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The six String Quartets Op.33, though known as the 'Russian' in reference to their dedicatee the Grand Duke of Russia and future Tsar Paul I, in fact have much more in common with Austrian folk music and comic opera. Almost ten years after the extreme intensity of his Op.20, Haydn shows his wit and good humour in these works featuring scherzos, written 'in a new and special way'. "the best quartet to have come out of Spain for many a year" The Strad “…a vivacious and technically superb outfit…” BBC Music Magazine, November 2009 *** “These quartets, written in "a new and special way", are played… in a style not heard from established groups, vindicating scholar David Schroeder's belief that "new and special" also represented "new possibilities for the relationship of the four performers". The relationship here is one of compact, razor-edged cohesion...” Gramophone Magazine, November 2009 “they richly repay performances as inventive and witty as these ones by the excellent Cuarteto Casals. The group’s rhythmic vitality and dynamic range are a constant pleasure… this set represents an
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| |  | Haydn - Violin Concerto & Symphonies Nos. 49 & 80
The musicians of the Freiburger Barockorchester chose to highlight the craggiest 'Sturm und Drang' side of the composer in August 2008 when they recorded this symphony known as 'La Passione'. Composed in the deliberately chosen key of F minor, the work bathes in an intensely emotional atmosphere entirely characteristic of this pre-Romantic movement which came shortly before the arrival of the classical style. It is coupled here with Violin concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 80, two calmer pieces which enable listeners to return to terra firma. “…the first recording on period instruments of Symphony No 80. The Freiburgers are alive to this curious work's contradictions: the vehemence of the Sturm und Drang opening, giving way to the lopsided Ländler of the second subject…” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Haydn - Piano Sonatas Volume 1
Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Hob.XVI:2 Piano Sonata No. 13 in G major, Hob.XVI:6 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Hob.XVI:46 Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor, Hob.XVI:20 Piano Sonata No. 35 in A flat major, Hob.XVI:43 Piano Sonata No. 38 in F major, Hob.XVI:23 Piano Sonata No. 39 in D major, Hob.XVI:24 Piano Sonata No. 43 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:28 Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob.XVI:32 Piano Sonata No. 50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37 Piano Sonata No. 53 in E minor, Hob.XVI:34 Piano Sonata No. 55 in B flat major, Hob.XVI:41 Piano Sonata No. 61 in D major, Hob.XVI:51 |
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| |  | Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 91 & 92
"Symphonies Nos 91 and 92 positively explode with vitality…Wow. If you don't have any Haydn on your shelves, you couldn't start with a better choice." Natalie Wheen, Classic FM Magazine “Symphony No. 92… is one of his most dazzling symphonies… More mellow, and less well known, is the E flat Symphony No. 91… perhaps greater than either is the absurdly neglected Scena di Berenice - a vivid depiction of Berenice driven to distraction by the death of her lover, Demetrio. ...Bernarda Fink... hers is an admirably rich and full voice, and she performs the piece with intense passion.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2005 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Haydn - String Quartets Volume 1CD-Book
“This is discerning, often exciting Haydn playing, warmly recommended, with as dramatic and unsettling an account of the Fifths as you will find in the catalogue.” BBC Music Magazine “Excellent performances by the Jerusalem Quartet, who must give us more Haydn recordings.” Sunday Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Haydn - Piano Trios Nos. 32-37CD-Book
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| |  | Haydn - Esterhazy CantatasCD-Book
"Spering and his supreme ensemble delicately reaffirm the great composer's genius for maintaining orchestral grandeur with the lightest of touches and the most elegant of gestures in this superb recording." Tarik O'Regan,The Observer | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Haydn Celebration - 1809-2009
Two CD's for price of one, plus a special illustrated CD-book: Haydn's Life & Works | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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