Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 33 Doric String Quartet

• Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 1, Hob. III:37:
• 1 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 1, Hob. III:37: I. Allegro moderato 09:18
• 2 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 1, Hob. III:37: II. Scherzo. Allegro di molto 02:41
• 3 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 1, Hob. III:37: III. Andante 09:23
• 4 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 1, Hob. III:37: IV. Finale. Presto 05:08
• String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 "The Joke":
• 5 String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 "The Joke": I. Allegro moderato 08:43
• 6 String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 "The Joke": II. Scherzo. Allegro 03:30
• 7 String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 "The Joke": III. Largo sostenuto 05:01
• 8 String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 "The Joke": IV. Finale. Presto 03:03
• String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39 "The Bird":
• 9 String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39 "The Bird": I. Allegro moderato 10:17
• 10 String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39 "The Bird": II. Scherzo. Allegretto 03:30
• 11 String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39 "The Bird": III. Adagio ma non troppo 06:24
• 12 String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39 "The Bird": IV. Rondo. Presto 02:34
• String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 4, Hob. III:40:
• 13 String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 4, Hob. III:40: I. Allegro moderato 07:09
• 14 String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 4, Hob. III:40: II. Scherzo. Allegretto 02:16
• 15 String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 4, Hob. III:40: III. Largo sostenuto 05:45
• 16 String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 4, Hob. III:40: IV. Finale. Presto 04:00
• String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III.41 "How Do You Do?":
• 17 String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III.41 "How Do You Do?": I. Vivace assai 09:30
• 18 String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III.41 "How Do You Do?": II. Largo cantabile 04:42
• 19 String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III.41 "How Do You Do?": III. Scherzo. Allegro 02:31
• 20 String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III.41 "How Do You Do?": IV. Finale. Allegretto 04:03
• String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42:
• 21 String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42: I. Vivace assai 06:53
• 22 String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42: II. Andante 04:12
• 23 String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42: III. Scherzo. Allegro 02:04
• 24 String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42: IV. Finale. Allegretto 04:50
• Total Runtime 02:07:27

Info for Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 33

Composed in the summer and autumn of 1781, Haydn’s Op. 33 Quartets were dedicated to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia and premiered on Christmas Day that year in the apartment of the Duke’s wife, the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna. Nicknamed ‘the Russian quartets’, Op. 33 were some of Mozart’s favourites among Haydn’s works, and inspired Mozart to write his own set of six quartets, of 1785, dedicated to Haydn.

Generally light in nature, the Op. 33 are extremely tuneful works, all set in major keys (apart from No. 1, in B minor), and all written in four movements.

Founded in 1998, and exclusive Chandos recording artists since 2010, the Doric String Quartet has established itself as one of the leading quartets of its generation, receiving enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics alike. Previous releases in this series of Quartets by Haydn have been acclaimed by critics around the world.

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