Haydn (1732-1809) - String Quartets Op.71, 74 : London Haydn Quartet (2CD) - Import 2 CD

Credits:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Description:

London Haydn String Quartet No. 8! The masterpiece "Appony Quartet Collection" from 1793! The London Haydn String Quartet has established a reputation as a Haydn specialist with their highly sophisticated ensemble playing classical bow and gut strings in period style and their meticulous attention to the editions of the scores they use for their performances. The London Haydn Quartet, led by Scottish virtuoso Katherine Manson, who has been the leader of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra since 2006, has built up a solid reputation for its thoroughgoing style despite several changes of members. The eighth collection is the "Appony Quartets," Op. 71 and Op. 74, written in 1793 for his second visit to London and dedicated to Count Anton Appony. 1796 editions by Artaria (Vienna) and Gieber (Paris). Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 1 in B flat major: Allegro
2.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 1 in B flat major: Adagio
3.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 1 in B flat major: Menuetto: Allegretto
4.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 1 in B flat major: Vivace
5.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 2 in D major: Adagio - Allegro
6.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 2 in D major: Adagio cantabile
7.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 2 in D major: Menuetto: Allegro
8.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 2 in D major: Allegretto - Allegro
9.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 3 in E flat major: Vivace
10.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 3 in E flat major: Andante con moto
11.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 3 in E flat major: Menuetto - Trio
12.String Quartet Op. 71 No. 3 in E flat major: Vivace