G. Henle Verlag String Quartets, Volume XI Op.71 and Op.74 (Apponyi-Quartets) - Haydn/Feder/Saslav - String Quartet - Parts Set

Composer: Joseph Haydn
Editors: Georg Feder, Isidor Saslav
Format: Parts Set, Urtext Edition
Instrumentation: String Quartet

Haydn dedicated the series of Quartets op. 71 and 74 to the Hungarian Count Apponyi, a Viennese patron of music and a freemason friend. Haydn composed them when he was enjoying a great deal of success with his "London Symphonies" in England.

With their weighty slow introductions and dense movements focusing on sound, they also have symphonic characteristics. In particular the Quartet in g minor op. 74,3 is striking on account of its expressiveness and originality. Due to the rhythmic drive of the outer movements it was given the epithet "Rider Quartet".

Contents:

• String Quartet (Apponyi Quartet) B flat major op. 71 Hob. III:69
• String Quartet (Apponyi Quartet) D major op. 71 Hob. III:70
• String Quartet (Apponyi Quartet) E flat major op. 71 Hob. III:71
• String Quartet (Apponyi Quartet) C major op. 74 Hob. III:72
• String Quartet (Apponyi Quartet) F major op. 74 Hob. III:73
• String Quartet (Apponyi Quartet, "Reiterquartett") g minor op. 74 Hob. III:74