String Quartet in B minor, Hob.III:68 (Haydn, Joseph)

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Publisher. Info. Quatuors pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, No.23
Berlin: Trautwein, n.d.[1840-45]. Plate 760.
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Publisher. Info. Mannheim: K. Ferd. Heckel, n.d.[1855]. Plate 756.
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Misc. Notes Extracted from Joseph Haydn's Quartetten (Haydn, Joseph). From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): A49
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Editor Wilhelm Altmann (1862-1951)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No.104, n.d.(ca.1930).. Plate E.E. 1209.
Reprinted Twelve String Quartets, Opp.55, 64 and 71
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Engraver Charles-Nicholas Richomme (fl.1776-1827)
Publisher. Info. Collection complète des quatuors, No.68
Paris: I. Pleyel, n.d.[1820]. Plate 715.
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Engraver Charles-Nicholas Richomme (fl.1776-1827)
Publisher. Info. Collection complète des quatuors, No.68
Paris: I. Pleyel, n.d.[1820]. Plate 715.
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Editor Andreas Moser (1859–1925)
Hugo Dechert (1860–1923)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1918). Plate 10064.
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)
Arranger Gaylon Babcock
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Arranger Conrad Berens (1801–1862)
Publisher. Info. 15 String Quartets arranged for Piano
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff, n.d. Plate 11886. (Vol.2, No.3)
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Editor Wilhelm Altmann (1862–1951)
Steve Gardiner
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet in B minor
Alternative. Title String Quartet No.68
Composer Haydn, Joseph
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Hob.III:68 ; Op.64 No.2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJH 404
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro spiritoso (B minor)
  2. Adagio ma non troppo (B major)
  3. Minuet (B minor) - Trio (B major)
  4. Finale. Presto (B minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1790
First Publication. 1791 in String Quartets, Op.64 (No.2)
Dedication Johann Tost
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Earsense page
Wikipedia article (complete Op.64)

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