034571284101

Haydn: String Quartets Opp 42, 77 & Seven Last Words

The London Haydn Quartet

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDA68410

Release Date:  07 April 2023

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  034571284101

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    Haydn's 'Seven Last Words'—heard here in the composer's own arrangement for string quartet—is simply sublime, and a fitting testimonial to the
    composer's deep, enduring faith.

    It provides an apt and generous coupling for the two magnificent Op 77 quartets, Haydn's final complete contribution to the string quartet genre.



    Critical Acclaim:



    "There is a wonderful immediacy about the London Haydn Quartet's playing here, complemented by superb recorded sound. The ensemble's period instruments, gut strings and considered stylistic approach offer plenty of colour and contrast." – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 4 STARS; Recording 5 STARS)



    "As well as the buoyancy and silvery quality of the LHQ's vibrato-light playing, there's a real sense of invention – of making music afresh – with a questioning, almost improvisatory quality to the great ascending violin solo at the climax of Op. 77 No. 2's slow movement." – Gramophone



    Haydn: String Quartets Op 76 CDA68335:



    "Some of the greatest, most formally innovative, inventive and deeply felt string quartets ever composed, delivered by a quartet of players of faultless intonation, unanimity and blend." - BBC Music Magazine



    String Quartets Opp 71 & 74 CDA68230:



    "There are moments where it's really stunning and I don't think it could have been done quite so well in any other way...wonderful stuff." - BBC Record Review

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. String Quartet in G major, Op 77 No 1 I. I. Allegro moderato
      • 2. II. Adagio
      • 3. III. Menuetto: Presto - Trio
      • 4. IV. Finale: Presto
      • 5. String Quartet in F major, Op 77 No 2 I. Allegro Moderato
      • 6. II. Menuetto: Presto ma non troppo - Trio
      • 7. III. Andante
      • 8. IV. Finale: Vivace assai
      • 9. String Quartet in D minor, Op 42 I. Andante ed innocentemente
      • 10. II. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
      • 11. III. Adagio e cantabile
      • 12. IV. Finale: Presto

      Side 2

      • 1. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Op 51
      • 2. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Op 51
      • 3. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Op 51
      • 4. The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, Op 51