The delicately glowing opening of the “Sunrise” Quartet is one of the most magical moments in all of Haydn’s string quartets, and this gentle aurora will introduce us to a new generation of musicians.

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Haydn's "Sunrise" String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 4, in B-flat earns its nickname right at the beginning, with a luminous violin solo that ascends out of the ensemble texture like dawn rising. It was a ...

HAYDN'S "Sunrise'' string quartet (op. 76 no. 4) has a trio to its minuet which is rather more than a droning interlude. It confounds expectations and raises the emotional temperature remarkably. The ...