Twelve String Quartets, Opp. 55, 64 and 71, Complete

by Haydn, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780486239330
• ISBN10: 0486239330
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1980-05-01
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Complete reproductions of 12 often-recorded works: Op. 55, Nos. 1-3 (including Razor); Op. 64, Nos. 1-6 (including "The Lark or Hornpipe"); Op. 71, Nos. 1-3. Reliable Eulenburg editions of mature, much-performed compositions written from 1789-93. Among the finest pieces by a great master at the top of his form.

Author Biography

Austrian composer Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), one of the most prolific and prominent musicians of the Classical era, wrote in every genre. Friend to Mozart and teacher of Beethoven, he standardized the four-movement structure of the quartet, the form for which he is best known.

Table of Contents

Opus 55: (Second set of "Tost Quartets," dedicated to the merchant Joh. Tost, composed ca. 1788)
No. 1, In A Major
Allegro	p. 1
Adagio cantabile	p. 11
Menuetto	p. 16
Finale. Vivace	p. 18
No. 2, In F Minor and Major ("Razor")
Andante piu tosto Allegretto	p. 25
Allegro	p. 35
Menuetto. Allegretto	p. 44
Finale. Presto	p. 47
No. 3, In B-flat Major
Vivace assai	p. 53
Adagio ma non troppo	p. 59
Menuetto	p. 64
Finale. Presto	p. 67
Opus 64: (Third set of "Tost Quartets," composed 1790 or 1792)
No. 1, In C Major
Allegro moderato	p. 73
Menuetto. Allegro ma non troppo	p. 81
Allegretto scherzando	p. 83
Finale. Presto	p. 88
No. 2, In B Minor
Allegro spirituoso	p. 95
Adagio ma non troppo	p. 101
Menuetto. Allegretto	p. 106
Finale. Presto	p. 108
No. 3, In B-flat Major
Vivace assai	p. 115
Adagio	p. 124
Menuetto. Allegretto	p. 130
Finale. Allegro con spirito	p. 133
No. 4, In G Major
Allegro con brio	p. 141
Menuetto. Allegretto	p. 148
Adagio. Cantabile sostenuto	p. 151
Finale. Presto	p. 157
No. 5, In D Major ("The Lark"; "Hornpipe")
Allegro moderato	p. 165
Adagio cantabile	p. 174
Menuetto. Allegretto	p. 178
Finale. Vivace	p. 181
No. 6, In E-flat Major
Allegretto	p. 187
Andante	p. 193
Menuetto. Allegretto	p. 197
Finale. Presto	p. 199
Opus 71: (First set of "Apponyi Quartets," dedicated to Count Apponyi, composed 1793)
No. 1, In B-flat Major
Allegro	p. 207
Adagio	p. 217
Menuetto. Allegretto	p. 220
Vivace	p. 223
No. 2, In D Major
Adagio -- Allegro	p. 233
Adagio cantabile	p. 241
Menuetto. Allegro	p. 246
Finale. Allegretto	p. 247
No. 3, In E-flat Major
Vivace	p. 253
Andante con moto	p. 264
Menuetto	p. 270
Finale. Vivace	p. 273
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