String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in G major, Op. 54/1, Hob. 3:58: 1. Allegro con brio
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in G major, Op. 54/1, Hob. 3:58: 2. Allegretto
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in G major, Op. 54/1, Hob. 3:58: 3. Menuetto
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in G major, Op. 54/1, Hob. 3:58: 4. Finale. Presto
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in C major, Op. 54/2, Hob. 3:57: 1. Vivace
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in C major, Op. 54/2, Hob. 3:57: 2. Adagio
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in C major, Op. 54/2, Hob. 3:57: 3. Menuetto
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in C major, Op. 54/2, Hob. 3:57: 4. Adagio - Presto
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in E major, Op. 54/3, Hob. 3:59: 1. Allegro
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in E major, Op. 54/3, Hob. 3:59: 2. Largo cantabile
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in E major, Op. 54/3, Hob. 3:59: 3. Menuetto
String Quartets (3), Op. 54, H. 3/57-59: String Quartet in E major, Op. 54/3, Hob. 3:59: 4. Finale. Presto
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in A major, Op. 55/1, Hob. 3:60: 1. Allegro
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in A major, Op. 55/1, Hob. 3:60: 2. Adagio cantabile
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in A major, Op. 55/1, Hob. 3:60: 3. Menuetto
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in A major, Op. 55/1, Hob. 3:60: 4. Finale. Vivace
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 55/2, Hob. 3:61: 1. Andante pi? tosto Allegretto
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 55/2, Hob. 3:61: 2. Allegro
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 55/2, Hob. 3:61: 3. Menuetto
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 55/2, Hob. 3:61: 4. Finale. Presto
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 55/3, Hob. 3:62: 1. Vivace assai
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 55/3, Hob. 3:62: 2. Adagio ma non troppo
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 55/3, Hob. 3:62: 3. Menuetto
String Quartets (3), Op. 55, H. 3/60-62: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 55/3, Hob. 3:62: 4. Finale. Presto
As with Haydn's other "split" opus (71/74), these quartets belong together as a set of six. In an early edition, they were published as two sets of three, and the numbers stuck for the sake of convenience. Although none of... more » these pieces have nicknames or other popular tags, this set contains two of Haydn's very greatest pieces: Op. 54 No. 2 in C major, which ends with a haunting slow movement, and Op. 55 No. 2 in F minor, one of the few truly tragic pieces of music written in the classical period. These were also the first quartet after Haydn's experience of the six quartets that Mozart dedicated to him, and he rose with gusto to the challenge that those stunning works presented. This is what "classical" music is all about. --David Hurwitz« less
As with Haydn's other "split" opus (71/74), these quartets belong together as a set of six. In an early edition, they were published as two sets of three, and the numbers stuck for the sake of convenience. Although none of these pieces have nicknames or other popular tags, this set contains two of Haydn's very greatest pieces: Op. 54 No. 2 in C major, which ends with a haunting slow movement, and Op. 55 No. 2 in F minor, one of the few truly tragic pieces of music written in the classical period. These were also the first quartet after Haydn's experience of the six quartets that Mozart dedicated to him, and he rose with gusto to the challenge that those stunning works presented. This is what "classical" music is all about. --David Hurwitz