Haydn Quartett

Rosamunde Quartett - Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ (2001)

Rosamunde Quartett - Joseph Haydn: The Seven Words (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 286 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 171 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Chamber | Label: ECM | # ECM New Series 1756, 461 780-2 | Time: 01:06:09

On this recording of The Seven Words, the Rosamunde String Quartet offers a compelling rendition of one of Haydn's most complex compositions. The Seven Words was originally composed for a full orchestra as a series of seven adagios, which were meant to be interludes during a congregation's meditations on the last seven words of Christ on the Cross. Haydn struggled with a way to compose seven connected pieces of music that were solemn and yet varied enough to keep the listener from getting bored. The members of the Rosamunde Quartet are technically brilliant as they demonstrate the composer's solutions to this musical puzzle. Even though the tempo is slow, they never let the music become ponderous or oppressive. But to Haydn, The Seven Words was more than just an aural conundrum. He felt the composition was perhaps his most sacred work, and the quartet plays this music with reverence for the composer's spiritual intentions. This is a profound piece of music, and the Rosamunde does it justice on each of its many levels.

Auryn Quartett - Haydn: String Quartets Op.17 (2CD) (2009)  Music

Posted by Domestos at April 17, 2018
Auryn Quartett - Haydn: String Quartets Op.17 (2CD) (2009)

Auryn Quartett - Haydn: String Quartets Op.17 (2CD) (2009)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 306.11 Mb + 282.75 Mb | 74:16 + 66:45 | Cover
Classical | Label: Tacet - Tacet 175

Like Op. 9, the Op. 17 quartets receive little attention not because there’s anything wrong with them, but because they were eclipsed by Haydn’s later masterpieces in the genre, from Op. 20 on. Still, they contain magnificent music and were enormously popular in their day. Certainly this is the finest recording of them yet to appear.
Haydn / Peris - Henschel Quartett - The seven last words of Christ (Version for string quartet and voice) (2012)

Joseph Haydn / José Peris - The seven last words of Christ (Version for string quartet and voice)
Henschel Quartett / Susanne Kelling, Mezzo Soprano
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 289 MB | Full Artwork: 89 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Challenge Records # CC72546 | Country/Year: Europe 2012
Genre: Classical, Sacred | Style: Viennese School, Present 21st Century, Vocal

When Franz Joseph Haydn composed his string quartet version of The Seven Last Words of Christ (one of several versions he either wrote or authorized), he incorporated Jesus' final sentences in the score under their associated melodies, though they were not intended to be sung. In practice, a priest would intone the last words before each of the sonatas, which were played for the congregation as slow meditations. Spanish composer José Peris Lacasa, a student of Carl Orff and Nadia Boulanger, has worked the combination of words and music into a performing version for mezzo-soprano and string quartet, and this release by Susanne Kelling and the Henschel Quartet is the premiere recording…

Constanze Quartett - Michael Haydn: Six String Quartets (2024)  Music

Posted by delpotro at May 17, 2024
Constanze Quartett - Michael Haydn: Six String Quartets (2024)

Constanze Quartett - Michael Haydn: Six String Quartets (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 318 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 159 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:07:38
Classical | Label: CPO

Michael Haydn predominantly composed these works in three movements; only the F major quartet is comprised of four movements. The four-movement format of the string quartet became most common for the then-emerging “king among genres”, notably in the epochal quartets of his brother Joseph. However, throughout the 18th century, works with three movements (symphonies, chamber music, and concertos) were more prevalent. Michael Haydn consistently incorporates a minuet, which was among the preferred courtly dances, into his compositions. Despite their lighter character, these pieces are creatively crafted, featuring rich melodies, tonal delicacy, and occasional surprising harmonic twists. At times, one can discern contrapuntal finesse, characteristic of Michael Haydn’s style but used more sparingly in these works. Another notable aspect is the individual involvement of all four instruments, although the first violin is given a prominent position, reflecting the taste of the time. This may also suggest that the composer, serving as concertmaster, played this part himself during performances, allowing him to shine a bit.
The Alban Berg Quartet - Haydn: Emperor / Mozart: Hunt (1994) [Japan 2014] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Alban Berg Quartett - Haydn: Emperor / Mozart: Hunt (1994) [Japan 2014]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 50:05 minutes | Scans included | 1,44 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,32 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/44,1 kHz | Full Scans included | 602 MB

The Alban Berg Quartet was founded in 1971 and within a decade was established as one of the finest string quartets in the world. It was known for its large recorded sets of the complete quartets of many masters of the genre. The members of the quartet – which included violinists Günter Pichler, Gerhard Schulz, Kakuska, and cellist Valentin Erben, of whom Pichler, Schulz and Erben were founding members – were all faculty members of the Wiener Hochschule für Musik and also taught master classes on German chamber music regularly at the Musikhochschule in Cologne. The group won 30 major international recording awards, representing virtually every top prize of note.
Schneiderhan Quartett - Plays Haydn, Brahms and Schumann (2014)

Schneiderhan Quartett - Plays Haydn, Brahms and Schumann (2014)
Label: Meloclassic | FLAC (*image + .cue, log) | Time: 01:14:55 | 309 mb (+3%rec.)
Genre: Classical

The album Schneiderhan Quartett – Plays Haydn, Brahms and Schumann (2014) features historic radio recordings from 1944 by the renowned Schneiderhan Quartet. These performances, captured during World War II in Vienna, showcase the quartet's exceptional artistry and offer a glimpse into the musical landscape of the era.

Alban Berg Quartett - Mozart & Haydn (2024)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at April 12, 2024
Alban Berg Quartett - Mozart & Haydn (2024)

Alban Berg Quartett - Mozart & Haydn (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 3:06:43 | 425 / 798 Mb
Genre: Classical

Alban Berg Quartett Le premier quatuor à cordes viennois en tant que tel, constitué en 1970, s'est révélé l'un des ensembles de musique de chambre les plus novateurs de son temps. Formé par quatre professeurs de l'Académie de musique de Vienne, le Quatuor Alban Berg reçoit jusqu'en juin 1971 l'enseignement à Cincinnati (États-Unis), de Walter Levin (Quatuor LaSalle) et donne son premier concert le 5 octobre de la même année dans la Mozartsaal du Konzerthaus de Vienne, après avoir reçu par la veuve du compositeur Alban Berg (1885-1935), Helen Berg,
Melos Quartett - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 6 Haydn-Quartette (1990)

Melos Quartett - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 6 Haydn-Quartette (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 736 Mb | Total time: 56:10+51:48+62:51 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 415 870-2 | Recorded: 1977, 1978

It may seem an unlikely thing to say about a German chamber ensemble, yet the Melos Quartet of Stuttgart are more suave, more feline, than the Quartetto Italiano in the opening movement of Mozart's E flat Quartet. The former have, too, the advantage of a modern recording with a more exact stereo placing of each instrument, whereas the Philips disc is close on ten years old.
Petersen Quartett - Mozart: 6 String Quartets ("Haydn-Quartette") (1992)

Petersen Quartett - Mozart: 6 String Quartets ("Haydn-Quartette") (1992)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:44:15 | 849 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Capriccio Records | Catalog: 10605

Written between December 1782 and January 1785 the set of six string quartets which Mozart dedicated to Haydn are striking masterpieces, and that he meant them to be so is clear from the printed dedication to his older colleague. ''Dearest friend and famous man,'' he wrote, ''here are… these six sons of mine. They are the fruit of long and laborious effort. One thing has a little encouraged and comforted me: the hope, flatteringly whispered to me, that these musical works might one day be a joy to me… I therefore commend my children to you, hoping that they will not seem totally unworthy of your love.'' Furthermore, Mozart's choice of the medium seems appropriate since he and Haydn had on occasion played together as members of a string quartet, and both surely thought of it as a more refined vehicle for musical thought than the symphony orchestra.
The Gewandhaus Quartet - Haydn: Famous String Quartets (2005) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Gewandhaus-Quartett - Haydn: Beruhmte Streichquartette • Famous String Quartets • Les Quatuors À Cordes Celebres (2005)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 70:25 minutes | Front/Rear Covers+Digital Booklet | 3,39 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers + Digital Booklet | 1,57 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear Covers + Digital Booklet | 1,43 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: New Classical Adventure / Membran # 60148

The Gewandhaus Quartet (German: Gewandhaus-Quartett) is a string quartet based in Leipzig. It was founded in 1808 by members of the Gewandhaus Orchester, as one of the first professional quartets in the world. In its more than 200-year history, they played many world premieres. On this recording the Leipzig Gewandhaus-Quartett is dedicated to the famous string quartets by Joseph Haydn. Haydn, who is considered the "father" of the string quartets, is also the composer of the melody of the German national anthem which can be heard as part of the "Kaiserquartett" on this release. In addition to this it includes also the compositions "Quintenquartett" and "Der Sonnenaufgang".