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M. Haydn: Six String Quartets / Constanze Quartet

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Details

Composer
Michael Haydn
Artist
Constanze Quartet
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jul 26, 2024
Catalog #
555409-2
UPC
761203540921

About

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.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante commodo 03:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante commodo
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  2. 2 II. Menuetto - Trio 02:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Menuetto - Trio
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro 03:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  4. 4 I. Andante 04:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  5. 5 II. Minuetto - Trio 02:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Minuetto - Trio
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  6. 6 III. Allegretto 02:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  7. 7 I. Andante 04:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  8. 8 II. Menuetto alla Francese 02:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Menuetto alla Francese
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  9. 9 III. Rondo 01:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondo
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  10. 10 I. Andante un poco allegro 06:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Andante un poco allegro
    Duration
    06:59
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  11. 11 II. Andante grazioso 02:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante grazioso
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  12. 12 III. Menuetto variazioni: Un poco allegro 04:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Menuetto variazioni: Un poco allegro
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  13. 13 I. Allegro moderato 04:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  14. 14 II. Minuetto 02:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  15. 15 III. Adagio 03:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  16. 16 IV. Finale: Allegro 04:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  17. 17 I. Andante, un poco allegro 04:03
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Andante, un poco allegro
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  18. 18 II. Menuetto, un poco allegro 02:33
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Menuetto, un poco allegro
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet
  19. 19 III. Finale: Allegro 04:10
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Michael Haydn
    Ensemble
    Constanze Quartet