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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 74 / Maxwell Quartet
Linn Records

Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 74 / Maxwell Quartet

$20.99

Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
MAXWELL QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
Jan 08, 2021
Catalog #
CKD641
UPC
691062064125

About

Following the exceptional success of its debut album the Maxwell Quartet returns with its second recording of Haydn. The intriguing juxtaposition of Haydn string quartets with traditional Scottish folk music once again forms the basis of the programme. MusicWeb Inernational named Haydn: String Quartets Op. 71 as one of its Recordings of the Year stating: ‘… letting this superb playing simply wash over you has been one of the year’s great pleasures.’ The prize-winning quartet is performing Haydn’s Op. 74 and their selection of folk music will include traditional tunes from the Highlands and Shetland plus music by Niel Gow, Jean Finlayson of Lewis and Isaac Cooper of Banff. Following the Maxwell’s performance of Haydn’s String Quartet in F, Op. 74 No. 2 at the 2020 Edinburgh International Festival The Scotsman wrote: ‘Such distinctive personality informed Tuesday’s opening performance… its finely tailored Classicism enlivened with light-hearted repartee and risky spontaneity.’

Additional CD Content:

  • Nathaniel Gow, Niel Gow, Maxwell Quartet: Coilsfield House – Drunk at Night, Dry in the Morning
  • Sìne NicFhionnlaigh, Anonymous, Maxwell Quartet: Fear a’ Bhàta / Da Full Rigged Ship / Da New Rigged Ship
  • Anonymous, William Marshall, Maxwell Quartet: The Burning of the Piper’s Hut / The Marquis of Huntly / Miss Gordon of Gight

REVIEW:

As in their debut disc of Op 71, the Maxwell Quartet respond eagerly to the boldness and brilliance of these predominantly extrovert works. They always seem to be playing to an imaginary audience. As on their Op 71 recording, the Maxwell – Scottish to a man – interleave the three quartets with their own arrangements of Scottish reels, jigs, and pipe marches.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro (moderato) 06:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro (moderato)
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  2. 2 II. Andantino (grazioso) 06:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino (grazioso)
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  3. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro 04:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Vivace 05:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  5. 5 Coilsfield House: Drunk at Night, Dry in the Morning (arr. E. Perks, C. Scobie, G. Smith and D. Strachan for string quartet) 05:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Coilsfield House: Drunk at Night, Dry in the Morning (arr. E. Perks, C. Scobie, G. Smith and D. Strachan for string quartet)
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Nathaniel Gow, Niel Gow
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  6. 6 I. Allegro spiritoso 06:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  7. 7 II. Andante grazioso 06:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Andante grazioso
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  8. 8 III. Menuetto 03:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  9. 9 IV. Finale: Presto 03:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  10. 10 Fear a' Bhàta - Da Full Rigged Ship - Da New Rigged Ship (arr. E. Perks, C. Scobie, G. Smith and D. Strachan for string quartet) 06:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fear a' Bhàta - Da Full Rigged Ship - Da New Rigged Ship (arr. E. Perks, C. Scobie, G. Smith and D. Strachan for string quartet)
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Sìne NicFhionnlaigh
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  11. 11 I. Allegro 05:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  12. 12 II. Largo assai 06:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Largo assai
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  13. 13 III. Menuetto: (Allegretto) 03:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Menuetto: (Allegretto)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  14. 14 IV. Finale: Allegro con brio 06:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet
  15. 15 The Burning of the Piper's Hut - The Marquis of Huntly - Miss Gordon of Gight (arr. E. Perks, C. Scobie, G. Smith and D. Strachan for string quartet) 04:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    The Burning of the Piper's Hut - The Marquis of Huntly - Miss Gordon of Gight (arr. E. Perks, C. Scobie, G. Smith and D. Strachan for string quartet)
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Anonymous, William Marshall, Isaac Cooper
    Ensemble
    Maxwell Quartet