Joseph Haydn String Quartets
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recording engineer - Ray Kimber assistant engineers - Aaron Hubbard and Brett Terry mastering - Zen Mastering mastering engineer - Graemme Brown Recorded in the Austad Auditorium, Val A.Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah. RECORDING and MASTERING EQUIPMENT microphones - DPA 3529A & Sennheiser MKH-800 preamp - Millennia Media HV-3D custom a/d converters - EMM Labs ADC8 MkIV recorders - Genex GX9000 & Tascam DV-RA 1000 daw - Pyramix DSD d/a converters - EMM Labs DAC8MkIV monitor speakers - Lipinski Sound L707 monitor speakers - Magnepan 20.1 monitor controller - Grace Design M906 monitor amps - PASS Labs X350.5 monitor headphones - Sennheiser HD-650 cables - KIMBER KABLE Select Series |
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Joseph Haydn String Quartets
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| String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 9, No. 4 (ca. 1770) [16:20] | ||||||
| 1. | I. Allegro moderato [5:23] | |||||
| 2. | II. Menuetto [3:31] | |||||
| 3. | III. Adagio cantabile [4:40] | |||||
| 4. | IV. Presto [2:46] | |||||
| String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2 (1799) [25:01] | ||||||
| 5. | I. Allegro moderato [7:15] | |||||
| 6. | II. Menuetto [4:51] | |||||
| 7. | III. Andante [7:11] | |||||
| 8. | IV. Finale [5:45] | |||||
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Joseph Haydn String Quartets
Aproduct of the traditional patronage system, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was proud to serve a noble family for most
of his career. During his last two decades, he experienced the early effects of the French Revolution, and as aristocratic
patronage became tenuous he began to enjoy the privileges of a popular and independent composer. Haydn’s gradual
transition from what was essentially a classical craftsman to a modern artist is reflected in the stylistic changes that took
place in his 68 string quartets, a genre that he cultivated for almost fifty years. The quartets recorded here document two
distinct stages of this transition: Op. 9, no. 4 shows Haydn as a talented and well-respected court musician undertaking
his first “artful” quartets for intimate settings, and Op. 77, no. 2 displays a famous composer with a towering reputation
writing for a wide and eager public...
—excerpt from liner notes by Eric Smigel
