Matangi Quartet - Haydn's Nature (2013)

Tracklist

01. String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 4 in B-Flat Minor, 'Sunrise': I. Allegro con spirito
02. String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 4 in B-Flat Minor, 'Sunrise': II. Adagio
03. String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 4 in B-Flat Minor, 'Sunrise': III. Menuet
04. String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 4 in B-Flat Minor, 'Sunrise': IV. Finale
05. String Quartet, Op. 50, No. 6 in D Major, 'The Frog': I. Allegro
06. String Quartet, Op. 50, No. 6 in D Major, 'The Frog': II. Poco adagio
07. String Quartet, Op. 50, No. 6 in D Major, 'The Frog': III. Menuet
08. String Quartet, Op. 50, No. 6 in D Major, 'The Frog': Iv. Finale
09. String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 3 in C Major, 'The Bird': I. Allegro moderato
10. String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 3 in C Major, 'The Bird': II. Scherzo
11. String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 3 in C Major, 'The Bird': III. Adagio ma non troppo
12. String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 3 in C Major, 'The Bird': IV. Rondo



Kindness, warmth, quiet calm – it is Haydn all over. Although the album title suggests a nature theme, just how green is Haydn’s music? Titles like Frog, bird, sunrise… Although Matangi zealously devotes itself to the composer’s sustainability, do not allow yourself to be hoodwinked by the names. Matangi Quartet gathers three String quartets (op. 76 No. 4, op. 50 No. 6, op. 33 No. 3) by Haydn on one CD, interprets them musically under aspects of nature and gives them subtitles as metaphors for specific musical figures: Sunrise, The Frog and The Bird.

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