[Desert Island] Haydn's Op. 33 vs. Mozart's 'Haydn' Quartets

[Opus106]

Two sets of works, which were written for the same medium, by two mutually inspired men, within years of each other.

There's K. 421, of course. A work which is very special to me. But as a whole I prefer the Op. 33 much more. I wonder if I can survive without some D minor in the mix.


Ray, please listen to the Op. 33 some more before voting.

Gurn, I'm not even considering you.



Just kidding. Now vote!

[You may choose to change your vote as your tastes shift.]

[Karl Henning]

I must consider first, as well.

[San Antone]

I always vote for Haydn.

[Karl Henning]

I must consider first, as well.

I always vote for Haydn.

We're a team! ; )

[Opus106]

Up next: Who was the worse composer: Haydn or Dittersdorf?

[dyn]

picking the Mozart quartets just because i don't actually know them, and a desert island would provide a great opportunity for undisturbed listening

i suppose i tend to find Mozart more rewarding than Haydn in general though

[Opus106]

i suppose i tend to find Mozart more rewarding than Haydn in general though

Is that related to anything else other than the [consciously avoids the use of 'just' or 'mere'] pleasure of listening to it?

[Sergeant Rock]

Op.33, specifically, the Apponyi, goes to the Island.




Sarge

[dyn]

Is that related to anything else other than the [consciously avoids the use of 'just' or 'mere'] pleasure of listening to it?

Not particularly. Much of Mozart's music seems structurally more convincing to me although it would be hard for me to articulate why in words

[Gurn Blanston]

Harder question than it would seem at first blush.


OK, I just said that for the hell of it.  Haydn. 0:)

[TheGSMoeller]

The only genre that I would choose Mozart over Haydn is in Opera. So naturally for this I'm choosing Haydn's Op.33.

[Sammy]

i suppose i tend to find Mozart more rewarding than Haydn in general though

Same here except for the solo keyboard works.  So, I pick Mozart on this poll.

[Brahmsian]

Mozart

[Brahmsian]

Ray, please listen to the Op. 33 some more before voting.

  I will, indeed!     For now though, it is Mozart. 

[Karl Henning]

(* chortle *)

[Brahmsian]

Listening to Haydn's String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33/1, I have to say that Finale is one of the best I've heard.    Awesome!! 

[kishnevi]

Wolfgang for me. 
There's just more to the Mozart for me than the Haydn set, although perhaps it's only because I'm more familiar with the Mozart than the Haydn.

If I was forced to pick three sets of string quartets to save for posterity--or to give to a person just beginning their exploration of the genre-- they would be this set from Mozart,  Beethoven's late Quartets, and Shostakovich's cycle.

[Jo498]

I voted for Mozart's Haydn quartets, although I like op.33 very much, especially #1 b minor and #3 C major, so it is a tough choice.

But I would certainly take Haydn's op.76, and probably also his op. 64, 54/55 and 20 sets each over both op.33 and the Mozart set (published as op.10)

[springrite]

We're a team! ; )

Yes! Team!

[Ken B]

The only genre that I would choose Mozart over Haydn is in Opera.

Huh?
Piano concerti?
Wind concerti?
Quintets?