String Quartet in B minor, Op 33 No 1 (Haydn)
from Haydn: String Quartets Op 33 (CDA67955)
1 Allegro moderato [9'01]
2 Scherzo: Allegro di molto [2'40]
3 Andante [9'50]
4 Presto [5'26]
26 minutes 57 seconds 4 tracks
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