Haydn: String Quartets Vol 1 / Doric Quartet

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
October 28, 2014
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HAYDN, JOSEPH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Doric Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      DORIC QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 28, 2014
    • UPC
      095115183120
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10831(2)
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    2. II. Menuetto: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    3. III. Affetuoso e sostenuto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    4. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    5. I. Moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    6. II. Capriccio: Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    7. III. Minuet: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    8. IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    9. I. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    10. II. Minuet: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    11. III. Poco adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    12. IV. Finale: Allegro di molto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    13. I. Allegro di molto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    14. II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    15. III. Menuet alla Zingarese: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    16. IV. Presto e scherzando

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    17. I. Moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    18. II. Menuet

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    19. III. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    20. IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    21. I. Allegro di molto e scherzando

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    22. II. Adagio: Cantabile

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    23. III. Menuetto: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet

    24. IV. Fuga a 3 soggetti: Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Doric String Quartet




Haydn's six Op. 20 string quartets are milestones in the history of the genre. He wrote them in 1772 for performance by his colleagues at the Esterházy court and, unusually, not specifically for publication. Each one is a unique masterpiece and the set introduces compositional techniques that radically transformed the genre and shaped it for centuries to come. Haydn overturns conventional instrumental roles, crafts remarkably original colours and textures, and unlocks new expressive possibilities in these works which were crucial in establishing the reputation of purely instrumental music. The range within the quartets is kaleidoscopic. From the introspective, chorale-like slow movement of No. 1 via the terse and radical quartet No. 3 in G minor to the comic spirit of the fourth in D major, each of the quartets inhabits a distinct musical world. For many, this is some of the greatest music Haydn ever wrote.

Playing these seminal works is one of the world's finest young ensembles, the Doric String Quartet. As well as having already produced a string of acclaimed recordings on Chandos, the group has been widely praised for its live performances of Haydn's works. The Sunday Telegraph wrote that 'Haydn and the Doric are a perfect match... Unequivocally, these were performances of terrific panache and perception, seeming to get right under the skin of Haydn's creative genius'.

Review:

Thoughtfulness is uppermost. Allied to precision in articulation is a flexibility in the scansion and shaping of phrases, of notes timed through a remarkable understanding of rubato, of a range of expressive resilience that gives even the smallest of episodes in a long line their own character without distorting structure or disturbing flow.

– Gramophone