String Quartet, Opp. 20 and 33, Complete

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Cuartetos de cuerda, opus 20 y 33. Completos. Partitura general.

Edited by Wilhelm Altmann.

Mozart's best friend and Beethoven's teacher, }oseph Haydn (1732-1809) was not only the first of the three great masters of the Viennese classical school- but its principal founder. From the close of the baroque period to the advent of romanticism, his creative activity bridged a half-century of profound revolution in music, and there is scarcely an area in which his influence is not to be felt.
But it is in the string quartet that Haydn's originality, inventiveness and craftsmanship found their most natural mode of expression. During 50 prolifie years, he composed over 80 string quartets (the exact number is still in question), practically inventing the four-movement structure and elevating the form to a new pinnacle. "It was from Haydn' said Mozart, "that I first learned the true way to compose quartets:'
In this fourth volume of Haydn string quartets, Dover completes republication of the composer's major achievements in the form. Full scores of the 12 masterful quartets (six each) of Opp. 20 and 33 exemplify the extraordinary range and variety ot structural invention he brought to the genre. Composed in 1781 and dedicated to the Russian Grand Duke Paul, Op. 33 contains such favorites as the "Joke" and the "Bird" quartets, while the quartets of Op. 20 (1771) are among the most performed and recorded pieces in the repertoire.
Music students, musicians, and Haydn fans will find this inexpensive volume an important addition to their libraries. Large, readable noteheads and ample space for notations and analysis make this a splendid study edition -a treasury of 12 works that clearly demonstrate Haydn's supreme mastery of the form.
Unabridged republication of 12 separate quartet volumes (Op. 20, Nos. 1-6, and Op. 33, Nos. 1-6) as edited by Wilhelm Altmann and published by Ernst Eulenburg Ltd., London, n.d.


CONTENIDO:

- OPUS 20 (Dedicated to Prince Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovecz; composed 1771)

NO. 1, IN E-FLAT MAJOR
Allegro moderato
Menuetto. Allegretto
Affettuoso e sostenuto
Finale. Presto

NO. 2, IN C MAJOR
Moderato
Adagio
Menuetto. Allegretto
Fuga a 4 Soggetti. Allegro

NO. 3, IN G MINOR
Allegro con spirito
Menuetto. Allegretto
Poco Adagio
Finale. Allegro molta

NO. 4, IN D MAJOR
Allegro di molto
Un poco Adagio affettuoso
Menuetto. Allegretto alla zingarese
Presto scherzando

NO. 5, IN F MINOR
Allegro moderato
Menuetto
Adagio
Finale. Fuga a due Soggetti

NO. 6, IN A MAJOR
Allegro di molto e Scherzando
Adagio. Cantabile
Menuetto. Allegretto
Fuga a 3 Soggetti. Allegro

- OPUS 33 (Dedicated to the Russian Grand Duke Paul; composed 1781)

NO. 1, IN B MINOR
Allegro moderato
Scherzando. Allegro
Andante
Presto

NO. 2, IN E-FLAT MAJOR ("THE JOKE")
Allegro moderato, cantabile
Scherzo. Allegro
Largo sostenuto
Finale. Presto

NO. 3, IN C MAJOR ("THE BIRD")
Allegro moderato
Scherzando. Allegretto
Adagio
Rondo. Presto

NO. 4, IN B-FLAT MAJOR
Allegro moderato
Scherzo. Allegretto
Largo
Presto

NO. 5, IN G MAJOR
Vivace assai
Largo. Cantabile
Scherzo. Allegro
Finale. Allegretto

NO. 6, IN D MAJOR
Vivace assai
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro
Finale. Allegretto