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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20 Nos. 4-6 / Chiaroscuro Quartet

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Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
CHIAROSCURO QUARTET
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jul 07, 2017
Catalog #
BIS-2168
UPC
7318599921686

About

The so-called ''Sun'' quartets of Joseph Haydn's Op. 20 are often said to represent an unprecedented flowering of his string quartet writing, establishing a high watermark to which every other subsequent composer of quartets has paid homage. The six quartets are not a monument of compositional rectitude or propriety, however - it is rather their flexibility, variety and unpredictability that make them so compelling. Every bar is full o f a sense of musical adventure, a palpable feeling that Haydn is creating bridges between styles and ideas and forging a composite vision of four-part string writing that draws on every historical source that he knew as well as the furthest reaches of his musical imagination. On this second installment, the last three quartets of the set are performed by the Chiaroscuro Quartet, a highly international ensemble formed in 2005 by the violinists Alina Ibragimova and Pablo Hernan Benedi, the Swedish violist Emilie Hornlund and cellist Claire Thirion from France. Dubbed ''a trailblazer for the authentic performance of High Classical chamber music'' in Gramophone.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro di molto 11:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    11:09
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  2. 2 II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso 08:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso
    Duration
    08:31
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  3. 3 III. Menuet alla Zingarese: Allegretto 01:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuet alla Zingarese: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Presto e scherzando 07:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto e scherzando
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  5. 5 I. Moderato 11:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    11:38
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  6. 6 II. Menuet 04:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Menuet
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  7. 7 III. Adagio 04:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti 03:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  9. 9 I. Allegro di molto e scherzando 09:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro di molto e scherzando
    Duration
    09:26
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  10. 10 II. Adagio: Cantabile 04:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio: Cantabile
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  11. 11 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 02:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  12. 12 IV. Fuga a 3 soggetti: Allegro 03:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Fuga a 3 soggetti: Allegro
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet