Foseph Haydn STRING QUARTETS Opp. 42,50 and 54 Edited by Wilhelm Altmann DOVER PUBLICATIONS INC. NEW YORK‘This Dover edition, first published in 1962, is an unabridged republication of ten separate quartet volumes (Op. 42; Op. 50, Nos. 1-6; and Op. 54, Nos. 1-3) as published by Emst Eulenburg Ltd, London (n.d; publication numbers 154, 167, 168, 169, 112, 155, 156, $4, 66 and 113, respectively, of the Edition Eulenburg, oF Eulenburg Miniature Scores). ‘Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Ine, 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y. 11501, Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. [Quartets, strings. Selections) String quartets opp. 42, 50, and 54 Reprint. Originally published: London : Eulenburg. 1. String quartets—Scores. I. Altmann, Wilhelm, 1862-1951. 11 Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Quartets, strings, H. Ill, 43, D minor 1982. Ii Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Quartets, strings, H. III, 44-49, 3982. 1V. Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Quartets, strings, Hi Il, 57-59, 1982, MAs2 Hazas 1982 e1-15311 ISBN 0-486-24262-5 AACR2CONTENTS OPUS 42, IN D MINOR (composed 1785) Andante ed Innocentemente Menuetto. Allegro Adagio e cantabile Finale. Presto OPUS 50 ("Prussian Quartets,” composed 1787 and dedicated to Friedrich Wilhelm 11, King, of Prussia) No. 1, in B-flat Major Allegro Adagio non lento Poco Allegretto Finale. Vivace No. 2, in C Major Vivace Adagio cantabile Menuetto. Allegretto Finale. Vivace assai No. 3, in E-flat Major Allegro con brio Andante pitt tosto Allegretto Menuetto. Allegretto Finale. Presto No. 4, in F-sharp Minor Allegro spirituoso Andante Menuetto. Poco Allegretto Finale. Fuga. Allegro moderato page 10 13 21 25 27 35 44 48 SL 61 68 74 7 83 92 97 100 No. 5, in F Major Allegro moderato Poco Adagio (“Ein Traum/A Dream”) Menuetto. Allegretto Finale. Vivace No. 6, in D Major ("Der Frosch/The Frog”) Allegro Poco Adagio Menuetto. Allegretto Finale. Allegro con spirito OPUS 54 (First set of “Tost Quartets,” com- posed ca. 1788 and dedicated to the merchant Johann Tost) No. 1, in G Major ‘Allegro con brio Allegretto Menuetto. Allegretto Finale. Presto No. 2, in C Major Vivace Adagio Menuetto. Allegretto Finale. Adagio — Presto No. 3, in E Major ‘Allegro Largo cantabile Menuetto. Allegretto Finale. Presto page 105 113 116 119 127 136 142 14s 155 163 169 171 179 188 191 193, 199 208 214 217Op42,in DMinor I Andante ed Innocentemente ~ Violino I =|? Violino I fe? Viola P Violoncello my. —_SS “tole 2 Op. 42a din, F Op. 42 3‘oresc. 4 Op. 42oe... {+ - + = ~|eem . - Op. 42 5il Menuetto Allegretto ib heaowrs 6 Op. 42Op. 42 7Ill Adagio e cantabilesg ay eS P 8 Op. 42Op. 42 9IV Finale Presto - gg Lanett marcato 10 Op. 42Op. 42 11oreae ar 12 Op. 42