from Haydn: String Quartets Opp 71 & 74 (CDA68230) 1 Allegro [7'40] 25 minutes 40 seconds 4 tracks2 Adagio [5'52] 3 Menuetto: Allegretto [4'06] 4 Vivace [8'02] ‘Slow movements have a natural lilt (the Andantino of Op 74 No 1 feels almost like a Mozart serenade), and there’s wit in play too: the elegant strut of Op 71 No 3’s Andante con moto is almost dandyis ... ‘There are moments where it's really stunning and I don't think it could have been done quite so well in any other way … wonderful stuff … something that's airbrushed into anonymity is not s ... |