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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4-6 / Chiaroscuro Quartet
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4-6 / Chiaroscuro Quartet

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Details

Composer
HAYDN, JOSEPH
Artist
CHIAROSCURO QUARTET
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Feb 05, 2021
Catalog #
BIS-2358
UPC
7318599923581

About

On a previous album, the Chiaroscuro Quartet has recorded the first half of Joseph Haydn’s Op. 76, including No. 3, the celebrated ‘Emperor’ quartet. The release has won great acclaim, with the critic in Gramophone writing: ‘The Chiaroscuros' account of the remaining three Op 76 quartets can't come soon enough.’ Well, here it is – a album which like its predecessor spans a wealth of moods and atmospheres: from the magical sunrise of the opening of 76/4 to the manic minuet and boisterous finale of 76/6, a movement without a tune worth the name but utterly engrossing even so. The Chiaroscuro Quartet was formed in 2005 by the violinists Alina Ibragimova (Russia) and Pablo Hernan Benedi (Spain), the Swedish violist Emilie Hornlund and cellist Claire Thirion from France. Performing music of the Classical period on gut strings this highly international ensemble has a unique sound – described in The Observer as ‘a shock to the ears of the best kind’.

REVIEW:

The Chiaroscuros return, armed with a perfect sound balance and rich, vibrant textures from each player.

– BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro con spirito 08:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  2. 2 II. Adagio 04:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  3. 3 III. Menuet: Allegro 03:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuet: Allegro
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo 04:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  5. 5 I. Allegro 04:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  6. 6 II. Largo cantabile e mesto 05:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Largo cantabile e mesto
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  7. 7 III. Menuetto 02:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Presto 03:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  9. 9 I. Allegretto 05:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  10. 10 II. Fantasia: Adagio 05:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Fantasia: Adagio
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  11. 11 III. Menuetto - Alternativo 03:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuetto - Alternativo
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet
  12. 12 IV. Finale: Allegro spirituoso 06:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro spirituoso
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Chiaroscuro Quartet