Kodaly Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets 61, 62, 63 (Emperor, Fifths, Sunrise) [CD]

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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)Allegro Andante o piu tosto allegretto Menuetto: Allegro ma non troppo Vivace assaiString Quartet in C Major, Opus 76 No.3 (Emperor) Allegro Poco adagio: cantabile Menuetto: Allegro Finale: PrestoString Quartet in B Flat Major, Opus 76 No.4 (Sunrise) Allegro con spirito Adagio Menuetto: Allegro Finale: Allegro ma non troppoJoseph Haydn was as prolific as any eighteenth century composer, hisfecundity a matter, in good part, of the nature of his employment and thelength of his life. Born in 1732 in the village of Rohrau, the son of awheelwright, he was recruited to the choir of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Viennaat the age of eight, later earning a living as best he could as a musician inthe capital and making useful acquaintances through his association withMetastasio, the Court Poet, and the composer Nicola Porpora.In 1759, after some eight years of teaching and free-lance performance,whether as violinist or keyboard-player, Haydn found greater security in aposition in the household of Count Morzin as director of music, wintering inVienna and spending the summer on the Court's estate in Bohemia, where anorchestra was available. In 1760 Haydn married the eldest daughter of awigmaker, a match that was to bring him no great solace, and by the followingyear he had entered the service of Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy as deputy to theold Kapellmeister Gregor Werner, who had much fault to find with his young colleague.In 1762 Prince Paul Anton died and was succeeded by his brother PrinceNikolaus, who concerned himself with the building of the great palace ofEsterhaza. In 1766 Werner died, and Haydn assumed the full duties ofKapellmeister, spending the larger part of the year at Esterhaza and part ofthe winter at Eisenstadt, where his first years of service to the Esterhazyfamily had passed.Haydn's responsibilities at Esterhaza were manifold. As Kapellmeisterhe was in full charge of the musicians employed by the Prince, writing music ofall kinds, and directing performances both instrumental and operatic. This busyif isolated career came to an end with the death of Prince Nikolaus in 1790.From then onwards Haydn had greater freedom, while continuing to enjoy thetitle and emoluments of his position as Kapellmeister to the Prince'ssuccessors. Haydn's release from his immediate responsibilities allowed him, in1791, to accept an invitation to visit London, where he provided music for theconcerts organised by Johann Peter Salomon. His considerable success led to asecond visit in 1794. The following year, at the request of the new PrinceEsterhazy, who had succeeded his elder brother in 1794, he resumed some of hisearlier duties as Kapellmeister, now in Eisenstadt and in Vienna, where he tookup his own residence until his death in 1809.Haydn was to write some 83 string quartets over a period of fortyyears. The form itself is closely associated with that of the classicalsymphony as it developed from the middle of the eighteenth century in Mann

Allegro

Poco Adagio; Cantabile

Menuetto; Allegro

Finale; Presto

Allegro

Andante o piu tostu allegretto

Menuetto; allegro ma non troppo

Finale; Vivace assai

Allegro Con Spirto

Adagio

Menuetto; Allegro

Finale; Allegro Ma Non Troppo