This page lists all recordings of String Quartet, Op. 71 No. 1 in B flat major, by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) on CD, SACD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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These quartets date from 1793 and were written when Haydn returned home to Vienna after a visit to London which had cemented his international fame as a composer and public figure. The composer wrote a set of six string quartets for Count Anton Apponyi, a chamberlain at the Imperial Court. The set was broken up into two groups of three and sold to separate publishers, thus becoming the Op 71 and Op 74 Quartets, both released this month by the acclaimed Takács Quartet. The quartets possess an orchestral sonority, and the frequent modulations, dynamic variations and increasingly virtuosic writing can be derived from elements of the six London Symphonies. They demonstrate the composer’s astonishing elegance, lyricism and his immense skill in fusing the profound with the light-hearted. In these compelling interpretations the Takács Quartet display an absolute unanimity of tone and style and cement their reputation as one of today’s greatest string quartets. “the musicians’ clarity of line and perfect balance [are] well reflected in Hyperion’s recording. Try the bright light chatter of the Op 71/1 finale, bows bouncing nimbly over the strings; or the playful, trill-laced kaleidoscope of Op 71/3’s first movement...After these magnificent CDs, if the Takács wanted to record Haydn’s other 62 quartets, I wouldn’t raise a hand to stop them.” The Times, 18th November 2011 **** “Just occasionally one wonders whether the distinctive timbre and vibrato of Takacs leader Edward Dusinberre sounds too far apart from the other three players for ideal blend. But structure and integrity of feeling are heard here in abundance.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** “the Takacs play this ever-surprising music with their characteristic imagination, contrapuntal rigour, sensitivity to texture and colour, and, in the dizzying finales, wit. They are the epitome of Goethe’s four intelligent conversationalists, always fresh in their response to Haydn’s astonishing inventiveness.” Sunday Times, 4th December 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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The Griller String Quartet | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Haydn conceived these three first London quartets specifically for public performances, in the large hall of Hannover Square where the draper-violinist-impresario Johann Peter Salomon used to organise chamber and orchestral concerts. In this way, this trilogy requires a resolutely symphonic style in order to attain completeness, which is no problem for the Prazaks following their recent recording of Haydn's 'Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross' (DSD250291). | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Haydn - String Quartets Volume 11 (DVD Audio)
This set is DVD Audio-only and WILL NOT play on an ordinary CD player. This is the eleventh disc of the Auryn Series. The members of this quartet have played together for 27 years, so that their playing is shaped by a mature and masterful sense of ensemble. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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This is the eleventh disc of the Auryn Series. The members of this quartet have played together for 27 years, so that their playing is shaped by a mature and masterful sense of ensemble. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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“These must be the least well known of Haydn's later quartets, poorly represented over the years in recital programmes and on disc, yet they show Haydn at the height of his powers. When he first came to London in 1791 his string quartets proved popular items in his public concerts; back in Vienna preparing for his second London visit, he designed these new works especially for public performance, with attention-grabbing opening gestures and brilliant concertante writing for all four instruments.
As we've come to expect from The Lindsays' Haydn, these are deeply considered performances, bringing out the full individuality of each movement – the sensuous, romantic atmosphere of No 1's Adagio, the zany, high-spirited character of No 2's opening Allegro, with its leaping octave motif shared out between the instruments.
The Lindsays' lively tone quality and robust manner powerfully convey the rhythmic verve that's a mirror of Haydn's extraordinary creative energy; sometimes the playing sounds a bit too forceful. Whether you already know Op 71 or not, you're bound to enjoy this splendid issue.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Haydn - String Quartets Volume 3
“Enthusiastically recommended!” Fanfare | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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