Prussian Quartets, op. 50 no. 3, no. 5 "The Dream", no. 6 "The Frog"

Album by Joseph Haydn & Pražák Quartet

The Prussian Quartets, Op. 50 (Nos. 3, 5 and 6) are string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1787. They illustrate Haydn's mature Classical quartet style, combining balanced four-part textures, inventive thematic development and formal experimentation that contributed to the genre's development in the late eighteenth century.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 50 no. 3, Hob. III:46: I. Allegro con brio
    5:09
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 50 no. 3, Hob. III:46: II. Andante più tosto Allegretto
    6:26
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 50 no. 3, Hob. III:46: III. Menuetto - Trio
    3:54
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 50 no. 3, Hob. III:46: IV. Finale. Presto
    4:04
  5. 5.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 50 no. 5, Hob. III:48: I. Allegro moderato
    4:52
  6. 6.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 50 no. 5, Hob. III:48: II. Poco Adagio
    3:08
  7. 7.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 50 no. 5, Hob. III:48: III. Menuetto - Trio
    4:22
  8. 8.
    String Quartet in F major, op. 50 no. 5, Hob. III:48: IV. Finale. Vivace
    4:26
  9. 9.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 50 no. 6, Hob. III:49: I. Allegro
    6:24
  10. 10.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 50 no. 6, Hob. III:49: II. Poco Adagio
    5:28
  11. 11.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 50 no. 6, Hob. III:49: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
    4:23
  12. 12.
    String Quartet in D major, op. 50 no. 6, Hob. III:49: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
    5:13

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