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

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

$30.99

Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
AMADEUS QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Audite Musikproduktion
Released
Apr 07, 2017
Catalog #
AUD21426
UPC
4022143214263

About

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

Tracklist 64 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Moderato 02:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  3. 2 II. Menuet: Allegretto 02:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Menuet: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  4. 3 III. Largo 06:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 02:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  6. 5 I. Moderato 05:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  7. 6 II. Menuet 05:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Menuet
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  8. 7 III. Adagio 05:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  9. 8 IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti 03:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggetti
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  10. 9 I. Allegro moderato 05:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  11. 10 II. Scherzo: Allegro 03:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  12. 11 III. Largo e sostenuto 05:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Largo e sostenuto
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  13. 12 IV. Finale: Presto 03:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  14. 13 I. Vivace 05:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  15. 14 II. Adagio 03:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  16. 15 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 03:36
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  17. 16 IV. Finale: Adagio-Presto-Adagio 06:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Finale: Adagio-Presto-Adagio
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  18. 17 String Quartet No. 42 in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob.III:57: II. Adagio 03:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    String Quartet No. 42 in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob.III:57: II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  19. Disc 2
  20. 1 I. Vivace assai 04:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Vivace assai
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  21. 2 II. Adagio 05:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  22. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 04:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  23. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro con spirito 03:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  24. 5 I. Allegro con brio 03:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  25. 6 II. Menuetto: Allegretto 02:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  26. 7 III. Adagio cantabile sostenuto 05:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio cantabile sostenuto
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  27. 8 IV. Finale: Presto 03:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  28. 9 I. Allegro (moderato) 06:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro (moderato)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  29. 10 II. Andantino (grazioso) 05:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andantino (grazioso)
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  30. 11 III. Menuetto: Allegro 04:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  31. 12 IV. Finale: Vivace 03:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  32. 13 I. Allegro 03:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  33. 14 II. Largo assai 06:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Largo assai
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  34. 15 III. Menuetto: (Allegretto) 03:29
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Menuetto: (Allegretto)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  35. 16 IV. Finale: Allegro con brio 04:22
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  36. Disc 3
  37. 1 I. Allegro con spirito 04:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  38. 2 II. Adagio sostenuto 06:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  39. 3 III. Menuet: Presto 02:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuet: Presto
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  40. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo 04:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  41. 5 I. Allegro 05:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  42. 6 II. Poco adagio, cantabile 07:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Poco adagio, cantabile
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  43. 7 III. Menuetto 04:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  44. 8 IV. Finale: Presto 04:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  45. 9 I. Allegro con spirito 06:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  46. 10 II. Adagio 05:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  47. 11 III. Menuet: Allegro 04:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuet: Allegro
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  48. 12 IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo 04:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  49. Disc 4
  50. 1 I. Allegro moderato 07:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  51. 2 II. Adagio 05:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  52. 3 III. Menuetto: Presto 03:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Presto
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  53. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 04:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  54. 5 I. Allegro moderato 07:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  55. 6 II. Menuet: Presto 04:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Menuet: Presto
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  56. 7 III. Andante 07:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  57. 8 IV. Finale: Vivace assai 05:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace assai
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  58. 9 I. Andante grazioso 05:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Andante grazioso
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  59. 10 II. Menuetto ma non troppo presto 05:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Menuetto ma non troppo presto
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  60. Disc 5
  61. 1 Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio 05:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  62. 2 Sonata 1. Largo 07:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sonata 1. Largo
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  63. 3 Sonata 2. Grave e cantabile 06:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sonata 2. Grave e cantabile
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  64. 4 Sonata 3. Grave 07:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sonata 3. Grave
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  65. 5 Sonata 4. Largo 05:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sonata 4. Largo
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  66. 6 Sonata 5. Adagio 06:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sonata 5. Adagio
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  67. 7 Sonata 6. Lento 05:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sonata 6. Lento
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  68. 8 Sonata 7. Largo 06:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sonata 7. Largo
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet
  69. 9 Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza 01:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Amadeus Quartet