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String Quartets, Op. 64 (Haydn)

Joseph Haydn's String Quartets, Op. 64, is a set of six string quartets composed in 1790. Along with six earlier quartets published under the opus numbers 54 and 55, they are known as the Tost quartets, after the Hungarian violinist and later merchant Johann Tost who helped Haydn find a publisher for the works. Unlike the earlier quartets, Haydn actually dedicated the Op. 64 set to Tost in gratitude for his efforts.[a][3]

List of Opus 64 quartets

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  • Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64, No. 1, FHE No. 31, Hoboken No. III:65
    1. Allegro moderato
       
    2. Menuetto: Allegretto ma non troppo
       
    3. Allegretto scherzando
       
    4. Finale: Presto
       
  • Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64, No. 2, FHE No. 32, Hoboken No. III:68
    1. Allegro spiritoso
       
    2. Adagio ma non troppo
       
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
       
    4. Finale: Presto
       
  • Quartet No. 50 in B♭ major, Op. 64, No. 3, FHE No. 33, Hoboken No. III:67
    1. Vivace assai
       
    2. Adagio
       
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
       
    4. Finale: Allegro con spirito
       
  • Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64, No. 4, FHE No. 34, Hoboken No. III:66
    1. Allegro con brio
       
    2. Menuetto: Allegretto
       
    3. Adagio: Cantabile e sostenuto
       
    4. Finale: Presto
       
  • Quartet No. 52 in E♭ major, Op. 64, No. 6, FHE No. 36, Hoboken No. III:64
    1. Allegretto
       
    2. Andante
       
    3. Menuetto: Allegretto
       
    4. Finale: Presto
       
  • Quartet No. 53 in D major ("The Lark"), Op. 64, No. 5, FHE No. 35, Hoboken No. III:63
 
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Menuetto allegretto
IV. Finale vivace
Performed by the Musopen String Quartet
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  1. Allegro moderato
     
  2. Adagio cantabile
     
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto
     
  4. Finale: Vivace
     

References

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Notes

  1. ^ This dedication, which may have been made without authorization by Tost, was later removed from some printings of the quartets, apparently at the request of Haydn.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Holman 1996a, p. 2
  2. ^ Heitmann 2008, p. VI
  3. ^ Grave & Grave 2006, p. 245

Sources

  • Grave, Floyd; Grave, Margaret G (2006). The String Quartets of Joseph Haydn. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517357-4.
  • Heitmann, Christin (2008). Fedor, Georg; Kirkendale, Warren; Saslav, Isidor (eds.). String Quartets Book VIII Op. 64 (Second Tost Quartets) (PDF). G.Henle Verlag. ISMN 979-0-2018-9212-2.
  • Holman, Peter (1996a). Haydn: Tost III Quartets No. 1 - 3 (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA67011. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  • Holman, Peter (1996b). Haydn: Tost III Quartets No. 4 - 6 (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA67012. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

Further reading

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