Joseph Haydn: String quartets book IV op. 20 [Sun quartets]

Over a 50-year period Haydn composed more than 80 string quartets featuring a range and variety of structural invention exceeded only by Beethoven's works. In this volume the composer's mastery of the form is strikingly evident particularly in the six popular and much-recorded 'Prussian Quartets.'This volume contains the full scores of:Op. 42 in D minor (composed in 1785)Op. 50 Nos. 1 6 ('Prussian Quartets ' composed in 1787 and dedicated to the Prussian King Friederich Wilhelm II)Op. 54 Nos. 1 3 (First set of 'Tost Quartets' composed c.1788 and dedicated to the merchant Johann Tost)Large readable noteheads ample margins for notations opaque paper and permanent binding make this a fundamental addition to music libraries and musicians' repertories.Reprint of the Ernst Eulenburg Ltd. London n.d. edition.

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This String Quintet (with two Violas or three Violins) was composed in 1799. It is tuneful and straightforward and suitable for players who are not yet at the standard required to play the Mozart Dvorak or Brahms quintets with two Violas. This edition has the advantage of having a third Violin part included if two Viola players are not available. Johann Michael Haydn was the younger brother of his much more famous older brother Franz Joseph commonly regarded as the 'father' of the classical String Quartet format.