Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Goldmund Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8573701
Release: 2016
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1, Hob. III:1 “La chasse”
01. I. Presto
02. II. Minuet
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Minuet
05. V. Finale. Presto
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III:41
06. I. Vivace assai
07. II. Largo e cantabile
08. III. Scherzo. Allegro
09. IV. Finale. Allegretto
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1, Hob. III:81 “Lobkowitz”
10. I. Allegro moderato
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Menuetto. Presto
13. IV. Finale. Presto
Joseph Haydn claimed to have discovered the string quartet form by accident. His Op.1 no.1 has the cheerful five-movement form of a Divertimento, while the glorious and harmonically daring Op.77 no.1 was among the last he completed in the genre. Falling between the two, Op.33 no.5 is full of rhythmic surprises and a theme that gives it the nickname, ‘How do you do?’
Today, the Goldmund Quartet is considered one of the most exciting young string quartets in Europe. Since their début at Munich’s Prinzregententheater, the quartet has appeared at international festivals such as the Festival Aix-en-Provence, Festival de Música y Danza Granada, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele and Heidelberger Frühling. The quartet has been awarded several prizes, including a Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now scholarship, and recently a scholarship from the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb as well as the 2015 Bavarian Young Artist Award. Concert recordings have been made by the Bavarian Radio, ARD, Deutschlandradio and Einsfestival.
