They are in the same genre as the later opus 33 "Russian" and opus 76 "Erdody" works, and they were composed while their creator was Kapellmeister to Nikolaus (*) Ezterhazy.
The composer of this set of pieces wrote "Praise the Lord. Thus one friend flees another friend" over an al rovescio fugal passage in the second. The third piece in G minor intersperses half measure pauses in the final movement and ends with a descent from piano to pianissimo, while the fifth, which Donald Tovey called its composer's most nearly tragic work, relies on a 6/8 Siciliana theme for its third movement. The sixth ends with a three subject fugue, which, like all the fugal finales amongst them, is played sempre sotto voce. They are in the same genre as the later opus 33 "Russian" and opus 76 "Erdody" works, and they were composed while their creator was Kapellmeister to Nikolaus (*) Ezterhazy. For 10 points, name this opus 20 set of six works by Franz Joseph Haydn, named for a celestial object.
The composer of this set of pieces wrote "Praise the Lord. Thus one friend flees another friend" over an al rovescio fugal passage in the second.
{Sun Quartets} (accept {Haydn String Quartets} until "{Erdody}" is mentioned, prompt {afterward}; accept {Opus 20} until "{Opus 20}" is mentioned, prompt {afterward})