Haydn: The Amadeus Quartet Recordings, Vol. 6 (Berlin, 1950-1969)

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April 7, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HAYDN, JOSEPH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Amadeus Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      AMADEUS QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 07, 2017
    • UPC
      4022143214263
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      AUD21426
    • LABEL
      Audite Musikproduktion
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      5
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    2. II. Menuet: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    3. III. Largo

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    4. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    5. I. Moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    6. II. Menuet

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    7. III. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    8. IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    9. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    10. II. Scherzo: Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    11. III. Largo e sostenuto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    12. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    13. I. Vivace

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    14. II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    15. III. Menuetto: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    16. IV. Finale: Adagio-Presto-Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    17. String Quartet No. 42 in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob.III:57: II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    18. I. Vivace assai

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    19. II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    20. III. Menuetto: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    21. IV. Finale: Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    22. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    23. II. Menuetto: Allegretto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    24. III. Adagio cantabile sostenuto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    25. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    26. I. Allegro (moderato)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    27. II. Andantino (grazioso)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    28. III. Menuetto: Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    29. IV. Finale: Vivace

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    30. I. Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    31. II. Largo assai

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    32. III. Menuetto: (Allegretto)

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    33. IV. Finale: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    34. I. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    35. II. Adagio sostenuto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    36. III. Menuet: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    37. IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    38. I. Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    39. II. Poco adagio, cantabile

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    40. III. Menuetto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    41. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    42. I. Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    43. II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    44. III. Menuet: Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    45. IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    46. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    47. II. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    48. III. Menuetto: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    49. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    50. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    51. II. Menuet: Presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    52. III. Andante

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    53. IV. Finale: Vivace assai

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    54. I. Andante grazioso

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    55. II. Menuetto ma non troppo presto

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    56. Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    57. Sonata 1. Largo

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    58. Sonata 2. Grave e cantabile

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    59. Sonata 3. Grave

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    60. Sonata 4. Largo

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    61. Sonata 5. Adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    62. Sonata 6. Lento

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    63. Sonata 7. Largo

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

    64. Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet


Joseph Haydn’s string quartets, often rated as the basis for playing quartets, represented far more than an obligation to the Amadeus Quartet. During their entire career, which spans four decades, they thoroughly and continually dedicated themselves to these works, especially those of Haydn’s middle and late periods. Most of their concert programs featured a quartet by Haydn and in their sonic legacy, Haydn’s string quartets make up more than a fifth of the total. The musicians held these works in such high esteem due, on the one hand, to their relative technical ease and, on the other, their high musical demands.

REVIEW::

This batch is devoted entirely to Haydn, and includes works that the Amadeus never recorded commercially: Opp 9/3, 20/5, and 33/2 (The Joke). For the last, the Amadeus cut a forceful profile in the scherzo and make an affectionate beeline for the gentle ‘joke’ at the close of the finale. Their playing of the F minor Quartet (Op 20/5) suggests implied parallels with Mozart’s G minor Quintet in the scherzo, while the lilting Adagio is given the loveliest reading imaginable. The C major Quartet Op 54 No 2 features a brief Adagio that can only be described as cantorial: the solo violin wails expressively over supportive chords, the effect not unlike the ‘beklemmt’ passage in Beethoven’s Cavatina (the Quartet Op 130). We’re given a complete recording of the Quartet from 1969 and that movement alone as recorded in 1950, both extraordinarily moving. Fifteen works are included overall (the majority originating in Haydn’s later period), including The Seven Last Words which is additionally available as a downloadable ‘extended version’ with German texts. An unmissable collection.

— Gramophone