Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
's String Quartets, Op. 64, is a set of six
string quartet
The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...
s 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.
List of Opus 64 quartets
*Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64, No. 1, FHE No. 31,
Hoboken No. III:65
*# Allegro moderato
\relative g
*# Menuetto: Allegretto ma non troppo
\relative g,
*# Allegretto scherzando
\relative c'
*# Finale: Presto
\relative c''
*Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64, No. 2, FHE No. 32, Hoboken No. III:68
*# Allegro spiritoso
\relative d''
*# Adagio ma non troppo
\relative fis''
*# Menuetto: Allegretto
\relative fis'
*# Finale: Presto
\relative fis'
*Quartet No. 50 in B major, Op. 64, No. 3, FHE No. 33, Hoboken No. III:67
*# Vivace assai
\relative d''
*# Adagio
\relative bes'
*# Menuetto: Allegretto
\relative a''
*# Finale: Allegro con spirito
\relative es''
*Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64, No. 4, FHE No. 34, Hoboken No. III:66
*# Allegro con brio
\relative b
*# Menuetto: Allegretto
\relative d''
*# Adagio: Cantabile e sostenuto
\relative g'
*# Finale: Presto
\relative d'
*Quartet No. 53 in D major ("The Lark"), Op. 64, No. 5, FHE No. 35, Hoboken No. III:63
*# Allegro moderato
\new StaffGroup <<
\new Staff \relative fis'
\new Staff \relative d' >>
*# Adagio cantabile
\relative cis''
*# Menuetto: Allegretto
\relative cis'
*# Finale: Vivace
\relative fis'
*Quartet No. 52 in E major, Op. 64, No. 6, FHE No. 36, Hoboken No. III:64
*# Allegretto
\relative es'
*# Andante
\relative bes
*# Menuetto: Allegretto
\relative c''
*# Finale: Presto
\relative g'
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