String Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64/1, H. 3/65: Allegro moderato
String Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64/1, H. 3/65: Menuet. Allegro ma non troppo & Trio
String Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64/1, H. 3/65: Allegretto scherzando
String Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64/1, H. 3/65: Finale. Presto
String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64/2, H. 3/68: Allegro spirituoso
String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64/2, H. 3/68: Adagio ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64/2, H. 3/68: Menuetto & Trio
String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64/2, H. 3/68: Finale. Presto
String Quartet No. 50 in B flat major, Op. 64/3, H. 3/67: Vivace assai
String Quartet No. 50 in B flat major, Op. 64/3, H. 3/67: Adagio
String Quartet No. 50 in B flat major, Op. 64/3, H. 3/67: Menuet. Allegretto & Trio
String Quartet No. 50 in B flat major, Op. 64/3, H. 3/67: Finale. Allegro con spirito
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
String Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64/4, H. 3/66: Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64/4, H. 3/66: Menuetto & Trio
String Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64/4, H. 3/66: Adagio cantabile sostenuto
String Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64/4, H. 3/66: Finale. Presto
String Quartet No. 53 in D major ('Lark'), Op. 64/5, H. 3/63: Allegro moderato
String Quartet No. 53 in D major ('Lark'), Op. 64/5, H. 3/63: Adagio
String Quartet No. 53 in D major ('Lark'), Op. 64/5, H. 3/63: Menuet, Allegretto & Trio
String Quartet No. 53 in D major ('Lark'), Op. 64/5, H. 3/63: Finale. Vivace
String Quartet No. 52 in E flat major, Op. 64/6, H. 3/64: Allegro
String Quartet No. 52 in E flat major, Op. 64/6, H. 3/64: Andante
String Quartet No. 52 in E flat major, Op. 64/6, H. 3/64: Menuetto. Allegretto &Trio
String Quartet No. 52 in E flat major, Op. 64/6, H. 3/64: Finale. Presto
These six quartets represent a high point of the Viennese classical style. In his later quartets, Haydn began traveling on the road to musical Romanticism and reached out to a large musical public. These magnificent pieces... more », on the other hand, have an intimacy, an elegance, and a generosity of spirit that make them very special, even given the almost unparalleled series of masterpieces that the Haydn quartets represent. Included in this set is one of the most popular of them all: The Lark, whose unforgettable opening with widely spaced chords over the soaring song of the first violin is simply the last word in musical poetry. The Tatrai Quartet plays all of these quartets with perfect command and poise. --David Hurwitz« less
These six quartets represent a high point of the Viennese classical style. In his later quartets, Haydn began traveling on the road to musical Romanticism and reached out to a large musical public. These magnificent pieces, on the other hand, have an intimacy, an elegance, and a generosity of spirit that make them very special, even given the almost unparalleled series of masterpieces that the Haydn quartets represent. Included in this set is one of the most popular of them all: The Lark, whose unforgettable opening with widely spaced chords over the soaring song of the first violin is simply the last word in musical poetry. The Tatrai Quartet plays all of these quartets with perfect command and poise. --David Hurwitz