Composer: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Franz Joseph Haydn, Jan Křtitel Vaňhal, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Bennewitz Quartet, Jakub Fišer, Štěpán Ježek , Jiří Pinkas, Štěpán Doležal
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Supraphon
Catalogue: SU43452
Release: 2024
Size: 2.54 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Haydn: String Quartet No. 5 in G Major, Op. 33, Hob. III:41
01. I. Vivace assai
02. II. Largo e cantabile
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. IV. Finale. Allegretto
Vaňhal: String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 33
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Arietta I – Arietta II
07. III. Adagio sostenuto
08. IV. Rondo. Allegro molto
Ditters von Dittersdorf: String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 33, Kr. 195
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Menuetto. Non troppo presto
11. III. Finale. Allegro
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
12. I. Adagio – Allegro
13. II. Andante cantabile
14. III. Menuetto. Allegro
15. IV. Allegro molto
…Storace gave a quartet party to his friends. The players were tolerable, not one of them excelled on the instrument he played; but there was a little science among them, which I dare say will be acknowledged when I name them: First violin Haydn, second violin Baron Dittersdorf, violoncello Vanhal, viola Mozart…” The tenor Michael Kelly’s recollection of that musical evening in 1784 in Vienna has been the source of much speculation by musicologists, and it is also one of the things that inspired this recording. The four composers, all highly acclaimed in their day, met in multiethnic Vienna, and they shared the bond of friendship. While Mozart behaved towards Haydn with respect like that of a pupil towards a master and dedicated a series of six string quartets to him (including the “Dissonant Quartet” in C major), Haydn told Mozart’s father that his son was “the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name.” Dittersdorf was likewise unsparing with superlatives in his autobiography: “He is undoubtedly one of the greatest original geniuses, and I have never before known any composer with such an amazing wealth of ideas.” The names of Dittersdorf and Vanhal are familiar to some, but few have encountered their music. This recording offers an opportunity to discover those nearly forgotten masters’ works superbly interpreted by the Bennewitz Quartet. The enthusiastic acclaim of international critics for their previous Haydn album is affirmation of their extraordinary quality in this repertoire.