The preface by Christin Heitmann provides illuminating background information. Haydn did not assign the nickname “Sun Quartets”: it alludes to an edition of the time, in which the title page was decorated with a rising sun. The Quartets op. 20 are the last series in a group of earlier string quartets, but are clearly ahead of their time. The demanding fugues which close three of the six quartets are a particular structural feature. The study edition HN 9208 complements the parts of the String Quartets op. 20.

Publisher

G. Henle Verlag

Composer

Joseph Haydn

Instrument

Viola|Cello|Violin

Format

String Quartet

Binding

Paperback

Pages

152

ISBN

9790201802084

Stock code

HN208

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