String Quartet op. 76 no. 3 ‘Emperor’ / String Quartet op. 74 no. 3 ‘The Rider’

Album by Joseph Haydn & Alban Berg Quartett

String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 “Emperor” and String Quartet Op. 74 No. 3 “The Rider” are chamber works by Joseph Haydn composed in the 1790s, with Op. 76 No. 3 completed in 1797. Both pieces exemplify Haydn’s late-classical string-quartet writing—featuring clear formal structures, contrapuntal textures and pronounced thematic development—and are representative of his mature exploration of hymn-like chorale writing and lively rhythmic contrast within the genre.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in C major, Op.76,3 – Allegro
    6:49
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in C major, Op.76,3 – Poco adagio. Cantabile
    7:35
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in C major, Op.76,3 – Menuetto: Allegro. Trio
    4:15
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in C major, Op.76,3 – Finale: Presto
    5:34
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in G major, Op.74,3 – Allegro
    5:02
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in G major, Op.74,3 – Largo assai
    6:19
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in G major, Op.74,3 – Menuetto: Allegretto. Trio
    3:26
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in G major, Op.74,3 – Finale: Allegro con brio
    5:42

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