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String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2

177221 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2 (1772) in four parts: Moderato (sonata form), Capriccio: Adagio (sonata form), Menuetto: Allegretto (minuet and trio) and Fuga a quattro soggetti (fugue).

Recording: Quatuor Ébène (Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure, Adrien Boisseau, Raphaël Merlin) (2016)

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II: · Sonata form
  3. III: · Minuet and trio
  4. IV a quattro · Fugue
ISonata form0:02–6:57

The cello sings the opening over the viola's bass line and the second violin's close harmony. The , the and the follow. In the the first violin and cello lead each other into distant keys with a from the very first , the inner parts drive on underneath, and later even the viola takes the . Then the starts.

  1. :
II: Sonata form7:26–14:13
III: Minuet and trio14:21–17:39
IV a quattro Fugue17:57–20:50

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

At a glance

  1. I. ModeratoSonata form · 7 min · 106 bars · quarter note ≈ 86 bpm
  2. II. Capriccio: AdagioSonata form · 7 min · 63 bars · eighth note ≈ 74 bpm
  3. III. Menuetto: AllegrettoMinuet and trio · 3 min · 86 bars
  4. IV. Fuga a quattro soggettiFugue · 3 min · 162 bars · dotted quarter note ≈ 113 bpm

Instruments: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello

Franz Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2, I. Moderato: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2?
About 21 min in this recording, in 4 movements: I 7 min, II 7 min, III 3 min and IV 3 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form, II: sonata form, III: minuet and trio and IV: fugue.
Which instruments play in String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2?
Violin I, Violin II, Viola and Cello.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: I quarter note ≈ 86 bpm, II eighth note ≈ 74 bpm and IV dotted quarter note ≈ 113 bpm.
Is there a score of Franz Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2?
Yes, of every movement.

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The string quartet, 1772 to 1960

Four players across almost two centuries: Haydn shapes the conversation, Bartók breaks it open, Shostakovich turns it inward.

Haydn → Mozart → Schubert → Beethoven → Dvořák → Debussy → Reger → Bartók → Shostakovich

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