Haydn String quartet op. 76/6 in E-flat (mov 2/4)

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The Quartet No. 65 in E-flat major, also known as Op. 76, no. 6, consists of four movements: * I. Allegretto - Allegro * II. Fantasia. Adagio * III. Menuetto. Presto * IV. Finale. Allegro spirituoso

The first movement, written in 2/4 time, is in the strophic variation form.

The second movement is a 3/4 time Fantasia written in the key of B major (without accidentals). According to Keller, author of The Great Haydn Quartets, the composer quotes in a different key his own second movement from Op. 76, no. 4 "Sunrise" Quartet. Indeed, the two basic motifs are identical aside from the difference in key signature: the first violin begins on the note of the key in each, goes down a half step, and returns to the original note in both movements, all under a slur in 3/4 time. Additionally, in both pieces, the viola and cello play in slurred succession the notes in the 3rd, 4th, 3rd and 1st, 2nd, 1st scale degrees, respectively. All of this occurs while the 2nd violin holds the 5th scale degree for the duration of the measure.

The third movement is written in an old minuet form in which an Alternativo section replaces the more common trio. The alternativo section is built upon a series of ascending and descending iambic scales.

The finale, in 3/4 time, is in sonata form.

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[MarcusHK1]

@the1yage Personnally I'd tend to say yes, I find Haydn's string quartets more inventive than Mozart's, though I do like Mozart's very much too. Mozart indeed had a lot of admiration for Haydn (as dit Haydn for Mozart) and dedicated many of his quartets to Haydn. On the other hand when it comes to trios, I actually prefer Mozart's to Haydn's!

[mightyafrowhitey]

@the1yage I've personally always liked Haydn's music better then Mozart's. But then again, I haven't listened to nearly everything by either composer so I couldn't judge.

[PIPZZZ02]

If anyone else is interested the cover lady is by Jean-Etienne Liotard.

Beautiful post, thank you.

[the1yage]

Are Haydn's string quartets better on the whole than Mozart's? I dunno, bu notably, Mozart's most famous quartets are the "Haydn quartets"!

[iamalittlespy]

One of Haydn's most deeply felt and profound movements. One hears the deep pathos behind Haydn's often deceptively light-hearted music.

[because88]

It always seems like the second movement where Haydn gets reflective and a little sentimental. Love it.

[BarbaraPloyer333]

WHOA!! Who's the lady in the cover???

About Haydn... the guy apparently liked pranking people, according to what I read- what a character! He wasn't just a talent but also a personality... and a brain, not to mention!