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- Genre: Classical
- Style: Chamber Music
- Label: Naxos
Chamber’s king of the quartet.
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We Say...
Baroque chamber music relied on the foundation of the continuo: a pairing of a keyboard and a bass instrument, responsible for both the bass line and middle-register harmony, supporting one or two players in the treble range. As the continuo fell out of fashion, the combination of two violins, viola and cello became popular, offering flexibility and transparency along with the full harmonic richness of a continuo-based texture. Haydn, with 83 compositions in this format starting around 1760, almost single-handedly established the string quartet as the primary chamber music medium, a forum for a composer's deepest thoughts. These three quartets, from 1797, are among his finest, from the intensity of No. 2 to the otherworldly beauty of the slow movement of No. 3 (if you can get past the fact that this tune of Haydn's later became "Deutschland über Alles"). Combining urgency and elegance, the Kodaly Quartet's performances are top-notch.
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String Quartet No. 62: Allegro
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6:46 |
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| 02. | |
String Quartet No. 62: Poco adagio: Cantabile
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7:43 |
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| 03. | |
String Quartet No. 62: Menuetto: Allegro
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4:44 |
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String Quartet No. 62: Finale: Presto
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5:26 |
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String Quartet No. 61: Allegro
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6:42 |
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String Quartet No. 61: Andante o piu tosto allegretto
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5:18 |
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String Quartet No. 61: Menuetto: Allegro ma non troppo
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3:37 |
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| 08. | |
String Quartet No. 61: Finale: Vivace assai
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4:03 |
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String Quartet No. 63: Allegro con spirito
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8:09 |
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String Quartet No. 63: Adagio
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5:33 |
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| 11. | |
String Quartet No. 63: Menuetto: Allegro
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4:39 |
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| 12. | |
String Quartet No. 63: Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
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4:25 |
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12 Total Tracks, 67:05 Total Length
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