Haydn - Complete String Quartets
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 93889
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 23
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 15th June 2009
Contents
Artists
Buchberger QuartetAbout
Arguably, Haydn’s greatest contribution to music is as the father of the string quartet rather than his oft-given title as ‘Father of the Symphony’. His quartets developed from divertimenti and cassations, which were little more than light music for the entertainment of wealthy patrons and royalty, to some of the most profound and visionary music by any composer. In the same way as Bach’s ‘48’ have been described as a summation of all that had gone before, and the major influence upon all that would follow, Haydn’s quartets chart the development of the medium from ‘background’ music of high quality, to the major art form of the later works. They influenced Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schoenberg and beyond, spanning the end of the Baroque, the Classical period in its entirety and the beginning of the Romantic age.
During his lifetime, the world had seen huge social and political upheavals – the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars which had been fought across Europe (reflected upon in ‘Mass in Time of War and the Nelson Mass), and the foundation of the United States of America in 1776. Acutely aware of the politics of his age, Haydn’s development as a composer reflects these turbulent times.
Any cycle of the Haydn String Quartets is a major achievement. The Buchberger Quartet’s interpretations are based on scrupulous research into sources – both contemporaneous and modern. This complete recorded cycle is the culmination of a five-year project which has seen the Buchbergers perform all the quartets with illustrated talks and introductions to each work.
Contents:
CD 1–3
Quartet Divertimenti Opp. 1–2
CD 4–5
Quartets Op.9
CD 6–7
Quartets Op.17
CD 8–9
Quartets Op.20 ‘Sun’
CD 10–11
Quartets Op.33 ‘Russian’
Quartet Op.42
CD 12–13
Quartets Op.50 ‘Prussian’
CD 14
Quartets Op.54
CD 15
Quartets Op.55
CD 16–17
Quartets Op.64 ‘Tost’
CD 18
Quartets Op.71 ‘Apponyi’
CD 19
Quartets Op.74 ‘Apponyi’
CD 20–21
Quartets Op.76 ‘Erdödy’
CD 22
Quartets Op.77 ‘Lobkowitz’
Quartet Op.103
CD 23
Die sieben letzten Worte Op.51
Includes CD-ROM Booklet notes.
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