Tag: String Quartet in D minor  Op. 76 No. 2  (“Fifths”)

  • PROGRAM NOTES: CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET

    PROGRAM NOTES: CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET

    Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D minor  Op. 76 No. 2  (“Fifths”) Haydn is known as the father of the string quartet for his leading role in transforming the genre from its origins as light entertainment into a vehicle for serious composition, worthy of standing beside the instrumental sonata and the orchestral symphony. His…