Quatuor Mosaïqes - Complete Haydn Recordings (2017)

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Artist: Quatuor Mosaïqes
Title: Complete Haydn Recordings
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: Naive
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 09:37:38
Total Size: 2.9 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 1
String Quartets, Op. 20 : No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Hob. III:31 (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Menuetto. Allegretto
3. III. Affectuoso e sostenuto
4. IV. Finale. Prest
String Quartets, Op. 20 : No. 5 in F Minor, Hob. III:35 (Joseph Haydn)
5. I. Allegro moderato
6. II. Menuetto
7. III. Adagio
8. IV. Finale. Fuga a due soggetti
String Quartets, Op. 20 : No. 6 in A Major, Hob. III:36 (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Allegro di molto e scherzando
10. II. Adagio. Cantabile
11. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
12. IV. Fuga a 3 soggetti. Allegro

CD 2
String Quartets, Op. 33 : No. 5 in G Major, Hob. III:41 "The Russian Quartets" (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Vivace assai
2. II. Largo e cantabile
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
4. IV. Finale. Allegretto
String Quartets, Op. 33 : No. 3 in C Major, Hob. III:39 "The Russian Quartets" (Joseph Haydn)
5. I. Allegro moderato
6. II. Scherzo. Allegretto - Trio
7. III. Adagio ma non troppo
8. IV. Rondo. Presto
String Quartets, Op. 33 : No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Hob. III:38 "The Russian Quartets" (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Allegro moderato cantabile
10. II. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
11. III. Largo sostenuto
12. IV. Finale. Presto

CD 3
String Quartets, Op. 33 : No. 6 in D Major, Hob. III:42 "The Russian Quartets" (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Vivace assai
2. II. Andante
3. III. Scherzo. Allegretto
4. IV. Finale. Allegretto
String Quartets, Op. 33 : No. 1 in B Minor, Hob. III:37 "The Russian Quartets" (Joseph Haydn)
5. I. Allegro moderato
6. II. Scherzo. Allegro di molto - Trio
7. III. Andante
8. IV. Finale. Presto
String Quartets, Op. 33 : No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:40 "The Russian Quartets" (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Allegro moderato
10. II. Scherzo. Allegretto - Minore
11. III. Largo
12. IV. Presto

CD 4
The Seven Last Words from the Cross, Op. 51, Hob. XX:1b (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Introduzione. Adagio
2. II. Sonata I. Largo
3. III. Sonata II. Grave e cantabile
4. IV. Sonata III. Grave
5. V. Sonata IV. Largo
6. VI. Sonata V. Adagio
7. VII. Sonata VI. Lento
8. VIII. Sonata VII. Largo
9. IX. Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza

CD 5
String Quartets, Op. 64 : No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Hob. III:64 (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Andante
3. III. Minuet. Allegretto - Trio
4. IV. Finale. Presto
String Quartets, Op. 64 : No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:67 (Joseph Haydn)
5. I. Vivace assai
6. II. Adagio
7. III. Minuet. Allegretto - Trio
8. IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
String Quartets, Op. 64 : No. 1 in C Major, Hob. III:65 (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Allegro moderato
10. II. Minuet. Allegretto ma non troppo
11. III. Allegretto scherzando
12. IV. Finale. Prest

CD 6
String Quartets, Op. 64 : No. 5 in D Major, Hob. III:63 "The Lark" (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Adagio. Cantabile
3. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
4. IV. Finale. Vivace
5. I. Allegro spiritoso
String Quartets, Op. 64 : No. 2 in B Minor, Hob. III:68 (Joseph Haydn)
6. II. Adagio ma non troppo
7. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
8. IV. Finale. Presto
String Quartets, Op. 64 : No. 4 in G Major, Hob. III:66 (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Menuetto. Allegretto
11. III. Adagio cantabile e sostenuto
12. IV. Finale. Presto

CD 7
String Quartets, Op. 76 : No. 1 in G Major, Hob. III:75 (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Allegro con spirito
2. II. Adagio sostenuto
3. III. Minuet. Presto - Trio
4. IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
String Quartets, Op. 76 : No. 5 in D Major, Hob. III:79 (Joseph Haydn)
5. I. Allegretto
6. II. Largo cantabile e mesto
7. III. Minuet - Trio
8. IV. Finale. Presto
String Quartets, Op. 76 : No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:78 (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Allegro con spirito
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Minuet. Allegro - Trio
12. IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo

CD 8
String Quartets, Op. 76 : No. 2 in D Major, Hob. III:76 (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Andante o più tosto allegretto
3. III. Minuet - Trio
4. IV. Finale. Vivace assai
String Quartets, Op. 76 : No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Hob. III:80 (Joseph Haydn)
5. I. Allegretto
6. II. Fantasia. Adagio
7. III. Minuet - Alternativo
8. IV. Finale. Allegro spirituoso
String Quartets, Op. 76 : No. 3 in C Major, Hob. III:77 (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Allegro
10. II. Poco adagio cantabile
11. III. Minuet - Trio
12. IV. Finale. Presto

CD 9
String Quartets, Op. 77 : No. 1 in G Major, Hob. III:81 (Joseph Haydn)
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Minuet. Presto - Trio
4. IV. Finale. PrestoQ
String Quartets, Op. 77 : No. 2 in F Major, Hob. III:82 (Joseph Haydn)
5. I. Allegro moderatoQu
6. II. Minuet. Presto - Trio
7. III. Andante
8. IV. Finale. Vivace assai
String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 103, Hob. III:83 (Joseph Haydn)
9. I. Andante grazioso
10. II. Minuet ma non troppo presto - Trio

Performers:
Quatuor Mosaïqes

The folks at Naive answered a few prayers when they concurrently reissued these recordings and the Vegh Quartet's Beethoven back in late 2013. Now over 20 years old, issued in several incarnations, this is still one of the best Haydn quartet projects on CD. I believe now is the first time it's all been gathered in one box, and the price is impossible to ignore.

Quatuor Mosaïques is represented by Eric Hobarth and Andrea Bischof on violins, Anita Mitterer on viola, and Christophe Coin on cello, all period instruments. Their unity of ensemble, high spirits, and depth of expression set them apart from other Haydn interpreters. Even listeners who usually shun period instruments should have a hard time disliking what this group does with them. The string texture - lean, bold, and transparent from top to bottom - is vivdly reproduced on CD with just a touch of ambience. Seven Last Words may be a bit light and sunny but this quality is consistent with the others.

This is an attractively packaged, high-quality reissue. Sleeves and box are matte-finished and oversized by just a mm or two to optimize handling and storage. Each sleeve has its own color and label, easy to identify. All notes by H.C. Robbins Landon, Charles Johnston, and Marc Vignal have been reproduced in one booklet. The lid comes completely off rather than being hinged.

Due to the overwhelming acceptance of these recordings, they have already been reviewed elsewhere on Amazon, in more detail than I can offer without going bogus. So I will conclude my review with very simple advice: just trust my ears and get this one while you can.