String Quartets, Op. 64
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.
Movements
- String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: I. Allegro moderato
- String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: II. Menuet. Allegro ma non troppo
- String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: III. Allegretto scherzando
- String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: String Quartet in C major, op. 64 no. 1, Hob. III:65: IV. Finale. Presto
- String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: I. Allegro spiritoso
- String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: II. Adagio ma non troppo
- String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: III. Menuetto
- String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: String Quartet in B minor, op. 64 no. 2, Hob. III:68: IV. Finale Presto
- String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: I. Vivace assai
- String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: II. Adagio
- String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: III. Menuet. Allegretto
- String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: String Quartet in B-flat major, op. 64 no. 3, Hob. III:67: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
- String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: I. Allegro con brio
- String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: II. Menuetto
- String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: III. Adagio cantabile sostenuto
- String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: String Quartet in G major, op. 64 no. 4, Hob. III:66: IV. Finale. Presto
- String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: I. Allegro moderato
- String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: II. Adagio. Cantabile
- String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: III. Menuet. Allegretto
- String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: String Quartet in D major, op. 64 no. 5, Hob. III:63 “The Lark”: IV. Finale. Vivace
- String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: I. Allegro
- String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: II. Andante
- String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
- String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 64 no. 6, Hob. III:64: IV. Finale. Presto

