[tbpt50] – J. Haydn – String Quartet in F minor Op 20 ‘Sun’ No 5 (Hob.III:35) – piano transcription

original piano transcription of Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op 20 ‘Sun’ No 5 (Hob.III:35) in F minor

composition date: 1771

transcription date: 2010 (July 08 – 18)

• 1st mvt.: July 08 – 16
• 2nd mvt.: July 16 – 17
• 3rd mvt.: July 16 – 18
• 4rd mvt.: July 17

complete piano transcription (piano solo arrangement) of all 4 movements:

1. Allegro moderato
2. Menuetto
3. Adagio
4. Finale. Fuga a due soggetti

Score

IMSLP.org work page (download mp3 / pdf score)

Recordings

IMSLP.org work page (download mp3 / pdf score)

YouTube channel (embedded links below)

Comment

There isn’t much “sunny” mood here, except the tender Adagio and a few brief spots in the first movement. If you are looking for truly “sunny” quartets try the Op.33 No.5 or the Op.54 No.1.

Among the Fugue movements in the Opus 20 (three out of six quartets in this set end with a fugue) this is perhaps the easiest one (!).

See also

Haydn piano transcriptions