Streichquartette - Heft 1 (Frühe Streichquartette)

Description

The Weinzierl castle in Lower Austria, which still stands today, can be considered to be the birthplace of a chamber music genre, which is firmly established in our present-day repertoire. The young Haydn was invited to spend some time at this place by a wealthy musical friend and often met up with the steward at the castle, the castle priest and the cellist Anton Albrechtsberger to make music. Although his first two works for 2 violins, viola and bass still have five movements, their musical value establishes the success of the string quartet in its own right.

Contents :

• String Quartet B flat major op. 1,1 Hob. III:1
• String Quartet E flat major op. 1,2 Hob. III:2
• String Quartet D major op. 1,3 Hob. III:3
• String Quartet G major op. 1,4 Hob. III:4
• String Quartet A major op. 2,1 Hob. III:7
• String Quartet C major op. 1,6 Hob. III:6
• String Quartet E major op. 2,2 Hob. III:8
• String Quartet F major op. 2,4 Hob. III:10
• String Quartet B flat major op. 2,6 Hob. III:12
• String Quartet E flat major op. 1,0 Hob. II:6

Appendix:

• "Serenaden-Quartett" F major op. 3,5 Hob. III:17 (now attributed to Roman Hofstetter)