String Quartets Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor" & No. 4 "Sunrise"

Album by Joseph Haydn & Quartetto Italiano

String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 3 and 4 are works by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1796–1797. These late-Classical string quartets exemplify Haydn's mature chamber style, combining clear homophonic textures with contrapuntal writing, refined thematic development and formal innovation, and they occupy a significant place in his late chamber output and the development of the string quartet genre.
First released: 1976

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob. III:77 (op. 76 no. 3: "Emperor"): I. Allegro
    7:03
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob. III:77 (op. 76 no. 3: "Emperor"): II. Poco adagio, cantabile
    8:21
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob. III:77 (op. 76 no. 3: "Emperor"): III. Menuetto (Allegro)
    5:14
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob. III:77 (op. 76 no. 3: "Emperor"): IV. Finale (Presto)
    5:47
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:78 (op. 76, no. 4: "Sunrise"): I. Allegro con spirito
    8:06
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:78 (op. 76, no. 4: "Sunrise"): II. Adagio
    7:01
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:78 (op. 76, no. 4: "Sunrise"): III. Menuetto (Allegro)
    4:50
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:78 (op. 76, no. 4: "Sunrise"): IV. Finale (Allegro ma non troppo)
    4:23

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