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String Quartets, Op. 50

W. Dean Sutcliffe, Julian Rushton

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English

Cambridge University Press
11 May 1992

Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Chamber ensembles

Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks

The Op. 50 string quartets contain some of the purest writing Haydn ever accomplished. In this first full account of the six quartets, Dean Sutcliffe evaluates the Op. 50 in relation to Haydn's more frequently performed quartets and considers their relevance to Haydn's wider output. Each quartet is discussed in detail.

The background to these works includes a brief history of the string quartet and an assessment of Haydn's earlier works in this genre and of his role at Esterhaza. The description of the composition and publication of the Op. 50 quartets is based on the evidence of Haydn's surviving letters and the recently discovered autograph copies of nos. 3 to 6--a discovery that is vividly documented here for the first time.

By: W. Dean Sutcliffe
Series edited by: Julian Rushton
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 168g
ISBN: 9780521399951
ISBN 10: 0521399955
Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 11 May 1992
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations; Preface; 1. Origins of the genre; 2. Development of the genre; 3. Kapellmeister at Esterhaza; 4. Genesis; 5. The story of the autographs; 6. Critical reception; 7. Design; 8. The individual works; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Reviews for Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 50

' ... the author is able to relate this comparatively neglected part of the Haydn quartet literature to the rest of the composer's work and so produce a mongoraph which many should find interesting.' Musical Times