Haydn String Quartet Op 76 No 3 in C major Kaiserquartett Emperor Schostakovich Ensemble

Joseph Haydn String Quartet Hob. III:77, Op. 76, No.3 in C major, Kaiserquartett; English: Emperor Quartet The Quartets was nicknamed the “Kaiserquartett“ because its second movement contains four cantus firmus variations on the theme of the “Volkslied“ previously composed by Haydn “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser“, written for Emperor Francis II. 00:00 Allegro (C major, sonata form) 07:31 Poco Adagio. Cantabile – Variations I–IV (G major, strophic variations) 13:43 Menuetto. Allegro (C major, A minor) 17:40 Finale. Presto (C minor, C major, sonata form) The music is also the “Deutschlandlied“, the Germany national anthem