Haydn: String Quartets Opp 54 & 55 [performed from the 1789 London edition]

 
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: String Quartets Opp 54 & 55 [performed from the 1789 London edition]
The London Haydn Quartet

[ Hyperion / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 27 January 2017

This item is only available to us via Special Import.

The London Haydn Quartet reaches the six great quartets published in 1788 as Opp 54 & 55 in another unmissable two-for-the-price-of-one set. Is it possible to have too much Haydn? The only sensible answer is 'no', especially when the music is performed with such intelligence and humanity as here.

"I never thought that a HIP (historically-informed performance) quartet such as the London Haydn Quartet would ascend to the level of the greatest quartet of our generation, the Mosaiques Quartet. For three decades the latter has set an absolute standard for authentic 18th-century rendering of Haydn and Mozart. Now they have a serious challenger. Both ensembles feature illustrious old Italian fiddles, deep knowledge of Haydn's rhetorical style, and lively dynamics. The London Quartet is patiently and chronologically proceeding through the mature works of the Master. The transparency of the recording of this lesser-known opus number is remarkable." AudAud Best of the Year 2017

Tracks:

String Quartet, Op. 54 No. 1 in G major
String Quartet, Op. 54 No. 2 in C major
String Quartet, Op. 54 No. 3 in E major
String Quartet, Op. 55 No. 1 in A major
String Quartet, Op. 55 No. 2 in F minor 'The Razor'
String Quartet, Op. 55 No. 3 in B major