"Sun Quartets" op. 20

Album by Joseph Haydn & Tátrai Quartet

The Six String Quartets, Op. 20, commonly known as the "Sun" Quartets, are a set of chamber works by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, composed in 1772. They are Classical-era string quartets characterised by intricate contrapuntal writing, balanced conversational textures among the four instruments, bold harmonic turns and motivic development, and they represent a notable advance in Haydn's chamber music and in the evolution of the string quartet genre.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Hob.III:31, op. 20 no. 1: I. Allegro moderato
    7:20
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Hob.III:31, op. 20 no. 1: II. Menuetto-Allegretto
    3:50
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Hob.III:31, op. 20 no. 1: III. Affettuoso e sostenuto
    6:29
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, Hob.III:31, op. 20 no. 1: IV. Finale-Presto
    4:06
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in A major, Hob.III:36 op. 20 no. 6: I. Allegro di nolto e scherzando
    5:44
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in A major, Hob.III:36 op. 20 no. 6: II. Adagio Cantabile
    5:30
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in A major, Hob.III:36 op. 20 no. 6: III. Menuetto-Allegretto
    2:03
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in A major, Hob.III:36 op. 20 no. 6: IV. Fuga a 3 sogetti-Allegro
    3:11
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in F minor, Hob.III:35 op. 20 no. 5: I. Moderato
    8:05
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in F minor, Hob.III:35 op. 20 no. 5: II. Menuetto
    4:35
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in F minor, Hob.III:35 op. 20 no. 5: III. Adagio
    6:09
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in F minor, Hob.III:35 op. 20 no. 5: IV. Fuga a 2 soggetti
    2:54

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in D major, Hob.III:34 op. 20 no. 4: I. Allegro di molto
    7:47
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in D major, Hob.III:34 op. 20 no. 4: II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso
    10:03
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in D major, Hob.III:34 op. 20 no. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto alla Zingarese
    1:52
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in D major, Hob.III:34 op. 20 no. 4: IV. Finale. Presto
    4:38
  5. 6.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:32 op. 20 no. 2: I. Moderato
    7:05
  6. 7.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:32 op. 20 no. 2: II. Adagio - Cantabile
    6:31
  7. 8.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:32 op. 20 no. 2: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    3:47
  8. 9.
    String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:32 op. 20 no. 2: IV. Fuga a 4 soggetti - Allegro
    4:06
  9. 10.
    String Quartet in G minor, Hob.III:33 op. 20 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
    5:41
  10. 11.
    String Quartet in G minor, Hob.III:33 op. 20 no. 3: II. Menuetto - Allegretto
    4:37
  11. 12.
    String Quartet in G minor, Hob.III:33 op. 20 no. 3: III. Poco adagio
    7:24
  12. 13.
    String Quartet in G minor, Hob.III:33 op. 20 no. 3: IV. Allegro molto
    5:36

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