String Quartet in C major, Op 74 No 1 (Haydn)
from Haydn: String Quartets Opp 71 & 74 (CDA68230)
1 Allegro [7'13]
2 Andantino [7'00]
3 Menuetto: Allegro – Trio [5'52]
4 Vivace [6'21]
26 minutes 26 seconds 4 tracks
‘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 ...