String Quartets, Op. 55

Album by Joseph Haydn & Panochovo kvarteto

String Quartets, Op. 55 is a set of six string quartets by Joseph Haydn, published in 1788. These works exhibit Classical-era clarity and balanced four-part writing, with conversational interplay between the instruments, concise motivic development and formal experimentation that mark Haydn's middle-to-late quartet output and trace the genre's development.
First released: 31st January 1997

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 1 in A Major, Hob. III:60: I. Allegro
    5:11
  2. 2.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 1 in A Major, Hob. III:60: II. Adagio cantabile
    5:04
  3. 3.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 1 in A Major, Hob. III:60: III. Menuetto
    2:33
  4. 4.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 1 in A Major, Hob. III:60: IV. Finale. Vivace
    2:31
  5. 5.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 2 in F Minor, Hob. III:61 "The Razor": I. Andante e piu tosto allegretto
    8:48
  6. 6.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 2 in F Minor, Hob. III:61 "The Razor": II. Allegro
    6:31
  7. 7.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 2 in F Minor, Hob. III:61 "The Razor": III. Menuetto
    3:46
  8. 8.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 2 in F Minor, Hob. III:61 "The Razor": IV. Finale. Presto
    4:54
  9. 9.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:62: I. Vivace assai
    6:08
  10. 10.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:62: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    7:08
  11. 11.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:62: III. Menuetto
    3:12
  12. 12.
    String Quartets, Op. 55, No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:62: IV. Finale. Presto
    4:22