"Apponyi Quartets" Op. 71 / 74

Album by Joseph Haydn & Tátrai Quartet

The Apponyi Quartets, Op. 71 and Op. 74, are a set of six string quartets by Joseph Haydn composed in the mid-1790s. Musically they exemplify Haydn's mature classical quartet style, featuring careful motivic development, conversational interplay among the four instruments and sudden harmonic turns, and they represent a late-period contribution that bridges his earlier chamber innovations with his subsequent London works.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 54 in B-flat major, Op. 71 No. 1 Hob. III:69: I. Allegro
    7:00
  2. 2.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 54 in B-flat major, Op. 71 No. 1 Hob. III:69: II. Adagio
    6:11
  3. 3.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 54 in B-flat major, Op. 71 No. 1 Hob. III:69: III. Menuet. Allegretto e Trio
    4:01
  4. 4.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 54 in B-flat major, Op. 71 No. 1 Hob. III:69: IV. Finale. Vivace
    5:11
  5. 5.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 55 in D major, Op. 71 No. 2 Hob. III:70: I. Adagio - Allegro
    6:28
  6. 6.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 55 in D major, Op. 71 No. 2 Hob. III:70: II. Adagio
    5:32
  7. 7.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 55 in D major, Op. 71 No. 2 Hob. III:70: III. Menuet. Allegretto e Trio
    2:17
  8. 8.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 55 in D major, Op. 71 No. 2 Hob. III:70: IV. Finale. Allegretto
    3:42
  9. 9.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 56 in E-flat major, Op. 71 No. 3 Hob. III:71: I. Vivace
    6:46
  10. 10.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 56 in E-flat major, Op. 71 No. 3 Hob. III:71: II. Andante con moto
    7:44
  11. 11.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 56 in E-flat major, Op. 71 No. 3 Hob. III:71: III. Menuet e Trio
    4:43
  12. 12.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 56 in E-flat major, Op. 71 No. 3 Hob. III:71: IV. Finale. Vivace
    4:34

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 57 in C major, Op. 74 No. 1 Hob. III:72: I. Allegro
    7:04
  2. 3.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 57 in C major, Op. 74 No. 1 Hob. III:72: II. Andantino
    6:23
  3. 4.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 57 in C major, Op. 74 No. 1 Hob. III:72: III. Menuet. Allegro e Trio
    4:48
  4. 5.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 57 in C major, Op. 74 No. 1 Hob. III:72: IV. Finale. Vivace
    5:39
  5. 6.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 58 in F major, Op. 74 No. 2 Hob. III:73: I. Allegro spiritoso
    6:19
  6. 7.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 58 in F major, Op. 74 No. 2 Hob. III:73: II. Andante grazioso
    8:50
  7. 8.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 58 in F major, Op. 74 No. 2 Hob. III:73: III. Menuet e Trio
    4:11
  8. 9.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 58 in F major, Op. 74 No. 2 Hob. III:73: IV. Finale. Presto
    5:47
  9. 10.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 Hob. III:74 "Rider": I. Allegro
    5:37
  10. 11.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 Hob. III:74 "Rider": II. Largo assai
    7:45
  11. 12.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 Hob. III:74 "Rider": III. Menuet. Allegretto e Trio
    4:07
  12. 13.
    Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 Hob. III:74 "Rider": IV. Finale. Allegro con brio
    6:01

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