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Haydn - String Quartets Vol. 5 (HEN)
- Instrument: Chamber Music
- Instrumentation: 2 Violins, Viola & Cello
- Sub Category: String Quartet
- Composer: Haydn, Joseph
- Publisher: Henle
- Editor/Arranger: Feder, Georg
- Publisher Code: HN209
- Product #: HAYDN047
Haydn - String Quartets Vol. 5 (HEN) published by Henle.
Op. 33 "Russian Quartets"
Haydn allowed about ten years to pass before composing a new cycle of string quartets after opus 20: the so-called "Russian Quartets." This is the first series of quartets that we know he wrote with publication in mind. "They are in a completely new and special manner," he wrote in several letters, and he was certainly not just referring to the fact that "Scherzi" replaced the minuets for the first time. Music lovers particularly appreciate the melodic ideas; thus the rich ornamentation of the main motif of op. 33,3, gave the quartet its nickname "Bird Quartet."
Contents:
Haydn: Quartet (Russian Quartet] B flat major op. 33,4 Hob. III:40
Haydn: Quartet ["Vogelquartett"] C major op. 33,3 Hob. III:39
Haydn: Quartet [Russian Quartet] D major op. 33,6 Hob. III:42
Haydn: Quartet [Russian Quartet] E flat major op. 33,2 Hob. III:38
Haydn: Quartet [Russian Quartet] G major op. 33,5 Hob. III:41
Haydn: Quartet [Russian Quartet] b minor op. 33,1 Hob. III:37
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