Haydn: The Complete String Quartets (22 CD box set, FLAC)

Composer: Joseph Haydn
Orchestra: Aeolian String Quartet
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 22 CD box set
Format: FLAC (tracks+m3u)
Label: Decca
Size: 6.94 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: no

CD 01
String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.O
01. I Presto
02. II Menuetto
03. III Adagio
04. IV Menuetto
05. V Finale: Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.1 No.1
06. I Presto
07. II Menuetto
08. III Adagio
09. IV Menuetto
10. V Presto

String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.1 No.2
11. I Allegro
12. II Menuetto
13. III Adagio
14. IV Menuetto
15. V Presto

String Quartet In D Major, Op.1 No.3
16. I Adagio
17. II Menuetto
18. III Presto
19. IV Menuetto
20. V Finale: Presto

CD 02
String Quartet In G Major, Op.1 No.4
01. I Presto
02. II Menuetto
03. III Adagio Ma Non Tanto
04. IV Menuetto
05. V Presto

String Quartet In С Major, Op.1 No.6
06. I Presto Assai
07. II Menuetto
08. III Adagio
09. IV Menuetto
10. V Finale: Presto

String Quartet In A Major, Op.2 No.1
11. I Allegro
12. II Menuetto
13. III Adagio
14. IV Menuetto
15. V Allegro Molto

CD 03
String Quartet In E Major, Op.2 No.2
01. I Allegro Molto
02. II Menuetto
03. III Adagio
04. IV Menuetto
05. V Finale: Presto

String Quartet In F Major, Op.2 No.4
06. I Presto
07. II Menuetto
08. III Adagio
09. IV Menuetto: Allegretto
10. V Allegro

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.2 No.6
11. I Adagio
12. II Menuetto
13. III Presto: Scherzo
14. IV Menuetto
15. V Presto

CD 04
String Quartet In С Major, Op.9 No.1
01. I Moderato
02. II Menuetto: Un Poco Allegretto
03. III Adagio
04. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.9 No.2
05. I Moderato
06. II Menuetto
07. III Adagio
08. IV Finale: Allegro Molto

String Quartet In G Major, Op.9 No.3
09. I Allegro Moderato
10. II Menuetto
11. III Largo
12. IV Finale: Presto

CD 05
String Quartet In D Minor, Op.9 No.4
01. I Moderato
02. II Menuetto
03. III Adagio Cantabile
04. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.9 No.5
05. I Poco adagio
06. II Menuetto: Allegretto
07. III Largo Cantabile
08. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In A Major, Op.9 No.6
09. I Presto
10. II Menuetto
11. III Adagio
12. IV Finale: Presto

CD 06
String Quartet In E Major, Op.17 No.1
01. I Moderato
02. II Menuet
03. III Adagio
04. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In F Major, Op.17 No.2
05. I Moderato
06. II Menuet: Poco Allegretto
07. III Adagio
08. IV Finale: Allegro Di Molto

String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.17 No.3
09. I Andante Grazioso
10. II Menuet: Allegretto
11. III Adagio
12. IV Allegro Di Molto

CD 07
String Quartet In С Minor, Op.17 No.4
01. I Moderato
02. II Menuet: Allegretto
03. III Adagio Cantabile
04. IV Finale: Allegro

String Quartet In G Major, Op.17 No.5
05. I Moderato
06. II Menuet: Allegretto
07. III Adagio
08. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In D Major, Op.17 No. 6
09. I Presto
10. II Menuet
11. III Largo
12. IV Finale: Allegro

CD 08
String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.20 No.1
01. I Allegro Moderato
02. II Menuet: Un Poco Allegretto
03. III Affettuoso E Sostenuto
04. IV Presto

String Quartet In С Major, Op.20 No.2
05. I Moderato
06. II Capriccio: Adagio
07. III Menuet: Allegretto
08. IV Fuga A 4 Soggetti: Allegro

String Quartet In G Minor, Op.20 No.3
09. I Allegro Con Spirito
10. II Menuet: Allegretto
11. III Poco Adagio
12. IV Allegro Di Molto

CD 09
String Quartet In D Major, Op.20 No.4
01. I Allegro Di Molto
02. II Un Poco Adagio E Affettuoso
03. III Menuet Alla Zingarese
04. IV Presto E Scherzando

String Quartet In F Minor, Op.20 No.5
05. I Moderato
06. II Menuet
07. III Adagio
08. IV Fuga A 2 Soggetti

String Quartet In A Major, Op.20 No.6
09. I Allegro Di Molto E Scherzando
10. II Adagio
11. III Menuet
12. IV Fuga A 3 Soggetti: Allegro

CD 10
String Quartet In В Minor, Op.33 No.1
01. I Allegro Moderato
02. II Scherzo: Allegro
03. III Andante
04. IV Presto

String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.33 No.2
05. I Allegro Moderato, Cantabile
06. II Scherzo: Allegro
07. III Largo Sostenuto
08. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In С Major, Op.33 No.3
09. I Allegro Moderato
10. II Scherzo: Allegretto
11. III Adagio
12. IV Rondo: Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.33 No.4
13. I Allegro Moderato
14. II Scherzo: Allegretto
15. III Largo
16. IV Presto

CD 11
String Quartet In G Major, Op.33 No.5
01. I Vivace Assai
02. II Largo E Cantabile
03. III Scherzo: Allegro
04. IV Finale: Allegretto

String Quartet In D Major, Op.33 No.6
05. I Vivace Assai
06. II Andante
07. III Scherzo: Allegretto
08. IV Finale: Allegretto

String Quartet In D Minor, Op.42
09. I Andante Ed Innocentemente
10. II Menuet
11. III Adagio E Cantabile
12. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.50 No.1
13. I Allegro
14. II Adagio Non Lento
15. III Poco Allegretto
16. IV Finale: Vivace

CD 12
String Quartet In С Major, Op.50 No.2
01. I Vivace
02. II Adagio Cantabile
03. III Menuetto: Allegretto
04. IV Finale: Vivace Assai

String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.50 No.3
05. I Allegro Con Brio
06. II Andante Piu Tosto Allegretto
07. III Menuetto: Allegretto
08. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In F Sharp Minor, Op.50 No.4
09. I Allegro Spirituoso
10. II Andante
11. III Menuetto
12. IV Fuga: Allegro Moderato

CD 13
String Quartet In F Major, Op.50 No.5
01. I Allegro Moderato
02. II Poco Adagio
03. III Menuetto
04. IV Finale: Vivace

String Quartet In D Major, Op.50 No.6
05. I Allegro
06. II Poco Adagio
07. III Menuetto: Allegretto
08. IV Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

String Quartet In G Major, Op.54 No.1
09. I Vivace Assai
10. II Allegretto
11. III Menuet
12. IV Vivace

CD 14
String Quartet In С Major, Op.54 No.2
01. I Vivace
02. II Adagio
03. III Menuetto: Allegretto
04. IV Adagio

String Quartet In E Major, Op.54 No.3
05. I Allegretto
06. II Largo
07. III Menuetto: Allegretto
08. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In A Major, Op.55 No.1
09. I Allegro
10. II Adagio Cantabile
11. III Menuet
12. IV Finale: Vivace

CD 15
String Quartet In F Minor, Op.55 No.2
01. I Andante
02. II Allegro
03. III Menuetto: Allegretto
04. IV Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.55 No.3
05. I Vivace Assai
06. II Adagio Ma Non Troppo
07. III Menuetto
08. IV Presto

String Quartet In С Major, Op.64 No.1
09. I Allegro Moderato
10. II Menuet: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
11. III Allegretto Scherzando
12. IV Finale: Presto

CD 16
String Quartet In В Minor, Op.64 No.2
01. I Allegro Spiritoso
02. II Adagio Ma Non Troppo
03. III Menuetto
04. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.64 No.3
05. I Vivace Assai
06. II Adagio
07. III Menuet: Allegretto
08. IV Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

String Quartet In G Major, Op.64 No.4
09. I Allegro Con Brio
10. II Menuetto And Trio
11. III Adagio Cantabile Sostenuto
12. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In D Major, Op.64 No.5
13. I Allegro Moderato
14. II Adagio
15. III Menuet: Allegretto
16. IV Finale: Vivace

CD 17
String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.64 No.6
01. I Allegro
02. II Andante
03. III Menuetto: Allegretto
04. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.71 no.1
05. I Allegro
06. II Adagio
07. III Menuetto: Allegretto
08. IV Vivace

String Quartet In D Major, Op.71 No.2
09. I Adagio — Allegro
10. II Adagio Cantabile
11. III Menuetto: Allegro
12. IV Finale: Allegretto — Vivace

CD 18
String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.71 No.3
01. I Vivace
02. II Andante Con Moto
03. III Menuetto
04. IV Finale: Vivace

String Quartet In С Major, Op.74 No.1
05. I Allegro Moderato
06. II Andantino Grazioso
07. III Menuetto: Allegretto
08. IV Finale: Vivace

String Quartet In F Major, Op.74 No.2
09. I Allegro Spiritoso
10. II Andante Grazioso
11. III Menuetto: Allegro
12. IV Finale: Presto

CD 19
String Quartet In G Minor, Op.74 No.3
01. I Allegro
02. II Largo Assai
03. III Menuetto And Trio: Allegretto
04. IV Finale: Allegro Con Brio

String Quartet In G Major, Op.76 No.1
05. I Allegro Con Spirito
06. II Adagio Sostenuto
07. III Menuetto: Presto
08. IV Allegro Ma Non Troppo

String Quartet In D Minor, Op.76 No.2
09. I Allegro
10. II Andante О Piu Tosto Allegretto
11. III Menuetto: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
12. IV Vivace Assai

String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 103 (Unfinished)
13. II Andante Grazioso
14. III Menuetto Ma Non Troppo Presto

CD 20
String Quartet In С Major, Op.76 No.3
01. I Allegro
02. II Poco Adagio, Cantabile
03. III Menuetto: Allegro
04. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In В Flat Major, Op.76 No.4
05. I Allegro Con Spirito
06. II Adagio
07. III Menuetto: Allegro
08. IV Finale: Allegro Ma Non Troppo

String Quartet In D Major, Op.76 No.5
09. I Allegretto
10. II Largo Ma Non Troppo: Cantabile E Mesto
11. III Menuetto: Allegro
12. IV Finale: Presto

CD 21
String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op.76 No.6
01. I Allegretto — Allegro
02. II Fantasia: Adagio
03. III Menuetto: Presto
04. IV Finale: Allegro Spirituoso

String Quartet In G Major, Op.77 No.1
05. I Allegro Moderato
06. II Adagio
07. III Menuetto: Presto
08. IV Finale: Presto

String Quartet In F Major, Op.77 No.2
09. I Allegro Moderato
10. II Menuetto: Presto Ma Non Troppo
11. III Andante
12. IV Finale: Vivace Assai

CD 22
01. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 1. Introduzione (Maestoso ed Adagio)
02. A Hymne to Christ
03. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 2. Sonata I (Largo)
04. Prayer – A dialogue between Christian and Death
05. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 3. Sonata II (Grave e Cantabile)9
06. Good Friday: Rex tragicus
07. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 4. Sonata III (Grave)
08. Who cannot weep, come learn at me
09. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 5. Sonata IV (Largo)
10. Still falls the rain (The Raids, 1940. Night and Dawn)
11. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 6. Sonata V (Adagio)
12. The Killing
13. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 7. Sonata VI (Lento)
14. Tenebrae – Kyrie
15. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross op.51 (Hob.III. 50-56) – 8. Sonata VII (Largo)
16. The Seven Last Words Of Our Saviour On The Cross No.1 Opus 51 H.10: Il Terremoto: Presto E Con Tutta La Forza

Axis Mundi of My Haydn Quartet World

As I just finished up my first run-through of the set, the “Seven Last Words” from CD 22 ringing in my ears, I found myself taking a look at all the reviews here. By far, the most useful, valuable, and accurate one is from Johannes Climacus, and I agree with just about everything he says. I didn’t hear nearly the amount of overbearing-ness from the first violin that he (and others) heard, and there were only two notes whose pitch made me say “ouch.” Two notes in 22 CDs! Rubinstein should be so lucky. The tempos are very well chosen throughout — no breakneck speed or overly-emotive slow-downs here. And it doesn’t take long to get out of the iffy early quartets. By the time Opus 17 comes along, each quartet has become a veritable gem. It’s a terrific set, and I’m only sorry I waited till I was 65 to buy it.