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’Tis Too Late to Be Wise: String Quartets Before the String Quartet

harmonia mundi2020Cat. HMM 90231350m18 tracks

Composers

Matthew Locke7 Henry Purcell6 Joseph Haydn4 John Blow1

Tracklist

01

Fantasia a 4 no. 8 in G major, Z. 742

Henry Purcell - Fantasia for strings No. 11, Z. 742

3:20

02

The History of Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Curtain Tune on a ground

Henry Purcell - Timon of Athens, Z. 632: 14. Curtain Tune on a Ground

1:58

03

The Tempest: Curtain Tune

Matthew Locke - The Tempest: Curtain Tune

3:56

04

Consort of Four Parts, Suite no. 2 in D major: I. Fantazie

Matthew Locke - Suite no. 2 in D major

3:27

05

Consort of Four Parts, Suite no. 2 in D major: II. Courante

Matthew Locke - Suite no. 2 in D major

0:55

06

Consort of Four Parts, Suite no. 2 in D major: III. Ayre

Matthew Locke - Suite no. 2 in D major

1:38

07

Consort of Four Parts, Suite no. 2 in D major: IV. Saraband

Matthew Locke - Suite no. 2 in D major

1:23

08

String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70: I. Adagio

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70

6:08

09

String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70: II. Adagio cantabile

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70

5:01

10

String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70: III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70

1:55

11

String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70: IV. Finale. Allegretto

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in D major, op. 71 no. 2, Hob. III:70

3:24

12

Fantasia a 4 no. 2 in B-flat major, Z. 736

Henry Purcell - Fantasia for strings No. 5, Z. 736

2:57

14

Consort of Four Parts, Suite no. 1 in D minor: II. Courante

Matthew Locke - Suite no. 1 in D minor

1:04

15

Consort of Four Parts, Suite no. 1 in D minor: III. Ayre

Matthew Locke - Suite no. 1 in D minor

1:43

16

King Arthur, Z. 628: Hornpipe

Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 16a. Hornpipe

1:22

17

Pavan in G minor, Z. 752

Henry Purcell - Pavan for 3 violins and basso continuo in G minor, Z. 752

4:41

18

Chacony in G minor, Z. 730

Henry Purcell - Chacony in G minor for 2 violins, viola and continuo, Z. 730

3:58

19

Venus and Adonis: Act Tune

John Blow - Venus and Adonis: Act II. Act Tune

2:03