Haydn - String Quartets Vol.14: Op.9 nos 1, 2 & 3 | MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm) MDG3072234

Haydn - String Quartets Vol.14: Op.9 nos 1, 2 & 3

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Label: MDG (Dabringhaus und Grimm)

Cat No: MDG3072234

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 25th March 2022

Contents

Works

Haydn, Franz Joseph

String Quartets (6), op.9
» no.1 in C major
» no.2 in E flat major
» no.3 in G major

Artists

Leipziger Streichquartett

Works

Haydn, Franz Joseph

String Quartets (6), op.9
» no.1 in C major
» no.2 in E flat major
» no.3 in G major

Artists

Leipziger Streichquartett

About

Joseph Haydn must have been curious - away from the extensive obligations for music at the court of Prince Esterházy, he found in the string quartet the ideal field for experiments.

The quartets from Op.9 contain ideas that would only find expression in symphonies and sonatas much later. The Leipzig String Quartet are starting with Quartets 1 to 3, that sound as fresh and new as if they had just come from the pen.

After all, ten years of compositional experience lie between Haydn's first attempts in the genre and the six quartets, op.9. The pieces repeatedly demand ludicrously virtuosic passages from the first violin, and some movements with their bravura cadenzas are even reminiscent of a violin concerto.

However, the far advanced balance of the voices is surprising. Far from being simply accompaniment, there are also many demanding details in the lower voices.

The renowned Leipzig String Quartet again lend their artistry to this next volume in their survey of Haydn's String Quartets.

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