Kuijken String Quartet - Mozart: 6 'Haydn' Quartets (2004)

Artist: Kuijken String Quartet
Title: Mozart: 6 'Haydn' Quartets
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Denon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 63:05+72:39+70:30
Total Size: 936 MB
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Tracklist:Title: Mozart: 6 'Haydn' Quartets
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Denon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 63:05+72:39+70:30
Total Size: 936 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Vol.1
String Quartet in B-flat major, KV458 'Hunt'
1. I Allegro vivace assai
2. II Menuetto. Moderato
3. III Adagio
4. IV Allegro assai
String Quartet in G major, KV387
5. I Allegro vivace assai
6. II Menuetto. Allegro
7. III Andante cantabile
8. IV Molto allegro
Vol.2
String Quartet in C Major, KV465 ('Dissonance')
1. I - Adagio - Allegro
2. II - Andante cantabile
3. III - Menuetto; Allegro
4. IV - Allegro molto
String Quartet in E-flat Major, KV428 (421b)
5. I - Allegro non troppo
6. II - Andante con moto
7. III - Menuettto; Allegro
8. IV - Allegro vivace
Vol.3
String Quartet in D Minor, KV421 (417b)
1. I - Allegro moderato
2. II - Andante
3. III - Menuetto; Allegretto
4. IV - Allegretto ma non troppo
String Quartet in A Major, KV464
5. I - Allegro
6. II - Menuetto
7. III - Andante
8. IV - Allegro non troppo
These six great string quartets are mainstays of the repertory, performed by most string quartets and recorded by many leading ensembles. The members of the Kujiken String Quartet, playing on period instruments, include Kuijken brothers Sigiswald (first violin) and Wieland (cello), experienced early music players who have played in numerous ensembles. But they may not have had much experience as part of a string quartet. These performances sound carefully rehearsed, and they have the expected virtues of good sound and balance. But the spontaneous expression that grows out of performances is largely missing. --Leslie Gerber
