In November 2020 our old friends the Solem Quartet recorded Haydn’s String Quartet Op 76, No 6
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Programme.
Haydn String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob III: 80
- Allegretto – Allegro
- Fantasia – Adagio
- Menuetto – Presto
- Finale – Allegro spirituoso
Notes
The six String Quartets, Op. 76 by Joseph Haydn were composed in 1797, becoming his last complete set. At the time Haydn was employed at the court of Prince Nicolaus Esterházy II, and was composing the oratorio The Creation.
The Op. 76 quartets are among Haydn’s most ambitious chamber works, deviating more than their predecessors from standard sonata form and each emphasizing their thematic continuity through the seamless and near-continual exchange of motifs between instruments. He also plays with tempo markings, key signatures and in many sections emphasises the viola and cello.
The quartet includes innovations such as changing time signatures, impromptu-like themes, breaking traditional forms such as sonata and binary forms, and quoting an entire theme from another string quartet.
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