Haydn 76

Panocha Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 4-6 (1990)

Panocha Quartet - Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 4-6 (1990)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 1:00:19 | 342 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Supraphon | Catalog: 11 0362-2 131

For all that there are wonderful things in the string quartets preceding this set of six in Op. 76, for me there is a new depth of profundity and invention here, marking yet another step up in Haydn's ceaselessly evolving creativity. Haydn had already composed masterpieces, some dating back thirty years before this; the quality and popularity of many of those such as the "The Joke", "The Razor" and "The Lark" are indicated by the very fact that they acquired those nicknames and in this set of six we have three undoubted chefs d'oeuvre all similarly given labels to denote their originality and appeal.
Doric String Quartet - Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 (2016) 2CDs

Doric String Quartet - Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 (2016) 2CDs
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Genre: Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 10886 | Time: 02:26:59

This is the second volume in the Doric String Quartet’s series devoted to Haydn’s String Quartets. Op. 76 turned out to be the last full set of six string quartets that Haydn was to compose. While they were written over the period 1796-97, they were not published until 1799. They had been commissioned by Count Joseph Erdödy, and such arrangements often entailed, as in this case, a period of time during which the works were reserved for that person’s exclusive use and enjoyment. The composition of Op. 76 coincided with Haydn’s work on Die Schöpfung and the first few of the six masses which Haydn wrote for the name day of Princess Maria Hermenegild Esterházy, and one can readily imagine that such compositional preoccupations rubbed off onto the composition of the quartets. However, that cannot be equated with a particular predominant ‘opus character’, a feature of some of Haydn’s previous sets. Rather – like Op. 20, also recently recorded by the Doric String Quartet (CHAN10831(2)) – the quartets seem to be most remarkable for their sheer variety.
The London Haydn Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 (2021)

The London Haydn Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 (2021)
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Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68335 | Recorded: 2020

The summit of Haydn’s quartet-writing, and of the classical string quartet medium itself. The ‘Emperor’, ‘Fifths’ and ‘Sunrise’ may be the best known of the six—as so often with those works by Haydn which have nicknames—but the others are every bit their equal.
Tokyo String Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 (1994)

Tokyo String Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 (1994)
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Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SB2K 53 522 | Recorded: 1978-1979

These quartets, Haydn's last great quartet collection, represent a peak of musical achievement that may have been equaled, but has never been surpassed. Haydn invented the string quartet way back in the 1750s, and by the time he came to write these works some 40 years later, his mastery was so natural and effortless that it's hardly noticeable. All you hear are the great tunes, dramatic surprises, fresh rhythms, and ever-new string textures. These immaculate performances by the Tokyo Quartet went a long way toward establishing it as one of the most exciting young string quartets to emerge in the past two decades, and they have been superbly recorded. A classic set, then, and essential listening.
Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Haydn: The Sturm und Drang Symphonies (2000) (6CDs Box Set)

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Haydn: The Sturm und Drang Symphonies (2000) (6CDs Box Set)
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Genre: Classical / Label: DG Archiv

With 19 symphonies spread across six CDs, this major reissue set of Trevor Pinnock's performances (with The English Concert) of a substantial selection of Haydn's "Sturm und Drang" symphonies is outstanding in every regard. Derived from the German literary movement that affirmed that emotionalism and dark-hued urgency powerfully reflected the human condition, "Sturm und Drang" (literally "Storm and Stress") exerted a profound impact upon the evolution of the Classical symphony, especially in Haydn's hands. No one with an interest in either the period or the composer can possibly afford to be without this set. The performances are simply magnificent! Pinnock's periodist band sounds brilliantly accomplished throughout, and the recorded sound is clear, impactful, and detailed.
Minetti Quartett - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 64/4; 74/3; 76/5 (2009)

Minetti Quartett - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 64/4; 74/3; 76/5 (2009)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Hänssler Classic | # CD98.589 | Time: 00:56:26

This warmly recorded, naturally balanced disc is delightful. The Minetti Quartet offers three late Haydn masterpieces, played with plenty of high spirits and, in the slow movements, a fresh songfulness (both Opp. 64's and 76's are marked "cantabile") that's most affecting. There's practically nothing to criticize here. Highlights include the really zippy final prestos of Opp. 64 and 76, and the intense Largo assai of the "Rider" quartet. In the finale of the latter, the group's articulation is a touch clipped in the main theme, and as a result the music doesn't quite speak as it should, but better too much energy than too little. The minuet (really a scherzo) of Op. 76 also is terrific, smooth as silk until Haydn's disruptive syncopation sets in. If you're looking for a very attractive single-disc collection of late Haydn quartets, I can recommend this without hesitation. Playing time is a bit short–under an hour–so there was still room for another full quartet, but if this doesn't concern you terribly, then go for it.
The Aeolian String Quartet - Joseph Haydn: The Complete String Quartets, Part 4 (2009)

The Aeolian String Quartet - Joseph Haydn: The Complete String Quartets, Part 4 (2009)
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Classical | Label: DECCA | # 478 1267 | Recorded: 1973-1977

Mozart was still in nappies at the time when Haydn more or less single-handedly invented the string quartet. Nearly half a century later, as he struggled - and failed - to complete his last quartet, Beethoven was already at work on his Eroica Symphony. In the interim, Haydn wrote considerably more quartet masterpieces than Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert put together, raising the medium to a level of sophistication, subtlety and originality that provided a yardstick for all later composers. Mind you, it took him some time to get there: it isn't until the eighth CD of this set that we reach the first of the unequivocally great works, the six quartets which make up Op. 20.
Quatuor Élysée - Joseph Haydn: Les 6 Quatuors, Op. 76; Anton Webern: Les 6 Bagatelles, Op. 9 (2004)

Quatuor Élysée - Joseph Haydn: Les 6 Quatuors, Op. 76; Anton Webern: Les 6 Bagatelles, Op. 9 (2004)
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Classical | Label: Zig-Zag Territoires | ZZT0308022 | Recorded: 2002

he players take an appropriately spacious view of the Sunrise Quartet's serene opening bars, and provide a deeply felt account of the wonderful F sharp major slow movement from Op. 76/5. They offer, too, an intensely dramatic performance of the first movement of the D minor Fifths Quartet, and manage to find a striking change of colour for the minor sections of Op. 76/5's opening movement.

Takacs String Quartet - Haydn: 6 String Quartets, op.76 (2004)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Oct. 8, 2022
Takacs String Quartet - Haydn: 6 String Quartets, op.76 (2004)

Takacs String Quartet - Haydn: 6 String Quartets, op.76 (2004)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | Catalog: 475 6213

The Takács Quartet began their exclusive association with Decca in 1988 and the first release was the CD of Haydn String Quartets, op.76 nos.1-3; this was followed by the other three quartets that make up the set: op.76 nos. 4-6. This set of quartets was Haydn's last and was published in 1797 (his projected set of 6 quartets op.77 produced just two works and his op.103 remained a fragment). The second of these discs, containing nos.4-6 of op.76 was particularly warmly received by Gramophone in January 1990.
Chiaroscuro Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 Nos.1-3 (2020)

Chiaroscuro Quartet - Joseph Haydn: String Quartets, Op.76 Nos.1-3 (2020)
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Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-SACD-2348 | Recorded: 2017

The Chiaroscuro Quartet made their first appearance on BIS with acclaimed recordings of Joseph Haydn’s Sun Quartets, Op. 20, described in The Strad as ‘period-instrument performances of the utmost subtlety and refinement’. The Op. 20 quartets are widely regarded as a mile-stone in the history of the genre. When Chiaroscuros now return to Haydn, it is with his last complete set of quartets, begun in 1796 when he was 64 years old.