Appónyi Quartet

Pražák Quartet - Haydn: Apponyi' Quartets Op. 71 (2012)  Music

Posted by ArlegZ at Nov. 17, 2020
Pražák Quartet - Haydn: Apponyi' Quartets Op. 71 (2012)

Pražák Quartet - Haydn: Apponyi' Quartets Op. 71 (2012)
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Classical | Label: Praga Digitals ‎ | RD/DSD 250 289 | Recorded: 2012

Count Anton George Apponyi was a relative of Haydn's patrons the Esterhazys. Although commissioned by Count Apponyi, the quartets that bear his name were actually inspired by a series of successful public concerts of Haydn's music in London organized by Johann Peter Salomon. These concerts made Haydn an international music superstar and brought about a decided change in the composer's style. The emotional, virtuosic and powerful music found in these quartets presages the spirit of the Romantic period. Following on their decidedly symphonic reading of Haydn's Seven Last Words, the Pražák Quartet is fully in tune with the grand gestures found in these first three of the six Apponyi quartets.
The London Haydn Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Opp 71 & 74 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The London Haydn Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets Opp 71 & 74 (2019)
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Haydn wrote his six ‘Apponyi’ quartets in 1793, for performance during his second London visit the following year. This is a world in which the members of The London Haydn Quartet are very much at home, and they bring all their usual attentive enthusiasm to these masterpieces.