V6: Rias Amadeus Quartet
Label: AUDITE Catalog: AUD21426 Format: COMPACT DISC Amadeus QuartetJoseph Haydn’s string quartets, often rated as the basis for playing quartets, represented far more than an obligation to the Amadeus Quartet. During their entire career, which spans four decades, they thoroughly and continually dedicated themselves to these works, especially those of Haydn’s middle and late periods. Most of their concert programmes featured a quartet by Haydn and in their sonic legacy, Haydn’s string quartets make up more than a fifth of the total. The musicians held these works in such high esteem due, on the one hand, to their relative technical ease and, on the other, their high musical demands. When preparing and rehearsing these works, the players had to examine the music closely, for many sections which appeared implausible in the old editions later on indeed proved erroneous when they were able to study Haydn’s manuscripts and once the Urtext editions had been published. In addition to the authentic quartet works, this edition includes a recording of the “Seven Last Words,” in the arrangement for string quartet. Originally conceived for orchestra, later re-worked into an oratorio by the composer, the adaptation for quartet is the most popular and most played version of the work today. Price: $86.98 |