Haydn: String Quartets - Volume 8 (Op. 64 - Second Tost Quartets)

Description

The quartets were dedicated to the violinist Johann Tost, who was the second principal violinist at the Esterházy court during the 1780s. His business sense led him to sell twelve quartets - opus 64 was probably amongst them - to a Parisian publisher. Whether Haydn approved of this is open to question - the dedication was, however, no longer present in the second imprint or the following ones.

Pieces

• String Quartet in D Major (The Lark), Hob. III:63, Op. 64
• String Quartet in E-flat Major, Hob. III:64, Op. 64
• String Quartet in C Major, Hob. III:65, Op. 64
• String Quartet in G Major, Hob. III:66, Op. 64
• String Quartet in B-flat Major, Hob. III:67, Op. 64
• String Quartet in B Minor, Hob. III:68, Op. 64