Haydn - String Quartets Vol.16: 3 Quartets, op.71 | MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm) MDG30722752

Haydn - String Quartets Vol.16: 3 Quartets, op.71

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Label: MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm)

Cat No: MDG30722752

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 14th April 2023

Contents

Artists

Leipziger Streichquartett

Works

Haydn, Franz Joseph

String Quartets (3), op.71

Artists

Leipziger Streichquartett

About

On this new recording from MDG, the Leipzig String Quartet celebrates Haydn's musical ideas with wit and charm. Brilliant in the expansive solo passages, but above all, of the highest standard in chamber music, the Three Quartets, op.71, revive the excitement of Vienna and London of the 1790s.

The Quartets, op.71, which are still associated with the aristocratic name today, are evidence of Haydn's pronounced business acumen after his period of service with Prince Esterházy. But even more fascinating to us today is the sovereign mastery of a composer at the height of his creative powers.

Today, Haydn is known for skilfully exploiting the acoustic conditions of his performance venues when composing. The powerful chords at the beginning of Quartet no.1, for example, seem to literally call the audience to silence - with up to 900 people in the Hanover Square Rooms, surely not without reason... The reverberation of the concert hall, already praised by contemporaries, comes into its own again, and again through surprising pauses.

Reviews

These musicians, all former members of the Gewandhausorchester, infuse an astonishing degree of vitality into these works. Their approach balances meticulous observation of Haydn’s instructions concerning phrasing, tempo, dynamics, and repeats with rhythmic verve and lightness that makes these performances enrapturing.
MusicWeb International

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