London Haydn Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 54 & 55 (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 54 No. 1: Vivace assai
02. Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 54 No. 1: II. Andante o più tosto allegretto
03. Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 54 No. 1: III. Menuetto
04. Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 54 No. 1: IV. Vivace
05. Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2: I. Vivace
06. Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2: II. Adagio
07. Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
08. Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 No. 2: IV. Adagio – Presto – Adagio
09. Haydn: String Quartet in E Major, Op. 54 No. 3: I. Allegro
10. Haydn: String Quartet in E Major, Op. 54 No. 3: II. Largo cantabile
11. Haydn: String Quartet in E Major, Op. 54 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
12. Haydn: String Quartet in E Major, Op. 54 No. 3: IV. Finale. Presto

CD2
01. Haydn: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 55 No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Haydn: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 55 No. 1: II. Adagio cantabile
03. Haydn: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 55 No. 1: III. Menuetto
04. Haydn: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 55 No. 1: IV. Vivace
05. Haydn: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 2 "Razor": I. Andante più tosto allegretto
06. Haydn: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 2 "Razor": II. Allegro
07. Haydn: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 2 "Razor": III. Menuetto. Allegretto
08. Haydn: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 2 "Razor": IV. Finale. Presto
09. Haydn: String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 3: I. Vivace assai
10. Haydn: String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 3: II. Adagio ma non troppo
11. Haydn: String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 3: III. Menuetto
12. Haydn: String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 55 No. 3: IV. Finale. Presto

The London Haydn Quartet reaches the six great quartets published in 1788 as Opp 54 & 55 in another unmissable two-for-the-price-of-one set. Is it possible to have too much Haydn? The only sensible answer is ‘no’, especially when the music is performed with such intelligence and humanity as here.

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