String Quartets: Op. 2, nos. 4 & 6 / Op. 42

Album by Joseph Haydn & Kodály Quartet

String Quartets: Op. 2, nos. 4 & 6 / Op. 42 is a collection of chamber works by Joseph Haydn, composed in the 1760s and 1780s. The pieces exemplify Classical-era string quartet writing, characterised by balanced four-part textures, clear melodic lines and formal clarity, and they document Haydn's development from early experiments in the genre to the mature approach that helped establish the string quartet as a central form in Western art music.
First released: October 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Quartet no. 35 in D minor, op. 42: I. Andante ed innocentemente
    7:16
  2. 2.
    Quartet no. 35 in D minor, op. 42: II. Menuetto. Allegretto
    2:40
  3. 3.
    Quartet no. 35 in D minor, op. 42: III. Adagio e cantabile
    3:51
  4. 4.
    Quartet no. 35 in D minor, op. 42: IV. Finale. Presto
    2:48
  5. 5.
    Quartet no. 9 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: I. Presto
    3:11
  6. 6.
    Quartet no. 9 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: II. Menuet
    4:17
  7. 7.
    Quartet no. 9 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: III. Adagio
    9:34
  8. 8.
    Quartet no. 9 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: IV. Menuet. Allegretto
    2:15
  9. 9.
    Quartet no. 9 in F major, op. 2 no. 4: V. Finale. Allegro
    2:19
  10. 10.
    Quartet no. 10 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 6: I. Adagio with variations
    7:22
  11. 11.
    Quartet no. 10 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 6: II. Menuet
    3:46
  12. 12.
    Quartet no. 10 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 6: III. Scherzo. Presto
    2:09
  13. 13.
    Quartet no. 10 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 6: IV. Menuet
    2:30
  14. 14.
    Quartet no. 10 in B-flat major, op. 2 no. 6: V. Finale. Presto
    2:09

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