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Haydn: String Quartet Op. 1/1, Op. 33/5 & Op. 77/2 - Quartetto Armonico

M Classics  MYCL-00076

Stereo  (57 minutes)

Classical - Chamber

Quartetto Armonico:
Sayo Sugaya
Emi Ikuta
Natsuko Sakamoto
Takui Matsumoto

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Works (3)

• Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 1 in B flat major, Hob. III:1 Op. 1
• Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 41 in G major, Hob. III:41 Op. 33 'How do you do?'
• Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 82 in F major, Hob. III:82 Op. 77 (Lobkowitz)