Haydn String Quartets Op 33

Haydn String Quartets Op 33 - Tatrai Quartet

The Op. 33 String Quartets were written by Joseph Haydn in the summer and Autumn of 1781 for the Viennese publisher Artaria. This set of quartets has several nicknames, the most common of which is the "Russian" quartets, because Haydn dedicated the quartets to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia and many (if not all) of the quartets were premiered on Christmas Day, 1781, at the Viennese apartment of the Duke's wife, the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna.

Opus 33 No. 1
This quartet in B minor is numbered in variously as No. 31, Hob. III:37 and FHE No. 70.
1.Allegro moderato, 4/4
2.Scherzo: Allegro di molto, 3/4
3.Andante, 6/8 in D major
4.Finale: Presto, 2/4

Opus 33 No. 2
This quartet in E-flat major, nicknamed The Joke is numbered in variously as No. 30, Hob. III:38 and FHE No. 71.
1.Allegro moderato, 4/4
2.Scherzo: Allegro. 3/4
3.Largo, 3/4 in B-flat major
4.Presto, 6/8

Opus 33 No. 3
This quartet in C major, nicknamed The Bird is numbered in variously as No. 32, Hob. III:39 and FHE No. 72.
1.Allegro moderato, 4/4
2.Scherzo: Allegretto. 3/4
3.Adagio ma non troppo, 3/4 in F major
4.Finale: Rondo - Presto, 2/4

Opus 33 No. 4
This quartet in B-flat major is numbered in variously as No. 34, Hob. III:40 and FHE No. 73.
1.Allegro moderato, 4/4
2.Scherzo: Allegretto, 3/4
3.Largo, 3/4 in E-flat major
4.Finale: Presto, 2/4

Opus 33 No. 5
This quartet in G major, nicknamed How Do You Do is numbered in variously as No. 29, Hob. III:41 and FHE No. 74.
1.Vivace assai, 2/4
2.Largo e cantabile, 4/4 in G minor
3.Scherzo: Allegro, 3/4
4.Finale: Allegretto, 6/8

Opus 33 No. 6
This quartet in D major is numbered in variously as No. 33, Hob. III:42 and FHE No. 75.
1.Vivace assai, 6/8
2.Andante, 4/4 in D minor
3.Scherzo: Allegretto, 3/4
4.Finale: Allegretto, 2/4