Haydn: Six Quartets, Op. 20 / Daedalus Quartet

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Label
Bridge Records
Release Date
July 13, 2010
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HAYDN, JOSEPH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Daedalus Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      DAEDALUS QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 13, 2010
    • UPC
      090404932625
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BCD9326A/B
    • LABEL
      Bridge Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    2. II. Minuet: Un poco Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    3. III. Affetuoso e sostenuto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    4. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    5. I. Moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    6. II. Capriccio: Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    7. III. Minuet: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    8. IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    9. I. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    10. II. Minuet: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    11. III. Poco adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    12. IV. Finale: Allegro di molto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    13. I. Allegro di molto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    14. II. Un poco adagio affetuoso

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    15. III. Menuetto: Allegretto alla zingarese

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    16. IV. Presto scherzando

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    17. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    18. II. Menuetto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    19. III. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    20. IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    21. I. Allegro di molto e scherzando

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    22. II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    23. III. Menuet

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet

    24. IV. Fuga con tre soggetti

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Daedalus Quartet


On this specially-priced two-disc set, the Daedalus Quartet performs Haydn's six revolutionary Op. 20 "Sun" quartets. These six quartets, composed in 1772, were among the most influential quartets of their era. Before embarking on his own first (Op. 18) string quartets, Beethoven studied the scores of Haydn's six masterpieces, copying them out and scoring the first quartet for string orchestra.

"The excellent Daedalus Quartet, in residence at Columbia University, opened the season by playing Haydn's Quartet Op. 20, No. 2, one of the six "Sun" Quartets from that opus. The performance was insightful and vibrant. Hearing such an excellent, up-close performance made this Haydn piece seem even more monumental." - Anthony Tommassini, New York Times

"The Sun Quartets [are] so named because of an illustration on the title page of an early edition. This is adventurous explorative music, not at all routine." - Herbert Russcol