“Haydn” Quartets

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Budapest String Quartet

Haydn Quartets is a set of six string quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed between 1782 and 1785. They use Classical-era chamber forms and combine contrapuntal writing with expressive slow movements and inventive textures influenced by Joseph Haydn, and they occupy an important place in Mozart's chamber music output.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet in G major, K. 387: I. Allegro vivace assai
    5:54
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in G major, K. 387: II. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio
    8:15
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in G major, K. 387: III. Andante cantabile
    7:46
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in G major, K. 387: IV. Molto allegro
    4:16
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 (417b): I. Allegro
    5:29
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 (417b): II. Andante
    6:18
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 (417b): III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
    4:01
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 (417b): IV. Allegretto ma non troppo
    7:05
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 458 “The Hunt”: I. Allegro vivace assai
    6:15
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 458 “The Hunt”: II. Menuetto. Moderato – Trio
    4:38
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 458 “The Hunt”: III. Adagio
    6:43
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 458 “The Hunt”: IV. Allegro assai
    4:36

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, K. 428 (421b): I. Allegro ma non troppo
    5:05
  2. 3.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, K. 428 (421b): II. Andante con moto
    8:00
  3. 4.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, K. 428 (421b): III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio
    6:16
  4. 5.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, K. 428 (421b): IV. Allegro vivace
    5:02
  5. 6.
    String Quartet in A major, K. 464: I. Allegro
    5:11
  6. 7.
    String Quartet in A major, K. 464: II. Menuetto – Trio
    6:06
  7. 8.
    String Quartet in A major, K. 464: III. Andante
    10:39
  8. 9.
    String Quartet in A major, K. 464: IV. Allegro non troppo
    5:03
  9. 10.
    String Quartet in C major, K. 465 “Dissonant”: I. Adagio – Allegro
    8:12
  10. 11.
    String Quartet in C major, K. 465 “Dissonant”: II. Andante cantabile
    7:13
  11. 12.
    String Quartet in C major, K. 465 “Dissonant”: III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio
    4:53
  12. 13.
    String Quartet in C major, K. 465 “Dissonant”: IV. Allegro molto
    5:17

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