Haydn, Ligeti & Hensel
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Haydn, Ligeti & Hensel

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Composer
Joseph Haydn, Fanny Hensel, Gyorgy Ligeti
Artist
Chaos String Quartet
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Solo Musica
Released
Apr 05, 2024
Catalog #
SM457
UPC
4260123644574

About

The Chaos String Quartet, named BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2023-2025, was founded in 2019 based on the principles of chaos in art, science, and philosophy. Having won such prestigious international competitions as ARD (2022), Bordeaux (2022), Bad Tölz (2023), and Haydn (2023), the ensemble is rapidly gaining prominence on the international stage, most notably performing at the Musikverein Vienna, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Bozar (Brussels), and Philharmonie de Paris. Other awards include prizes at the Heidelberg String Quartet Festival 2023, the Bartók World Competition 2021, and the International Premio V. E. Rimbotti in Italy 2020. In addition to its classical concert activities, the quartet is dedicated to developing projects that make the quartet repertoire more accessible and open to a wider audience.

The ensemble completed its studies at the mdw, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, supervised by their mentor Prof. Johannes Meissl, and completed a postgraduate course at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with the Cuarteto Casals. The young musicians received further important musical impulses from artists such as Eberhard Feltz, András Keller, Oliver Wille, and Helmut Lachenmann.

This is the ensemble's first CD on the label of the mdw in Vienna, under the label management of Solo Musica. Works by Joseph Haydn, György Ligeti, and Fanny Hensel were recorded.

Critic reviews

  • “…as an illustration of the Chaos Quartet’s versatility it will do nicely… their stunningly accurate playing conveys all the music’s wit and sarcasm… Above all, this sounds like a real performance… an impressive debut recording.”

    BBC Music Magazine, 5 stars, May 2024

  • “The Chaos String Quartet’s interpretation of the first movement of Opus 20 No.5 is thoughtful and relatively subdued, an approach I like very much, as it admirably suits the pathos of Haydn’s sublime music.”

    MusicWeb International, Recommended, December 2024

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato 11:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    11:34
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Menuet 04:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Menuet
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Adagio 05:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti 03:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  5. 5 String Quartet No. 1, "Metamorphoses nocturnes" 21:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    String Quartet No. 1, "Metamorphoses nocturnes"
    Duration
    21:11
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  6. 6 I. Adagio ma non troppo 04:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  7. 7 II. Allegretto 03:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  8. 8 III. Romanze 07:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Romanze
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet
  9. 9 IV. Allegro molto vivace 06:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Ensemble
    Chaos String Quartet