String Quartet in E Flat Major, Hob.III:20, (Op.9 No.2): 1. Moderato
Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer a… Read Full Bio ↴Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer active during the Classical period. He played a key role in shaping several musical forms, particularly chamber music, and is often referred to as the "Father of the Symphony" and the "Father of the String Quartet" due to his significant contributions to these genres.
Haydn was born into a modest family in a rural village. He began his musical education as a choirboy at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna and later worked as a freelance musician. His major professional breakthrough came with his long-term appointment as music director to the Esterházy family, one of the wealthiest noble families in the Habsburg Empire. He spent much of his career at their estate, Eszterháza, in what is now Hungary. This relatively isolated setting required him to produce a large volume of music for the court, which contributed to the development of his distinct compositional voice. During this period, his music became widely published and earned him considerable recognition across Europe.
Following the death of his patron Nikolaus Esterházy in 1790, Haydn was no longer bound to court duties and had the opportunity to travel. He visited London twice, where his public performances and new compositions further increased his popularity. In his later years, from around 1803, Haydn's declining health prevented him from composing, and he spent the remainder of his life in Vienna, where he died in 1809 at the age of 77.
Haydn maintained important relationships with other leading composers of his time. He was a close friend and mentor to Mozart and taught Beethoven early in the latter's career. He was also the older brother of composer Michael Haydn.
Haydn was born into a modest family in a rural village. He began his musical education as a choirboy at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna and later worked as a freelance musician. His major professional breakthrough came with his long-term appointment as music director to the Esterházy family, one of the wealthiest noble families in the Habsburg Empire. He spent much of his career at their estate, Eszterháza, in what is now Hungary. This relatively isolated setting required him to produce a large volume of music for the court, which contributed to the development of his distinct compositional voice. During this period, his music became widely published and earned him considerable recognition across Europe.
Following the death of his patron Nikolaus Esterházy in 1790, Haydn was no longer bound to court duties and had the opportunity to travel. He visited London twice, where his public performances and new compositions further increased his popularity. In his later years, from around 1803, Haydn's declining health prevented him from composing, and he spent the remainder of his life in Vienna, where he died in 1809 at the age of 77.
Haydn maintained important relationships with other leading composers of his time. He was a close friend and mentor to Mozart and taught Beethoven early in the latter's career. He was also the older brother of composer Michael Haydn.
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String Quartet in E Flat Major Hob.III:20 : 1. Moderato
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@elaineblackhurst1509
@@johnmaloney4655
Haydn String Quartets
10 early ‘divertimenti a quattro’ Opus 0, 1 and 2^
6 Opus 9
6 Opus 17
6 Opus 20
6 Opus 33
1 Opus 42
6 Opus 50
6 Opus 54/55
6 Opus 64
6 Opus 71/74
6 Opus 76
2 Opus 77
…and the unfinished quartet Opus 103
I make that 68.
Not sure of the point of your ‘69’ correction and misinformation that is unhelpful to any casual passer-by.
^ The ten early quartets:
Opus 0 (1 quartet)
Opus 1 Nos 1 2 3 4 and 6
Opus 2 Nos 1 2 4 and 6.
@adityabhattacharyya8302
This right here is the birth of the classical string quartet. The Op 20 quartets are one of the greatest creations of mankind period! They are still so criminally underrated
@elaineblackhurst1509
Not sure Haydn’s Opus 20 is underrated, though it may be true to say it’s not as well known (in some parts of the world - not all) as it might be.
The set is in fact one of the most important breakthroughs in Western classical music, as Haydn here defines what is to be a string quartet, and establishes a genre into which future composers to the present day have chosen to pour some of their most profound thoughts.
Opus 20 was deeply admired by Mozart, and studied intently by Beethoven (who spent time copying out this quartet); it was recognised from the outset by the foremost judges in the terms you use in your comment.
@pdqbach4552
@@elaineblackhurst1509 There's no proof Mozart "deeply admired" any of Haydn's works. Mozart never mentions any of them in his letters. "Bonds himself admits: ‘All in all, however, the list of acknowledged specific parallels between Mozart’s quartets and Haydn’s earlier works in this genre is surprisingly meager.’"
Objectively speaking, Haydn's use of harmony is thin (vertically), actually, compared to many of his German contemporaries (Franz Ignaz Beck, Michael Haydn, Anton Schweitzer, whose works Mozart cared for more in his letters, and even Franz Ignaz von Beecke). A good thing or bad thing, depends on how you view it. Google "Instances of Academics Not Being Reliable (Regarding Music History and Other Things)."
@pdqbach4552
Have you listened to Franz Xaver Richter seven string quartets Op.5 (1756)?
@adityabhattacharyya8302
Yeah…I actually got to know about them from David Hurwitz’s channel. I listened to the Casall Quartett performances. Nice works but you get the feel that the works are kinda experimental. There are 3/4 movements and some start with slow movements. In some ways they remind me of Haydn Op 9 and Op 17
@pdqbach4552
@@adityabhattacharyya8302 Haydn has a keen sense for "musical humor", but he seems to be essentially self-taught in counterpoint and not good at any instrument himself. The sequences in the final bars of the fugue of Op.20 No.2, for example, demonstrates that.
Btw, in the article "Did Franz Xaver Richter invent the string quartet? Reflections on the 300th birthday of the composer, including a theory about Boccherini" Hartmut Schick says ""the musical texture with its concertante style in all parts exhibits remarkably "modern" traits that anticipate later developments of the genre.", "" it appears that Richter should be considered the inventor of the string quartet-the quartet with a genuine cello part-and as a composer who definitively inspired the development of the genre."
@steveegallo3384
Outta sight....Gorgeous!
@fredvacher3998
I like this interpretation very much!
@luisfernandovillegas9005
Beautiful !!!
@johnmaloney4655
His quietest and deepest quartet. If ever there was music 'handed down by God'