Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
The Leipzig String Quartet has sometimes offered experimental performances of Haydn, playing the movements of the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross in alternation with jazz pieces, for example. This recording of three quartets from Haydn's Op. 50 set of 1787, however, is stylistically straight up the middle. The Op. 50 quartets pair intense, closely worked-out monothematic opening movements of some length with short, rather giddy finales; in between is a fixed combination of slow movement and minuet. The Leipzigers' technical facility is of the no-visible-sweat variety, and the dry readings of the opening sonata-form movements effectively gives way to shades of lyricism and emotion as a piece develops. The real star, as is often the case with Germany's MDG label, is the sound; the Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster is the farmhouse of the former Marienmünster Abbey, a sonically clear but intimate two-story building that stands in admirably for the rooms at Esterháza palace where this music would originally have been heard. By any measure this is a solid choice that could fit into any varied collection of strong Haydn quartet performances.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Leipziger Streichquartett, MainArtist - copyright has expired, MusicPublisher
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Album review
The Leipzig String Quartet has sometimes offered experimental performances of Haydn, playing the movements of the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross in alternation with jazz pieces, for example. This recording of three quartets from Haydn's Op. 50 set of 1787, however, is stylistically straight up the middle. The Op. 50 quartets pair intense, closely worked-out monothematic opening movements of some length with short, rather giddy finales; in between is a fixed combination of slow movement and minuet. The Leipzigers' technical facility is of the no-visible-sweat variety, and the dry readings of the opening sonata-form movements effectively gives way to shades of lyricism and emotion as a piece develops. The real star, as is often the case with Germany's MDG label, is the sound; the Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster is the farmhouse of the former Marienmünster Abbey, a sonically clear but intimate two-story building that stands in admirably for the rooms at Esterháza palace where this music would originally have been heard. By any measure this is a solid choice that could fit into any varied collection of strong Haydn quartet performances.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:41
- Main artists: Leipziger Streichquartett
- Composer: Joseph Haydn
- Label: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG)
- Genre: Classical
2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 2009 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.