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Haydn – String Quartets Opus 20 / Quatuor Mosaïques / Naïve 2x Audio CD 2008 / E 8802
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The six string quartets opus 20 by Joseph Haydn are among the works that earned Haydn the sobriquet "the father of the string quartet". The quartets are considered a milestone in the history of composition; in them, Haydn develops compositional techniques that were to define the medium for the next 200 years.
The quartets were composed in 1772 at a time of tensions in Haydn's life, and also when Haydn was influenced by new philosophical and political ideas sweeping Europe. Some analysts see the impact of these emotions and ideas on the quartets.
Tracklist:
| String Quartet Opus 20/I, H.III.31 In E Flat Major | |||
| 1-1 | Allegro Moderato |
9:54 | |
| 1-2 | Menuetto. Allegretto |
4:05 | |
| 1-3 | Affettuoso E Sostenuto |
7:16 | |
| 1-4 | Finale. Presto | 3:54 | |
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String Quartet Opus 20/V, H.III.35 In F Minor |
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| 1-5 | Allegro Moderato |
10:32 | |
| 1-6 | Menuetto |
5:03 | |
| 1-7 | Adagio |
5:50 | |
| 1-8 | Finale. Fuga A Due Soggetti | 3:16 | |
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String Quartet Opus 20/VI, H.III.36 In A Major |
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| 1-9 | Allegro Di Molto E Scherzando |
5:34 | |
| 1-10 | Adagio. Cantabile |
5:55 | |
| 1-11 | Menuetto. Allegretto |
2:09 | |
| 1-12 | Fuga A 3 Soggetti. Allegro | 3:12 | |
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String Quartet Opus 20/II, H.III.32 In C Major |
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| 2-1 | Moderato |
10:12 | |
| 2-2 | Capriccio. Adagio |
7:23 | |
| 2-3 | Menuet. Allegretto |
3:49 | |
| 2-4 | Fuga A 4 Soggetti | 3:48 | |
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String Quartet Opus 20/IV, H.III.34 In D Major |
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| 2-5 | Allegro Di Molto |
7:44 | |
| 2-6 | Un Poco Adagio E Affettouso |
11:21 | |
| 2-7 | Menuet Alla Zingarese |
1:44 | |
| 2-8 | Presto E Scherzando | 4:58 | |
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String Quartet Opus 20/III, H.III.33 In G Minor |
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| 2-9 | Allegro Con Spirito |
6:28 | |
| 2-10 | Menuet. Allegretto |
5:11 | |
| 2-11 | Poco Adagio |
9:39 | |
| 2-12 | Allegro Di Molto |
6:12 |
- Cello – Christophe Coin
- Composed By – Joseph Haydn
- Edited By – Christian Feldgen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12), Claire Luhan (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12)
- Engineer [Recording] – Christian Feldgen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12), Maria Bernstein (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12), Michel Bernstein (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12)
- Ensemble – Quatuor Mosaïques
- Liner Notes – H.C. Robbins Landon
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Charlotte De Kéranflec'h
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Dorothea Preiss
- Producer [Direction Artistique] – Helmut Mühle (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12)
- Recording Supervisor [Director Of Production] – Michel Bernstein (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12)
- Viola – Anita Mitterer
- Violin – Andrea Bischof, Erich Höbarth
