XXX. HAYDN, Franz Joseph: String Quartet #4, Op. 1, No. 4

XXX. HAYDN, Franz Joseph (1732-1809)

String Quartet #4 in G Major, Op. 1, No. 4 (1751)
1. Presto
2. Menuetto
3. Adagio ma non tanto
4. Menuetto
5. Finale: Presto
Kodàly Quartet
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Haydn wrote 68 string quartets. Like his symphonies, one can trace the development of the form through these works.

This early quartet -- like his earliest symphonies -- reveals the influence of composers like C.P.E. Bach.