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Haydn: String Quartets Vol 1 / Doric Quartet
Chandos

Haydn: String Quartets Vol 1 / Doric Quartet

$21.99

Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
DORIC QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Oct 28, 2014
Catalog #
CHAN 10831(2)
UPC
095115183120

About



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

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro moderato 09:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  3. 2 II. Menuetto: Allegretto 03:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  4. 3 III. Affetuoso e sostenuto 06:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Affetuoso e sostenuto
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 03:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  6. 5 I. Moderato 09:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    09:46
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  7. 6 II. Capriccio: Adagio 06:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Capriccio: Adagio
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  8. 7 III. Minuet: Allegretto 03:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Minuet: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  9. 8 IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti 03:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Fuga a quattro soggetti
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  10. 9 I. Allegro con spirito 07:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  11. 10 II. Minuet: Allegretto 04:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Minuet: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  12. 11 III. Poco adagio 09:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Poco adagio
    Duration
    09:43
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  13. 12 IV. Finale: Allegro di molto 03:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro di molto
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 I. Allegro di molto 10:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro di molto
    Duration
    10:57
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  16. 2 II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso 09:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Un poco adagio e affettuoso
    Duration
    09:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  17. 3 III. Menuet alla Zingarese: Allegretto 01:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuet alla Zingarese: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  18. 4 IV. Presto e scherzando 06:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto e scherzando
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  19. 5 I. Moderato 11:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    11:14
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  20. 6 II. Menuet 05:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Menuet
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  21. 7 III. Adagio 06:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  22. 8 IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti 02:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  23. 9 I. Allegro di molto e scherzando 08:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro di molto e scherzando
    Duration
    08:38
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  24. 10 II. Adagio: Cantabile 06:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio: Cantabile
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  25. 11 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 02:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet
  26. 12 IV. Fuga a 3 soggetti: Allegro 02:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Fuga a 3 soggetti: Allegro
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Doric String Quartet