Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 51 'Seven Last Words'
Scaramouche Quartet
Their playing is decisive and articulate, offering a striking sense of character and displaying a homogeneity of approach, but its expressive quality is never overdone.
Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 51 'Seven Last Words'
Scaramouche Quartet
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Their playing is decisive and articulate, offering a striking sense of character and displaying a homogeneity of approach, but its expressive quality is never overdone.
About
Hadyn was convinced that the seven sonatas, combined with the contemplation of the text would create “the most profound impression in the soul” of even the most musically inexperienced listener. The Scaramouche Quartett, founded in 2008, dedicate itself to performing works of the Viennese Classical period with a sound characteristic of that era. To this end they perform on a collection of rare period instruments that are tuned to the customary “classical” tuning of around 1800.
Contents and tracklist
Haydn:
String Quartets, Op. 51 "Seven Last Words of Christ"
Work length1:03:45
- Scaramouche Quartett
Introduzione, Hob. III:50
Track length4:59
Sonata I, Hob. III:50
Track length5:59
Sonata II, Hob. III:51
Track length8:02
Sonata III, Hob. III:52
Track length9:46
Sonata IV, Hob. III:53
Track length7:28
Sonata V, Hob. III:54
Track length9:22
Sonata VI, Hob. III:55
Track length8:23
Sonata VII, Hob. III:56
Track length7:42
Il terremoto, Hob. III:56
Track length2:04
Awards and reviews
September 2009
Their playing is decisive and articulate, offering a striking sense of character and displaying a homogeneity of approach, but its expressive quality is never overdone.
