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Quatuors à cordes op. 64

Franz Joseph Haydn

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Compared with the majority of modern-instrument ensembles, the English Medici Quartet is a bit rougher in tone in fast movements, more sensitive in interpretation in slow movements, and a tad more buoyant in tempo in the Menuettos. The intonation is warmer in lyrical themes, the attacks harder in developments, and the sense of exhilaration more infectious in climaxes. Does this make this Opus 64 set the one to hear? To be sure, there have been other excellent performances of the works -- old timers will recall with fondness the Amadeus Quartet's sweet, strong, and tart DG recordings -- but anyone hearing these endlessly inventive works for the first time in the Medici's performances will not likely be disappointed, nor will they likely feel compelled to try others any time soon. Plus, it must be added that EMI's stereo recording still sounds very fresh and immediate in this apparently un-remastered 2007 reissue.

© TiVo

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String Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64, No. 1, Hob.III:65 (Joseph Haydn)

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String Quartet in C Major, Op. 64 No. 1, Hob. III:65: I. Allegro moderato
Medici Quartet
00:06:34

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in C Major, Op. 64 No. 1, Hob. III:65: II. Menuetto - Trio
Medici Quartet
00:04:18

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in C Major, Op. 64 No. 1, Hob. III:65: III. Allegretto scherzando
Medici Quartet
00:03:49

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in C Major, Op. 64 No. 1, Hob. III:65: IV. Finale. Presto
Medici Quartet
00:03:18

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64, No. 2, Hob.III:68 (Joseph Haydn)

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String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64 No. 2, Hob. III:68: I. Allegro spiritoso
Medici Quartet
00:05:19

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64 No. 2, Hob. III:68: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Medici Quartet
00:06:47

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64 No. 2, Hob. III:68: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Medici Quartet
00:02:58

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64 No. 2, Hob. III:68: IV. Finale. Presto
Medici Quartet
00:03:47

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

String Quartet No. 50 in B flat major, Op. 64, No. 3, Hob.III:67 (Joseph Haydn)

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String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3, Hob. III:67: I. Vivace assai
Medici Quartet
00:06:08

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3, Hob. III:67: II. Adagio
Medici Quartet
00:07:29

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

11
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3, Hob. III:67: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Medici Quartet
00:05:44

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3, Hob. III:67: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
Medici Quartet
00:05:08

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64, No. 4, Hob.III:66 (Joseph Haydn)

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String Quartet in G Major, Op. 64 No. 4, Hob. III:66: I. Allegro con brio
Medici Quartet
00:05:11

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

2
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 64 No. 4, Hob. III:66: II. Menuetto. Allegretto
Medici Quartet
00:03:55

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in G Major, Op. 64 No. 4, Hob. III:66: III. Adagio cantabile sostenuto
Medici Quartet
00:06:46

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in G Major, Op. 64 No. 4, Hob. III:66: IV. Finale. Presto
Medici Quartet
00:04:10

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

String Quartet No. 53 in D major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob.III:63, 'The Lark' (Joseph Haydn)

5
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64 No. 5, Hob. III:63 "Lark": I. Allegro moderato
Medici Quartet
00:05:33

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64 No. 5, Hob. III:63 "Lark": II. Adagio cantabile
Medici Quartet
00:06:44

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

7
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64 No. 5, Hob. III:63 "Lark": III. Menuetto - Trio
Quatuor Medici
00:03:49

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64 No. 5, Hob. III:63 "Lark": IV. Finale. Vivace
Medici Quartet
00:02:13

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

String Quartet No. 52 in E flat major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob.III:64 (Joseph Haydn)

9
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 6, Hob. III:64: I. Allegro
Medici Quartet
00:06:15

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

10
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 6, Hob. III:64: II. Andante
Medici Quartet
00:06:42

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

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String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 6, Hob. III:64: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Medici Quartet
00:03:41

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

12
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 6, Hob. III:64: IV. Finale. Presto
Medici Quartet
00:03:46

Joseph Haydn, Composer - Medici String Quartet, MainArtist - Medici Quartet, String Quartet

© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1977, 2007 Parlophone Records Limited

Album review

Compared with the majority of modern-instrument ensembles, the English Medici Quartet is a bit rougher in tone in fast movements, more sensitive in interpretation in slow movements, and a tad more buoyant in tempo in the Menuettos. The intonation is warmer in lyrical themes, the attacks harder in developments, and the sense of exhilaration more infectious in climaxes. Does this make this Opus 64 set the one to hear? To be sure, there have been other excellent performances of the works -- old timers will recall with fondness the Amadeus Quartet's sweet, strong, and tart DG recordings -- but anyone hearing these endlessly inventive works for the first time in the Medici's performances will not likely be disappointed, nor will they likely feel compelled to try others any time soon. Plus, it must be added that EMI's stereo recording still sounds very fresh and immediate in this apparently un-remastered 2007 reissue.

© TiVo

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© 2007 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1977 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records. Digital remastering 2007 by EMI Records Ltd.

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