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String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3

177226 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3 (1772) in four parts: Allegro con spirito (sonata form), Menuetto: Allegretto (minuet and trio), Poco adagio (sonata form) and Finale: Allegro molto (sonata form).

Recording: Pacific Quartet Vienna

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II: · Minuet and trio
  3. III · Sonata form
  4. IV: · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:05–7:11

Jagged leaps set a combative tone, and the is two seven- phrases. The is full of sudden silences, especially in the , each answered by the whole playing in , and the first violin spins improvised-sounding lines over off-beat chords. The continues with the , the and the . After the come the and the .

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II: Minuet and trio7:20–11:36
III Sonata form11:44–21:46
IV: Sonata form21:55–25:48

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

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Franz Joseph HaydnString quartetsClassical periodG minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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