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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
(1732-1809)
String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33 No. 1
18:12
1.
I
Allegro moderato
5:49
2.
II
Scherzo: Allegro di molto
2:09
3.
III
Andante
6:29
4.
IV
Finale: Presto
3:44
String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 No. 2 'The Joke'
16:48
5.
I
Allegro moderato
5:04
6.
II
Scherzo: Allegro
3:22
7.
III
Largo
5:03
8.
IV
Presto
3:18
String Quartet in C, Op. 33 No. 3 'The Bird'
18:16
9.
I
Allegro moderato
6:51
10.
II
Scherzo: Allegretto
2:31
11.
III
Adagio ma non troppo
6:00
12.
IV
Finale: Rondo - Presto
2:53
String Quartet in B flat, Op. 33 No. 4
16:49
13.
I
Allegro moderato
4:52
14.
II
Scherzo: Allegretto
2:34
15.
III
Largo
4:23
16.
IV
Finale: Presto
4:58
String Quartet in G, Op. 33 No. 5 'How do you do?'
18:55
17.
I
Vivace assai
6:16
18.
II
Largo e cantabile
4:39
19.
III
Scherzo: Allegro
3:04
20.
IV
Finale: Allegretto
4:55
String Quartet in D, Op. 33 No. 6
15:21
21.
I
Vivace assai
4:42
22.
II
Andante
4:51
23.
III
Scherzo: Allegretto
1:46
24.
IV
Finale: Allegretto
4:01
Chamber: Borodin Quartet (original)
Ruben Aharonian · Andrei Abramenkov violins
Igor Naidin viola
Vladimir Balshin cello
26, 28, 30 June and 5, 7 July 2010
Notes
Haydn’s six string quartets op33 written between 1778 and 1781, are among his happiest and most humorous works. Musical jokes abound, and the term ’Scherzo’ appears, replacing the Menuetto. These works marked an important development in quartet-writing. Haydn wrote that he had composed them ’in a new and special way’. Any traces of the old superficial ’galant’ style have vanished.
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Reviews
"... The latest incarnation of the Borodin Quartet offer them in readings that are remarkable for their consistency of tone and security of technique. They rattle off the fast movements with elan, and serve slow movements well with their rapt concentration ..."
Gramophone magazine - July 2011
"... there is so much that is satisfying in their playing..."
BBC Radio 3 CD Review - 23 April 2011
"... This hugely enjoyable set confirms my impression that the current line-up of the Borodin Quartet is the best ever.’Fine playing, fine style, fine recording’ my notes say about the very first movement, and so it goes onWhat I like most about the set is the way it makes Haydn’s invention leap off the page."
Tully Potter - The Strad - May 2011
"...Neglected unfairly in favour of Haydn’s symphonies, these are entertaining works, and the Borodins do manage to tone down their muscular style so as not to lose sight of Haydn’s humour. There are laugh-aloud moments here - the baffling ’is it over yet’ close of the 2nd, composed to tease audiences into applauding in the wrong place, is disconcerting and fascinating, as you find yourself counting the beats in order to avoid being wrong-footed. The end, when it does arrive, is strangely inconclusive.These are big-boned, loveable performances, with rhythms so clearly defined and sharply pointed that there’s never any suggestion of heaviness."
Graham Rickson - The Arts Desk.com - 30 April 2011
"... The slower passages…are tremendous" ***
Norman Lebrecht - La Scena Musicale - 20 March 2011
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