String Quartet in C major Op 64 No 1[27’54]
CD1
1
Allegro moderato[10’39]
2
Menuet & Trio: Allegretto ma non troppo[5’24]
3
Allegro scherzando[6’44]
4
Finale: Presto[5’07]
String Quartet in B minor Op 64 No 2[23’45]
5
Allegro spiritoso[9’55]
6
Adagio ma non troppo[6’11]
7
Menuet & Trio: Allegretto –[3’32]
8
Finale: Presto[4’07]
String Quartet in B flat major Op 64 No 3[28’03]
9
Vivace assai[9’01]
10
Adagio[6’06]
11
Menuet & Trio: Allegretto[5’13]
12
Finale: Allegro con spirito[7’43]
String Quartet in G major Op 64 No 4[22’58]
CD2
13
Allegro con brio[8’11]
14
Menuet & Trio: Allegretto[3’46]
15
Adagio, cantabile e sostenuto[5’36]
16
Finale: Presto[5’25]
String Quartet in D major ‘The Lark’ Op 64 No 5[21’41]
17
Allegro moderato[9’40]
18
Adagio cantabile[5’56]
19
Menuet & Trio: Allegretto[3’24]
20
Finale: Vivace[2’41]
String Quartet in E flat major Op 64 No 6[20’48]
21
Allegro[8’47]
22
Andante[4’59]
23
Menuet & Trio: Allegretto[3’34]
24
Finale: Presto[3’28]
The London Haydn Quartet’s recordings of their namesake continue to win universal plaudits, consistently delivering—in the words of The Guardian—‘too many pleasures to enumerate. Try for yourself.’