from Haydn: String Quartets Op 20 (CDA67877) 1 Allegro con spirito [8'37] 26 minutes 52 seconds 4 tracks2 Menuetto: Allegretto [5'20] 3 Poco adagio [7'36] 4 Allegro molto [5'19] ‘An ensemble unique in collective insight, in tempo-management, articulation of melodic design and assessment of harmonic weight … provocative interpretations of enthralling magnitude’ (Gramophone) ‘The commitment of this string quartet to one composer pays off. Their period tone suits Haydn's melodious down-to-earth writing and they capture the urbane wit and complex intelligence of Vienna's fi ... ‘The players of the London Haydn Quartet, formed in 2001, refer modestly in their booklet notes to gut strings and Classical bows, saying relatively little about performing practice, but in this respe ... |