Maxwell Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Op. 71 (2019) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 1: I. Allegro
02. String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 1: II. Adagio
03. String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 1: III. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
04. String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 1: IV. Vivace
05. The Beauty of the North-Miss Dumbreck
06. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71 No. 2: I. Adagio-Allegro
07. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
08. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71 No. 2: III. Menuetto (Allegro – Trio)
09. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71 No. 2: IV. Finale (Allegretto)
10. The Rosebud of Allenvale-Guardswell and Truly-The Hurricane
11. String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 3: I. Vivace
12. String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 3: II. Andante con moto
13. String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 3: III. Menuetto – Trio
14. String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 3: IV. Finale: Vivace
15. Griogal Cridhe "Gregor’s Lament"



Following the exceptional success of its debut album the Maxwell Quartet returns with its second recording of Haydn. The intriguing juxtaposition of Haydn string quartets with traditional Scottish folk music once again forms the basis of the programme.

MusicWeb International named Haydn: String Quartets Op. 71 as one of its Recordings of the Year stating: ‘... letting this superb playing simply wash over you has been one of the year’s great pleasures.’ The prize-winning quartet is performing Haydn’s Op. 74 and their selection of folk music will include traditional tunes from the Highlands and Shetland plus music by Niel Gow, Jean Finlayson of Lewis and Isaac Cooper of Banff.

Following the Maxwell’s performance of Haydn’s String Quartet in F, Op. 74 No. 2 at the 2020 Edinburgh International Festival The Scotsman wrote: ‘Such distinctive personality informed Tuesday’s opening performance … its finely tailored Classicism enlivened with light-hearted repartee and risky spontaneity.’

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