 76 No. 5: I. Allegretto
    4:23
  6. 6.
    String Quartet No. 64 in D major, Op. 76 No. 5: II. Largo ma non troppo - Cantabile e mesto
    6:22
  7. 7.
    String Quartet No. 64 in D major, Op. 76 No. 5: III. Menuet. Allegro ma non troppo
    2:37
  8. 8.
    String Quartet No. 64 in D major, Op. 76 No. 5: IV. Finale. Presto
    3:57
  9. 9.
    String Quartet No. 65 in E-flat major, Op. 76 No. 6: I. Allegretto
    6:38
  10. 10.
    String Quartet No. 65 in E-flat major, Op. 76 No. 6: II. Fantasia. Adagio
    6:50
  11. 11.
    String Quartet No. 65 in E-flat major, Op. 76 No. 6: III. Menuet. Presto
    3:29
  12. 12.
    String Quartet No. 65 in E-flat major, Op. 76 No. 6: IV. Finale. Allegro spiritoso
    4:36

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