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J. Haydn – 6 Erdödy Quartets Op. 76 - Tátrai Quartet / Hungaroton 3x LP
LPX 1205-7
The six String Quartets, Op. 76 by Joseph Haydn were composed in 1797 or 1798 and dedicated to the Hungarian count Joseph Georg von Erdődy (1754–1824). They form the last complete set of string quartets that Haydn composed. At the time of the commission, Haydn was employed at the court of Prince Nicolaus Esterházy II and was composing the oratorio The Creation as well as Princess Maria Hermenegild Esterházy's annual mass.
Although accounts left by visitors to the Esterházy estate indicate that the quartets were completed by 1797, an exclusivity agreement caused them not to be published until 1799. Correspondence between Haydn and his Viennese publishers Artaria reveal confusion as regards their release: Haydn had promised Messrs. Longman Clementi & Co. in London the first publishing rights, but a lack of communication led him to worry that their publication in Vienna might also be, unintentionally, their first appearance in full. In the event, their publication in London and Vienna was almost simultaneous.
Tracklist:
| G-dúr Vonósnégyes / Quartet In G Major Op. 76 No. 1 | (20:50) | ||
| A1 | I. Allegro con Spirito | ||
| A2 | II. Adagio Sostenuto | ||
| A3 | III. Menuetto. Presto | ||
| A4 | IV.Finale. Allegro ma non troppo | ||
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D-moll Vonósnégyes / Quartet In D Minor Op. 76 No. 2 |
(19:21) |
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| B1 | I. Allegro | ||
| B2 | II. Andante O Più Tosto Allegretto | ||
| B3 | III. Menuetto. Allegro Ma Non Troppo | ||
| B4 | IV. Vivace Assai | ||
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C-dúr Vonósnégyes / Quartet In C Major Op. 76 No. 3 |
(23:30) |
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| C1 | I. Allegro | ||
| C2 | II. Poco Adagio; Cantabile | ||
| C3 | III. Menuetto. Allegro | ||
| C4 | V. Finale. Presto | ||
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B-dúr Vonósnégyes / Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 76 No. 4 |
(22:08) |
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| D1 | I. Allegro Con Spirito | ||
| D2 | II. Adagio | ||
| D3 | III. Menuetto. Allegro | ||
| D4 | IV. Finale. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo | ||
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D-dúr Vonósnégyes / Quartet In D Major Op. 76 No. 5 |
(19:24) |
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| E1 | I. Allegretto | ||
| E2 | II. Largo. Cantabile E Mesto | ||
| E3 | III. Menuetto. Allegro | ||
| E4 | IV. Finale. Presto | ||
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Esz-dúr Vonósnégyes / Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 76 No. 6 |
(21:50) |
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| F1 | I. Allegretto | ||
| F2 | II. Fantasia. Adagio | ||
| F3 | II. Menuetto. Presto | ||
| F4 | IV. Finale. Allegro Spiritoso |
- Cello – Ede Banda
- Composed By – J. Haydn
- Design – Győző Varga
- Engineer – Endre Radányi, László Csintalan
- Ensemble [String Quartet] – Tátrai Quartet
- Liner Notes – István Barna
- Recording Supervisor – Dóra Antal, János Mátyás
- Viola – György Konrád
- Violin – Mihály Szűcs, Vilmos Tátrai
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