String Quartets, opp. 54 & 55

Album by Joseph Haydn & London Haydn Quartet

String Quartets, Opp. 54 & 55 is a set of string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1788. They exemplify Haydn's mature classical style, featuring balanced conversational interplay among the instruments, formal ingenuity and the development of thematic material that influenced later chamber music.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Vivace assai
    8:14
  2. 2.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Andante o più tosto allegretto
    9:07
  3. 3.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Menuetto
    4:12
  4. 4.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Vivace
    4:19
  5. 5.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Vivace
    9:16
  6. 6.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Adagio
    3:03
  7. 7.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Menuetto: Allegretto
    4:29
  8. 8.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Adagio - Presto - Adagio
    6:36
  9. 9.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Allegro
    10:48
  10. 10.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Largo cantabile
    9:13
  11. 11.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Menuetoo: Allegretto
    3:26
  12. 12.
    String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Presto
    5:56

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Allegro
    9:50
  2. 3.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Adagio cantabile
    4:49
  3. 4.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Menuetto
    3:17
  4. 5.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Vivace
    2:47
  5. 6.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Andante più tosto allegretto
    10:26
  6. 7.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Allegro
    8:56
  7. 8.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Menuetto: Allegretto
    5:16
  8. 9.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Presto
    5:04
  9. 10.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Vivace assai
    8:12
  10. 11.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Adagio ma non troppo
    7:19
  11. 12.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Menuetto
    3:54
  12. 13.
    String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Presto
    4:32

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