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Article: Haydn: String Quartets Op.76, 77, 103
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- January 1, 2003
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Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76, 77, 103. Amadeus Quartet: Norbert Brainin and Sigmund Nissel, violins; Peter Schidlof, viola; Martin Lovett, cello. (Deutsche Grammophon, 289 47i 762-2)
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