M. Haydn: Six String Quartets / Constanze Quartet

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Label
CPO
Release Date
July 26, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Michael Haydn
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Constanze Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Constanze Quartet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 26, 2024
    • UPC
      761203540921
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555409-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante commodo

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    2. II. Menuetto - Trio

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    3. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    4. I. Andante

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    5. II. Minuetto - Trio

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    6. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    7. I. Andante

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    8. II. Menuetto alla Francese

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    9. III. Rondo

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    10. I. Andante un poco allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    11. II. Andante grazioso

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    12. III. Menuetto variazioni: Un poco allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    13. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    14. II. Minuetto

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    15. III. Adagio

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    16. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    17. I. Andante, un poco allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    18. II. Menuetto, un poco allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet

    19. III. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Michael Haydn

      Ensemble: Constanze Quartet


Michael Haydn did not achieve the same exorbitant quantity of instrumental music as his older brother, since he had to compose a large amount of sacred music because of his position; but the surviving symphonies and chamber music in particular are not lacking in novel and "original" character traits. This becomes clear, for example, in the six string quartets recorded here, which he wrote sometime in the 1770s or 1780s. Here, personable elegance and subtle humour are combined with a quiet touch of tragic drama to create a very unique candour that reveals a world view that is as moving as it is entertaining, somewhere between the masterpieces of his brother Joseph and Amadeus, who was around twenty years younger.