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.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Vivace assai8:14
- 2.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Andante o più tosto allegretto9:07
- 3.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Menuetto4:12
- 4.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 1 in G major: Vivace4:19
- 5.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Vivace9:16
- 6.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Adagio3:03
- 7.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Menuetto: Allegretto4:29
- 8.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 2 in C major: Adagio - Presto - Adagio6:36
- 9.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Allegro10:48
- 10.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Largo cantabile9:13
- 11.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Menuetoo: Allegretto3:26
- 12.String Quartet, op. 54 no. 3 in E major: Presto5:56
Disc 2
- 2.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Allegro9:50
- 3.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Adagio cantabile4:49
- 4.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Menuetto3:17
- 5.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 1 in A major: Vivace2:47
- 6.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Andante più tosto allegretto10:26
- 7.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Allegro8:56
- 8.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Menuetto: Allegretto5:16
- 9.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 2 in F minor “Razor”: Presto5:04
- 10.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Vivace assai8:12
- 11.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Adagio ma non troppo7:19
- 12.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Menuetto3:54
- 13.String Quartet, op. 55 no. 3 in B-flat major: Presto4:32







