String Quartets, Op. 64 (Haydn)

Joseph Haydn's String Quartets, Op. 64, is a set of six string quartets composed in 1790. Along with six earlier quartets published under the opus numbers 54 and 55, they are known as the Tost quartets, after the Hungarian violinist and later merchant Johann Tost who helped Haydn find a publisher for the works. Unlike the earlier quartets, Haydn actually dedicated the Op. 64 set to Tost in gratitude for his efforts.^[a]^[3]

List of Opus 64 quartets

Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64, No. 1, FHE No. 31, Hoboken No. III:65
1. Allegro moderato
  
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2. Menuetto: Allegretto ma non troppo
  
  $elative g, { key c major ime 3/4 clef "bass" partial 4 g4 f ^"Vc." | c4( e) g-. | c4( e) d16( c b a) | g4-. g( gis) gis4( a) f,-. | a4( cis d) | f4( g! a) | g2. | c,4-. c'-. bar ":|." }$
3. Allegretto scherzando quasi andante
  
  $elative c' { key f major ime 2/4 partial 8 c8 _markup{ italic "dol."} | f8( c16) r a'8( f16) r g8([ c) c-. c-.] | a8( d) d c32( b a b) | b4( c8) cis-. | d8( f,16) r c'!8( f,16) r e8([ bes'!) bes-. a-.] | f8([ grace { g16 f e } f16. g32)] a8-. b-. | b4( c8) bar ":|." }$
4. Finale: Presto
Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64, No. 2, FHE No. 32, Hoboken No. III:68
1. Allegro spiritoso
2. Adagio ma non troppo
  
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3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. Finale: Presto
Quartet No. 50 in B♭ major, Op. 64, No. 3, FHE No. 33, Hoboken No. III:67
1. Vivace assai
  
  $elative d'' { key bes major ime 3/4 partial 4. d8-. f es-. d-. | d8( c bes-.)[ f'( p e f)] c16( b c d) c8-.[ d-. f es!-. f_] fis8( acciaccatura a g f[)d'(p a bes)] fis8([ g) c,( es)] d16( c bes a) | bes8-.[ f-. d-.] }$
2. Adagio
  
  $elative bes' { key es major ime 2/4 bes2~ _markup { italic "mezza voce" } | bes16.( es32 g16. es32) bes8( c32 bes as g) f8( es) as( g16. urn as32) | g4( f16) g( as a) }$
3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. Finale: Allegro con spirito
Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64, No. 4, FHE No. 34, Hoboken No. III:66
1. Allegro con brio
2. Menuetto: Allegretto
3. Adagio: Cantabile e sostenuto
  
  $elative g' { key c major ime 2/4 partial 8 g8 _markup { italic "dol." } | c8.( d32 c) b8( c) d8( g) sf e( c) | d8( e) appoggiatura g16 f8( e) d8( acciaccatura f8 e16. d32) d8-. }$
4. Finale: Presto
Quartet No. 52 in E♭ major, Op. 64, No. 6, FHE No. 36, Hoboken No. III:64
1. Allegretto
2. Andante
3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. Finale: Presto
Quartet No. 53 in D major ("The Lark"), Op. 64, No. 5, FHE No. 35, Hoboken No. III:63

I. Allegro moderato

II. Adagio cantabile

III. Menuetto allegretto

IV. Finale vivace

Performed by the Musopen String Quartet

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Allegro moderato

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Adagio cantabile

$elative cis'' { key a major ime 3/4 cis8.( _markup { italic "dolce" } d32 cis) b4( a) | a4( gis8) a( b cis) d8.( e32 d) cis4( sf b) | fis'8( e) r4 }$
Menuetto: Allegretto
Finale: Vivace

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String Quartets, Op. 64 (Haydn)

List of Opus 64 quartets

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