About
Michael Haydn did not achieve the same exorbitant quantity of instrumental music as his older brother, since he had to compose a large amount of sacred music because of his position; but the surviving symphonies and chamber music in particular are not lacking in novel and "original" character traits. This becomes clear, for example, in the six string quartets recorded here, which he wrote sometime in the 1770s or 1780s. Here, personable elegance and subtle humour are combined with a quiet touch of tragic drama to create a very unique candour that reveals a world view that is as moving as it is entertaining, somewhere between the masterpieces of his brother Joseph and Amadeus, who was around twenty years younger.
Tracklist 19 tracks
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1 I. Andante commodo 03:25
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Andante commodo
- Duration
- 03:25
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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2 II. Menuetto - Trio 02:25
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Menuetto - Trio
- Duration
- 02:25
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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3 III. Rondo: Allegro 03:38
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Rondo: Allegro
- Duration
- 03:38
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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4 I. Andante 04:58
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Andante
- Duration
- 04:58
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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5 II. Minuetto - Trio 02:08
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Minuetto - Trio
- Duration
- 02:08
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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6 III. Allegretto 02:51
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Allegretto
- Duration
- 02:51
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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7 I. Andante 04:16
- Track
- 7
- Title
- I. Andante
- Duration
- 04:16
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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8 II. Menuetto alla Francese 02:24
- Track
- 8
- Title
- II. Menuetto alla Francese
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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9 III. Rondo 01:54
- Track
- 9
- Title
- III. Rondo
- Duration
- 01:54
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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10 I. Andante un poco allegro 06:59
- Track
- 10
- Title
- I. Andante un poco allegro
- Duration
- 06:59
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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11 II. Andante grazioso 02:36
- Track
- 11
- Title
- II. Andante grazioso
- Duration
- 02:36
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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12 III. Menuetto variazioni: Un poco allegro 04:11
- Track
- 12
- Title
- III. Menuetto variazioni: Un poco allegro
- Duration
- 04:11
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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13 I. Allegro moderato 04:48
- Track
- 13
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 04:48
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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14 II. Minuetto 02:52
- Track
- 14
- Title
- II. Minuetto
- Duration
- 02:52
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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15 III. Adagio 03:08
- Track
- 15
- Title
- III. Adagio
- Duration
- 03:08
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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16 IV. Finale: Allegro 04:10
- Track
- 16
- Title
- IV. Finale: Allegro
- Duration
- 04:10
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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17 I. Andante, un poco allegro 04:03
- Track
- 17
- Title
- I. Andante, un poco allegro
- Duration
- 04:03
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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18 II. Menuetto, un poco allegro 02:33
- Track
- 18
- Title
- II. Menuetto, un poco allegro
- Duration
- 02:33
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet
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19 III. Finale: Allegro 04:10
- Track
- 19
- Title
- III. Finale: Allegro
- Duration
- 04:10
- Composer
- Michael Haydn
- Ensemble
- Constanze Quartet