Haydn: String Quartets Op 50 - performed from the Artaria edition published in Vienna in December 1787

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Product Description The London Haydn Quartet turns to the six Op 50 quartets. More seriousintellectually tautthan the Op 33 'Russian' quartets which they follow in Haydn's output, these six 'Prussian' quartets dazzle in such committed performances as these. Review The British viola player James Boyd, versatile in all repertoire, founded the London Haydn Quartet in 2001 out of a passion for Haydn's quartet masterpieces and a desire to play them in historically informed style. The freshness of sound, achieved using gut strings and classical bows, is evident from the outset. The result is light-footed, witty and intelligent. Now progressing through the canon for Hyperion, this volume contains the six works of Op 50, the Prussian . The variety is formidable, from the economy of No 1 to the zany invention of No 5 to the restless exuberance of the well-known Frog (No 6). Pure joy. ***** --Observer, 07/02/16These are stylish, faithful accounts of these six great quartets. Gramophone, Mar'16 /// They play with all the radiant resonance of timbre of their previous releases in this on-going Haydn series. Performance **** Recording **** --BBC Music Magazine, Apr'16There is plenty to enjoy in these latest performances by the London Haydn Quartet. Their playing is admirably poised, expansive and superbly recorded. ***** EDITORS CHOICE --Early Music Today, June-Aug'16