The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

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1. Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze, for orchestra (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), H. 20/1 A
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performed by Solisti di Zagreb
Conducted by Antonio Janigro

The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Music, Franz Joseph Haydn, Antonio Janigro, I Solisti di Zagreb, Solisti di Zagreb, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Classical Period Orchestral Music for Orchestra, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic
Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas
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ASIN: B0000041KC
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 1 In G Major (Hob.XVI:8): I Allegro
  2. Piano Sonata No. 1 In G Major (Hob.XVI:8): II Menuet
  3. Piano Sonata No. 1 In G Major (Hob.XVI:8): III Andante
  4. Piano Sonata No. 1 In G Major (Hob.XVI:8): IV Finale: Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Major (Hob.XVI:7): I Allegro moderato
  6. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Major (Hob.XVI:7): II Menuet
  7. Piano Sonata No. 2 In C Major (Hob.XVI:7): III Finale: Allegro
  8. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Major (Hob.XVI:9): I Allegro
  9. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Major (Hob.XVI:9): II Menuet And Trio
  10. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Major (Hob.XVI:9): III Scherzo: Allegro
  11. Piano Sonata No. 4 IN G Major (Hob.XVI: G1): I Allegro
  12. Piano Sonata No. 4 IN G Major (Hob.XVI: G1): II Menuetto
  13. Piano Sonata No. 4 IN G Major (Hob.XVI: G1): III Finale: Presto
  14. Piano Sonata No. 5 In G Major (Hob.XVI:11): I Presto
  15. Piano Sonata No. 5 In G Major (Hob.XVI:11): II Andante
  16. Piano Sonata No. 5 In G Major (Hob.XVI:11): III Menuet And Trio
  17. Piano Sonata No. 6 In C Major (Hob.XVI:10): I Moderato
  18. Piano Sonata No. 6 In C Major (Hob.XVI:10): II Menuet And Trio
  19. Piano Sonata No. 6 In C Major (Hob.XVI:10): III Finale: Presto
  20. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major (Hob.XVII:D1): I Moderato (Tema con variazioni)
  21. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major (Hob.XVII:D1): II Menuet
  22. Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major (Hob.XVII:D1): III Finale: Allegro
  23. Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Major (Hob.XVI:5): I Allegro
  24. Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Major (Hob.XVI:5): II Menuet And Trio
  25. Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Major (Hob.XVI:5): III Finale: Presto
  26. Piano Sonata No. 9 In D Major (Hob.XVI:4): I Moderato
  27. Piano Sonata No. 9 In D Major (Hob.XVI:4): II Menuet And Trio
  28. 5 Variations In D Major

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major (Hob.XVI:1): I Allegro
  2. Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major (Hob.XVI:1): II Adagio
  3. Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major (Hob.XVI:1): III Menuet And Trio
  4. Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major (Hob.XVI:2): I Moderato
  5. Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major (Hob.XVI:2): II Largo
  6. Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major (Hob.XVI:2): III Menuet And Trio
  7. Piano Sonata No. 12 In A Major (Hob.XVI:12): I Andante
  8. Piano Sonata No. 12 In A Major (Hob.XVI:12): II Menuet And Trio
  9. Piano Sonata No. 12 In A Major (Hob.XVI:12): III Finale: Allegro molto
  10. Piano Sonata No. 13 In G Major (Hob.XVI:6): I Allegro
  11. Piano Sonata No. 13 In G Major (Hob.XVI:6): II Menuet And Trio
  12. Piano Sonata No. 13 In G Major (Hob.XVI:6): III Adagio
  13. Piano Sonata No. 13 In G Major (Hob.XVI:6): IV Finale
  14. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Major (Hob.XVI:3): I Allegretto
  15. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Major (Hob.XVI:3): II Andante
  16. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Major (Hob.XVI:3): III Finale: Presto
  17. Piano Sonata No. 15 In E Major (Hob.XVI:13): I Moderato
  18. Piano Sonata No. 15 In E Major (Hob.XVI:13): II Menuet And Trio
  19. Piano Sonata No. 15 In E Major (Hob.XVI:13): III Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 16 In D Major (Hob.XVI:14): I Moderato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 16 In D Major (Hob.XVI:14): II Menuet And Trio
  3. Piano Sonata No. 16 In D Major (Hob.XVI:14): III Finale: Allegro
  4. Piano Sonata No. 17 In E Flat Major (Hob. deest): I Moderato
  5. Piano Sonata No. 17 In E Flat Major (Hob. deest): II Andante
  6. Piano Sonata No. 17 In E Flat Major (Hob. deest): III Menuetto And Trio
  7. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major (Hob. deest): I Allegro moderato
  8. Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major (Hob. deest): II Menuetto And Trio
  9. Piano Sonata No. 19 In E Minor, Major (Hob. deest): I Adagio
  10. Piano Sonata No. 19 In E Minor, Major (Hob. deest): II Allegro
  11. Piano Sonata No. 19 In E Minor, Major (Hob. deest): III Finale: Tempo di minuetto
  12. Piano Sonata No. 20 In B Flat Major (Hob.XVI:18): I Allegro moderato
  13. Piano Sonata No. 19 In E Minor, Major (Hob. deest): II Moderato
  14. Piano Sonata No. 28 In D Major (Hob.XIV:5): I Moderato
  15. Piano Sonata No. 28 In D Major (Hob.XIV:5): II Menuet And Trio
  16. Piano Sonata In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:16): I Andante
  17. Piano Sonata In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:16): II Menuet And Trio
  18. Piano Sonata In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:16): III Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 29 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:45): I Moderato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 29 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:45): II Andante
  3. Piano Sonata No. 29 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:45): III Finale: Allegro di molto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 30 In D Major (Hob.XVI:19): I Moderato
  5. Piano Sonata No. 30 In D Major (Hob.XVI:19): II Andante
  6. Piano Sonata No. 30 In D Major (Hob.XVI:19): III Final: Allegro assai
  7. Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major (Hob.XVI:46): I Allegro moderato
  8. Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major (Hob.XVI:46): II Adagio
  9. Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major (Hob.XVI:46): III Finale: Presto
  10. Piano Sonata No. 32 In G Minor (Hob.XVI:44): I Moderato
  11. Piano Sonata No. 32 In G Minor (Hob.XVI:44): II Allegretto

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 33 In C Minor (Hob.XVI:20): I Moderato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 33 In C Minor (Hob.XVI:20): II Andante con moto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 33 In C Minor (Hob.XVI:20): III Finale: Allegro
  4. Piano Sonata No. 34 In D Major (Hob.XVI:33): I Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 34 In D Major (Hob.XVI:33): II Adagio: Tempo di minuetto
  6. Piano Sonata No. 35 In A Flat Major (Hob.XVI:43): I Moderato
  7. Piano Sonata No. 35 In A Flat Major (Hob.XVI:43): II Menuetto
  8. Piano Sonata No. 35 In A Flat Major (Hob.XVI:43): III Rondo: Presto
  9. Piano Sonata No. 36 In C Major (Hob.XVI:21): I Allegro
  10. Piano Sonata No. 36 In C Major (Hob.XVI:21): II Adagio
  11. Piano Sonata No. 36 In C Major (Hob.XVI:21): III Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 37 In E Major (Hob.XVI:22): I Allegro moderato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 37 In E Major (Hob.XVI:22): II Andante
  3. Piano Sonata No. 37 In E Major (Hob.XVI:22): III Finale: Tempo di minuetto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 38 In F Major (Hob.XVI:23): I Moderato
  5. Piano Sonata No. 38 In F Major (Hob.XVI:23): II Adagio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 38 In F Major (Hob.XVI:23): III Finale: Presto
  7. Piano Sonata No. 39 In D Major (Hob.XVI:24): I Allegro
  8. Piano Sonata No. 39 In D Major (Hob.XVI:24): II Adagio
  9. Piano Sonata No. 39 In D Major (Hob.XVI:24): III Finale: Presto
  10. Piano Sonata No. 40 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:25): I Moderato
  11. Piano Sonata No. 40 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:25): II Tempo di minuetto
  12. Piano Sonata No. 41 In A Major (Hob.XVI:26): I Allegro moderato
  13. Piano Sonata No. 41 In A Major (Hob.XVI:26): II Menuet al rovescio
  14. Piano Sonata No. 41 In A Major (Hob.XVI:26): III Finale: Presto
  15. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major (Hob.XIV:17): I Allegro
  16. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major (Hob.XIV:17): II Andante
  17. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major (Hob.XIV:17): III Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 42 In G Major (Hob.XVI:27): I Allegro con brio
  2. Piano Sonata No. 42 In G Major (Hob.XVI:27): II Menuet
  3. Piano Sonata No. 42 In G Major (Hob.XVI:27): III Finale: Presto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 43 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:28): I Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Sonata No. 43 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:28): II Menuet And Trio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 43 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:28): III Finale: Presto
  7. Piano Sonata No. 44 In F Major (Hob.XVI:29): I Moderato
  8. Piano Sonata No. 44 In F Major (Hob.XVI:29): II Adagio
  9. Piano Sonata No. 44 In F Major (Hob.XVI:29): III Tempo di minuetto
  10. Piano Sonata No. 45 In A Major (Hob.XVI:30): I Allegro - Adagio
  11. Piano Sonata No. 45 In A Major (Hob.XVI:30): II Tempo di minuetto
  12. Piano Sonata No. 46 In E Major (Hob.XVI:31): I Moderato
  13. Piano Sonata No. 46 In E Major (Hob.XVI:31): II Allegretto
  14. Piano Sonata No. 46 In E Major (Hob.XVI:31): III Finale: Presto
  15. 7 Minuets From 'Kleine Tanze fur die Jugend' (Hov. IX:8: Allegretto giocoso (I) - Allegretto risoluto (II) - Allegretto (V) - Allegro vivace (IX) - Moderato (XI) - Allegro vivace (X) - Allegro giocoso (VII)

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 47 In B Minor (Hob.XVI:32): I Allegro moderato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 47 In B Minor (Hob.XVI:32): II Menuet
  3. Piano Sonata No. 47 In B Minor (Hob.XVI:32): III Finale: Presto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 48 In C Major (Hob.XVI:35): I Allegro con brio
  5. Piano Sonata No. 48 In C Major (Hob.XVI:35): II Adagio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 48 In C Major (Hob.XVI:35): III Finale: Allegro
  7. Piano Sonata No. 49 In C Sharp Minor (Hob.XVI:36): I Moderato
  8. Piano Sonata No. 49 In C Sharp Minor (Hob.XVI:36): II Scherzo: Allegro con brio
  9. Piano Sonata No. 49 In C Sharp Minor (Hob.XVI:36): III Menuet And Trio: Moderato
  10. Piano Sonata No. 50 In D Major (Hob.XVI:37): I Allegro con brio
  11. Piano Sonata No. 50 In D Major (Hob.XVI:37): II Largo e sostenuto
  12. Piano Sonata No. 50 In D Major (Hob.XVI:37): III Finale: Presto, ma non troppo
  13. Piano Sonata No. 51 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:38): I Allegro moderato
  14. Piano Sonata No. 51 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:38): II Adagio
  15. Piano Sonata No. 51 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:38): III Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 52 In G Major (Hob.XVI:39): I Allegro con brio
  2. Piano Sonata No. 52 In G Major (Hob.XVI:39): II Adagio
  3. Piano Sonata No. 52 In G Major (Hob.XVI:39): III Finale: Prestissimo
  4. Piano Sonata No. 53 In E Minor (Hob.XVI:34): I Presto
  5. Piano Sonata No. 53 In E Minor (Hob.XVI:34): II Adagio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 53 In E Minor (Hob.XVI:34): III Finale: Vivace molto
  7. Piano Sonata No. 54 In G Major (Hob.XVI:40): I Allgretto innocente
  8. Piano Sonata No. 54 In G Major (Hob.XVI:40): II Presto
  9. Piano Sonata No. 55 In B Flat Major (Hob.XVI:41): I Allegro
  10. Piano Sonata No. 55 In B Flat Major (Hob.XVI:41): II Allegro di molto
  11. Piano Sonata No. 56 In D Major (Hob.XVI:42): I Andante con espressione
  12. Piano Sonata No. 56 In D Major (Hob.XVI:42): II Finale: Vivace assai

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 57 In F Major (Hob.XVI:47): I Moderato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 57 In F Major (Hob.XVI:47): II Larghetto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 57 In F Major (Hob.XVI:47): III Finale: Allegro
  4. Piano Sonata No. 58 In C Major (Hob.XVI:48): I Andante con espressione
  5. Piano Sonata No. 58 In C Major (Hob.XVI:48): II Rondo: Presto
  6. Piano Sonata No. 59 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:49): I Allegro
  7. Piano Sonata No. 59 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:49): II Adagio e cantabile
  8. Piano Sonata No. 59 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:49): III Finale: Tempo di minuetto
  9. Piano Sonata No. 60 In C Major (Hob.XVI:50): I Allegro
  10. Piano Sonata No. 60 In C Major (Hob.XVI:50): II Adagio
  11. Piano Sonata No. 60 In C Major (Hob.XVI:50): III Finale: Allegro molto
  12. Piano Sonata No. 61 In D Major (Hob.XVI:51): I Andante
  13. Piano Sonata No. 61 In D Major (Hob.XVI:51): II Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 62 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:52): I Allegro
  2. Piano Sonata No. 62 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:52): II Adagio
  3. Piano Sonata No. 62 In E Flat Major (Hob.XVI:52): III Finale: Presto
  4. Variations In F-Minor (Hob.XVII:6)
  5. Fantasia In C Major (Hob.XVII:4)
  6. 12 Variations In E Flat Major (Hob. XVII: 3)
  7. Adagio In F Major (Hob.XVII:9)
  8. 6 Variations In C Major (Hob. XVII:5)

Tracks:

  1. 20 Variations In A Major (Hob.XVII:2)
  2. Capriccio In G Major On The Song 'Acht Sauschneider
  3. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: I L'Introduzione: Maestoso et adagio
  4. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: II Sonata I: Largo
  5. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: III Sonata II: Grave e cantabile
  6. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: IV Sonata III: Grave
  7. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: V Sonata IV: Largo
  8. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: VI SonataV: Adagio
  9. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: VII Sonata VI: Lento
  10. The Seven Last Words Of The Redeemer On The Cross: VIII Sonata VII: Largo -- attacca subito - II Terremoto (Presto)

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Haydn was not a pianist of any distinction, nor a very successful composer of instrumental concertos, but his piano sonatas--and there are more than 60 of them--are much finer than those of Mozart, who was one of his era's greatest keyboard virtuosos. The reason for this is simple. Mozart wrote his keyboard concertos for himself and his sonatas for students. Haydn, on the other hand, was constantly stimulated to write piano music for gifted amateurs, though in those days amateurs were often as good as the professionals, particularly women for whom a concert career was out of the question. This is great music then, charming but never trivial, and John McCabe plays it with impressive style and vigor. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Nice Set...not a great performance.......2005-05-08

As a pianist myself, I was very interested to listen to Mr. McCabe when preparing my M.M. degree recital, in which I performed Haydn's Sonata in E minor, Hob:XVI/34 (I will refer to the sonata by the Landon number rather than the older Hoboken number).

Mr. McCabe certainly plays quite cleanly, as one would expect in this day and age. In addition, he provides extensive program notes (Mr. McCabe is a respected musicologist)

Unfortunately, Mr. McCabe isn't quite the performer one would expect to produce the entire output of Haydn's Sonatas. First of all, his tempos are usually not well suited to the music's style (whether in the Allegros or Adagios). Though this has somewhat to due with his lesser technical ability, it also has to do with his idea of interpretation, which to say the least, is quite boring. In the Sonata No. 34, the opening movement has a very particular character. Though it is one of Haydn's few sonatas in a minor key, the opening motive returns in many forms throughout the first movement. Mr. McCabe seems to miss the point of this, along with the importance of articulation (which is of utmost importance in the music of Haydn).

Mr. McCabe uses far too much pedal throughout (especially in the first movement). In the second movement, his imprecise pedaling detracts from the recitative quality (this movement being influenced from Haydn's knowledge of vocal writing and operatic traditions). The third movement is quite slow and the lively character is missing.

I don't believe that one can put Mr. McCabe's recordings on a level with great Haydn interpreters such as Ax or even Richter (with far more color and more adherence to the musical style). This is unfortunate as it comes from such a respected musicologist.

As a final note, it is nice to own this collection to have all Haydn's Sonatas and his output for piano at your fingertips, but I would recommend Ax (or Andsnes in the future...his Haydn Concertos are fantastic).

4 out of 5 stars Much unknown music to assimilate.......2005-04-19

I can partially share one reviewer's opinion that much of this music seems repetitive and certainly that is somewhat the case, but I only listen to one disc at a sitting. It takes time to get to know these sonatas. The Mozart sonatas are more widely performed, and therefore known to the music listening public. At this point in my experience, I must admit that I prefer the Mozart sonatas, but I am gaining an appreciation for those of Haydn.

The quality of the recording is good with very little background noise or noticeable distortion. The piano seem OK for the type of music and if one reviewer thinks these are twangy, listen to these sonatas on an eighteenth century pianoforte.

Mr. McCabe is a competent player without any idiosyncracies which seems in keeping with these sonatas.

I received a boxed set that had two disc sixes and no disc three. Ah, German precision.

1 out of 5 stars the greatest penny a note composer.......2005-04-02

I have listened to all 62 sonatas for keyboard and perhaps 3 of them rise to the level of wonderful composition. If you listen to them you hear he doesn't really "get started " until about sonata 32, compared with say Beethoven who except for 3 or 4 composed 32 of the greatest piano sonatas the world will ever hear. I have attempted to give Haydn a fair hearing for symphonic ( boring ) and keyboard works but for the most part he must get the award for not really being able to put 2 consecutive asthetic notes together. The Nelson Mass is very nice. And I know in his last years, Europe just adored him. He was earning upward in todays dollars of $85,000, which just galled Mozart.Finally the sonatas are performed and recorded well.Before purchasing these sonatas listen to the clips and see if you dont want to run screaming into the night, but if you are a boring person with absolutely no musical asthetic, these sonatas cant be beat!

5 out of 5 stars The best complete set of Haydn Sonatas at any price.......2004-05-22

Other individual performances may "grab" you more than these, but as a whole I could not find fault with these performances. They are particularly satisfying if you follow with a score - you get to see the choices in ornamentation, dynamics, etc. that McCabe makes compared with what is on the printed page. I did several comparisons with other performers (I own 4 complete sets of these sonatas and several smaller compilations), and McCabe consistently comes out on top overall, in my opinion. Haydn's best sonatas are consistently more inventive, witty, and daring than Mozart's and are definitely worth your attention.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent performances of rarely heard works.......2004-05-16

Rich & delicious entertainment. Delighted that one can enjoy this beautiful music of pieces which are rarely publicly performed.
Haydn: String Quartets, Opp. 51, 54, 55, 64, 71, 74
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Release Date: 2004-11-09

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars essential Haydn quartets.......2007-07-11

I have a tendency to be a completist, however, experience tells me that typically not all of a composer's works within a certain genre are equally appealing. There are a number of exceptions - Beethoven immediately comes to mind - but I don't, for example, feel compelled to have all the symphonies of Mozart (but I do have all the piano concertos & listen to all of them, although some are more inspired than others).

This Haydn set includes 18 quartets plus op. 51. If you acquire this along with a 3 disc set of quartets that include op 76, 77 & 103 (also performed by the Amadeus Quartet on DGG), you will find that between both sets you'll have a fairly comprehensive survey of the best of Haydn's quartets. One critic, reviewing a set of complete Haydn quartets, referred to some of his early quartets as "equivalents of today's elevator music." No need to worry about that on these sets though.

These discs were recorded between 1971-1978 & the sound is consistently fine. I'm not a Haydn expert, so I can't vouch for the performances except to say that the Amadeus Quartet (active 1947-87) was a highly regarded ensemble that recorded extensively during that time (complete Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms quartets etc).

This 7 cd package is one of DGG's collector editions that is usually available through an Amazon reseller for considerably less than the list price, which makes it an outstanding bargain.

Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars Rock Me Amadeus.......2005-08-31

A few years ago my father got me the Angeles Quartet box set of the complete Haydn String Quartets. It took me a while to listen to and absorb all 21 discs, but after a time I decided to give it back to dad for a spin. Not a huge string quartet collector, he had a few Naxos discs of the various Haydn opuses, but nothing comprehensive. Well he quickly fell in love with the Angeles performances, and since the box took up so little space on his over-crowded CD shelves, he decided that the loan of this set might be extended indefinitely. He offered me his Naxos titles, but I declined, and thought about getting the Aeolian box on Decca/London instead. I then came across this 7CD set in DG's "Collectors Edition" series by the acclaimed Amadeus String Quartet. I purchased it along with their "Trio" title collecting opp. 76, 77 & 103, and realized ten discs of Haydn SQs as a secondary set was plenty. I had been previously impressed by Amadeus on other recordings (see my reviews of their Schubert and Brahms/Dvorak discs), and they are in top flight form on the Haydn works as well. The Angeles set offers extraordinary music for a better overall value, but if you want a lot, but not necessarily all, of the Haydn String Quartets, you can't go wrong with Amadeus.
Haydn: The Seven Last Words
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  • Great Work, Excellent Recording
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 Haydn: The Seven Last Words
Franz Joseph Haydn , and Emerson String Quartet
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ASIN: B0001BUC10
Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Introduzione I: Maestoso Ed Adagio
  2. Sonata I: Largo (Pater, Dimitte Illis, Quia Nesciunt, Quid Faciunt)
  3. Sonata II: Grave E Catabile (Hodie Mecum Eris In Paradiso)
  4. Sonata III: Grave (Mulier, Ecce Filius Tuus)
  5. Sonata IV: Largo (Deus Meus, Deus Meus, Utquid Dereliquisti Me?)
  6. Introduzione (II): Largo E Cantabile
  7. Sonata V: Adagio (Sitio)
  8. Sonata VI: Lento (Consummatum Est)
  9. Sonata VII: Largo (In Manus Tuas, Domine, Commendo Spiritum Meum)
  10. Il Terremoto: Presto E Con Tutta La Forza (The Earthquake)

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In 1785, the Cathedral of Cádiz commissioned Haydn to write seven orchestral interludes, to be performed during Holy Week services between the bishop's recitation of Jesus' seven last words, plus an introduction and an epilogue depicting the earthquake after His death. Though Haydn later complained about the difficulty of composing eight consecutive slow movements that would not "fatigue the listener," but "produce the deepest impression...in his soul," he succeeded magnificently. The work is surely one of his great masterpieces. Originally scored for full orchestra, he arranged it for string quartet (the most familiar version), for piano, and subsequently also for soloists, chorus and orchestra on a text by Baron van Swieten. This recording, part of the Emerson's Haydn Project, is wonderful. Though the texture is full and often contrapuntal, the first violin generally carries the melody. As always, the Emerson's violinists share the lead. Their tone, while sometimes perhaps too luxurious, is beautiful, and the collective sound is warm, pure and transparent. With inmost expressiveness, they evoke the work's human agony in all its pleading, despair and resignation, as well as its serene promise of heaven. Inveterate innovators, they have made numerous textual changes, incorporating elements of the orchestral version to enhance sonority and voicing; they even include an all-wind movement that Haydn added to his choral version in their own transcription. Though Haydn intended the music to express the text by purely instrumental means, the Emerson's suggestion that the main theme of each movement is a setting of the salient "word" or sentence (in Latin, the language of the Catholic church service) is intriguing. Despite Haydn's misgivings, the performance easily sustains interest through eight (here nine) slow movements, and though one misses the original's trumpets and kettledrums, the "Earthquake" is very effective. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Won over by the Emersons.......2006-03-31

I never thought much of Haydn as a composer beyond the generic praise any music lover is bound to give him, but hearing fragments of this work here at Amazon compelled me to buy this recording.
By now, I have a new-found respect for Haydn and this recording has become one of my most cherished. The grandeur and intensity permeating this work from start to finish is startling. My favourite piece, Nr. 5, has all the power of a De Lassus penitential psalm or a highlight from Bach's cantatas or the St. Matthew - yes, unequivocally.

5 out of 5 stars Great Work, Excellent Recording.......2006-01-04

With the great Alban Berg Quartet's (ABQ) focus on such composers as Piazzola (not that there is anything wrong with that) resulting in relative obscurity, the Emersons Quartet (ESQ) currently deserves the epitaph of the world's leading string quartet. Thanks to their devotion to both the standard and new repertoire and a departure from the overemphatic approach of ensembles like the Guarneris at this side of the Atlantic Ocean, ESQ has nicely supplemented the more revolutionary, but less skilled Kronos Quartet's catalog.

It is a great pleasure to finally get an opportunity to hear the Last Words in such a superior performance. Everything is there and the ensemble is highly successful in maintaining the tension and the listener's interest throughout this cycle of mostly slow movements. While I at times would have preferred the slightly dryer approach of the ABQ to emphasize these works classical origin, this is only a minor quibble.

In all an excellent, generous and well recorded disc.

5 out of 5 stars Are the Emersons finally a distinctive voice ???.......2004-05-18

Recording after recording by the Emersons of the mainstream quartet repertoire has disappointed at the last hurdle, when, despite magnificent playing, intense attention to detail and composer's markings etc.. they just did not seem to have that certain "voice" that made Vegh's Beethoven, Beethoven;, or the Borodin's Shostakovich, Shostakovich. Even in the highly lauded Bartok, the old Tokyo and Julliard sets just seemed to have the feel of the music musch better... But hold on - what's this - Bach - the recent Art of the Fugue recording - and Haydn - and the Emersons ???
I must say that the very two pieces that I had to date had found very difficult to absorb and enjoy consistently, now are the most played chamber discs, and all credit to the Emersons for taking on such major projects and brining them off famously. the Hadyn in particular, is very intense, yet no doubt about it - this is gray old papa Haydn in his most personal voice....
Well done gents .... keep surprising us ..... now if they wer to take on some Henze, Hartmann, Ligeti .......
Franz Joseph Haydn: Complete String Quartets (Box Set)
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 Franz Joseph Haydn: Complete String Quartets (Box Set)
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ASIN: B00004SSJF
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, Hob. III: 75: Allegro con spirito
  2. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, Hob. III: 75: Adagio sostenuto
  3. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, Hob. III: 75: Menuetto: Presto
  4. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, Hob. III: 75: Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
  5. String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob. III: 76: Allegro
  6. String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob. III: 76: Andante o piu tosto allegretto
  7. String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob. III: 76: Menuetto: Allegro ma non troppo
  8. String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob. III: 76: Vivace assai
  9. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob. III: 77: Allegro
  10. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob. III: 77: Poco adagio, cantabile
  11. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob. III: 77: Menuetto: Allegro
  12. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob. III: 77: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob. III: 78: Allegro con spirito
  2. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob. III: 78: Adagio
  3. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob. III: 78: Menuetto: Allegro
  4. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob. III: 78: Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
  5. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III: 79: Allegretto - Allegro
  6. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III: 79: Largo cantabile e mesto
  7. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III: 79: Menuetto: Allegro
  8. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III: 79: Finale: Presto
  9. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III: 80: Allegretto - Allegro
  10. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III: 80: Fantasia: Adagio
  11. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III: 80: Menuetto: Presto
  12. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III: 80: Finale: Allegro spirituoso

Tracks:

  1. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: L'Introduzione: Maestoso ed adagio
  2. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Sonata I: Pater, dimitte illis, non enim sciunt, quid faciunt (Largo)
  3. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Sonata II: Amen dico tibi: hodie mecum eris in paradiso (Grave e cantabile)
  4. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Sonata III: Mullier, ecce fillus tuus, et tu, ecce mater tua! (Grave)
  5. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Sonata IV: Eli, Eli, lama asabthani? (Largo)
  6. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Sonata V: Sitio (Adagio)
  7. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Sonata VI: Consummatum est! (Lento)
  8. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Sonata VII: Peter! in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum - (Largo)
  9. The Seven Last Words Of Jesus Christ - Op. 51, Hob. III: 50-56: Il terrmoto (Presto e con tutta la forza)
  10. String Quartet No. 68 In D Minor, Op. 103 Hob. III: 83: Andante graziso
  11. String Quartet No. 68 In D Minor, Op. 103 Hob. III: 83: Menuetto ma non troppo presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 1, Hob. III: 69: Allegro
  2. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 1, Hob. III: 69: Adagio
  3. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 1, Hob. III: 69: Menuetto: Allegretto
  4. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 1, Hob. III: 69: (Finale): Vivace
  5. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, Hob. III: 70: Adagio-Allegro
  6. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, Hob. III: 70: Adagio (cantobile)
  7. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, Hob. III: 70: Menuetto: Allegretto
  8. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, Hob. III: 70: Finale: Allegretto
  9. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 3, Hob. III: 71: Vivace
  10. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 3, Hob. III: 71: Andante con moto
  11. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 3, Hob. III: 71: Menuetto
  12. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 3, Hob. III: 71: Finale: Vivace

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 57: Vivace
  2. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 57: Adagio
  3. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 57: Menuetto: Allegretto
  4. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 57: Finale: Adagio-Presto-Adagio
  5. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 58: Allegro con brio
  6. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 58: Allegretto
  7. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 58: Menuetto: Allegretto
  8. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob. III: 58: Finale: Presto
  9. String Quartet In E Major, Op. 54, No. 3, Hob. III: 59: Allegro
  10. String Quartet In E Major, Op. 54, No. 3, Hob. III: 59: Largo cantobile
  11. String Quartet In E Major, Op. 54, No. 3, Hob. III: 59: Menuetto: Allegretto
  12. String Quartet In E Major, Op. 54, No. 3, Hob. III: 59: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 74, No. 1, Hob. III: 72: Allegro (moderato)
  2. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 74, No. 1, Hob. III: 72: Andantino (grazioso)
  3. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 74, No. 1, Hob. III: 72: Menuetto: Allegro
  4. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 74, No. 1, Hob. III: 72: Finale: Vivace
  5. String Quartet In F Major, Op. 74, No. 2, Hob. III: 73: Allegro spiritoso
  6. String Quartet In F Major, Op. 74, No. 2, Hob. III: 73: Andadnte grazioso
  7. String Quartet In F Major, Op. 74, No. 2, Hob. III: 73: Menuetto
  8. String Quartet In F Major, Op. 74, No. 2, Hob. III: 73: Finale: Presto
  9. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III: 74: Allegro
  10. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III: 74: Largo assai
  11. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III: 74: Menuetto: (Allegretto)
  12. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III: 74: Finbale: Allegro con brio

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet No. 45 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 1, Hob. III: 60: Allegro
  2. String Quartet No. 45 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 1, Hob. III: 60: Adagio cantabile
  3. String Quartet No. 45 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 1, Hob. III: 60: Menuetto
  4. String Quartet No. 45 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 1, Hob. III: 60: Finale: Vivace
  5. String Quartet No. 46 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 2, Hob. III: 61 'The Razor': Andante o piu tosto allegretto
  6. String Quartet No. 46 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 2, Hob. III: 61 'The Razor': Allegro
  7. String Quartet No. 46 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 2, Hob. III: 61 'The Razor': Menuetto: Allegretto
  8. String Quartet No. 46 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 2, Hob. III: 61 'The Razor': Finale: Presto
  9. String Quartet No. 47 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 3, Hob. III: 62: Vivace assai
  10. String Quartet No. 47 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 3, Hob. III: 62: Adagio ma non troppo
  11. String Quartet No. 47 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 3, Hob. III: 62: Menuetto
  12. String Quartet No. 47 In A Major, Op. 55, No. 3, Hob. III: 62: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 1, No. 1: Presto
  2. String Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 1, No. 1: Minuet
  3. String Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 1, No. 1: Adagio
  4. String Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 1, No. 1: Minuet
  5. String Quartet In B Flat Major Op. 1, No. 1: Finale: Presto
  6. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 2: Allegro molto
  7. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 2: Minuet
  8. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 2: Adagio
  9. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 2: Minuet
  10. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 2: Finale: Presto
  11. String Quartet In D Flat Major Op. 1, No. 3: Adagio
  12. String Quartet In D Flat Major Op. 1, No. 3: Minuet
  13. String Quartet In D Flat Major Op. 1, No. 3: Scherzo: Presto
  14. String Quartet In D Flat Major Op. 1, No. 3: Menuet
  15. String Quartet In D Flat Major Op. 1, No. 3: Finale: Presto
  16. String Quartet In G Flat Major Op. 1, No. 4: Presto
  17. String Quartet In G Flat Major Op. 1, No. 4: Minuet
  18. String Quartet In G Flat Major Op. 1, No. 4: Adagio ma non tanto
  19. String Quartet In G Flat Major Op. 1, No. 4: Minuet
  20. String Quartet In G Flat Major Op. 1, No. 4: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 0: Presto
  2. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 0: Minuet
  3. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 0: Adagio
  4. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 0: Minuet
  5. String Quartet In E Flat Major Op. 1, No. 0: Finale: Presto
  6. String Quartet In C Major Op. 2, No. 6: Presto assai
  7. String Quartet In C Major Op. 2, No. 6: Minuet
  8. String Quartet In C Major Op. 2, No. 6: Adagio
  9. String Quartet In C Major Op. 2, No. 6: Minuet
  10. String Quartet In C Major Op. 2, No. 6: Finale: Allegro
  11. String Quartet In D Major Op. 2, No. 1: Allegro
  12. String Quartet In D Major Op. 2, No. 1: Minuet
  13. String Quartet In D Major Op. 2, No. 1: Adagio
  14. String Quartet In D Major Op. 2, No. 1: Minuet
  15. String Quartet In D Major Op. 2, No. 1: Finale: Allegro molto
  16. String Quartet In G Major Op. 2, No. 2: Allegro molto
  17. String Quartet In G Major Op. 2, No. 2: Minuet
  18. String Quartet In G Major Op. 2, No. 2: Adagio
  19. String Quartet In G Major Op. 2, No. 2: Minuetto
  20. String Quartet In G Major Op. 2, No. 2: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 64, No. 1, Hob. III: 65: Allegro moderato
  2. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 64, No. 1, Hob. III: 65: Menuetto: Allegretto ma non troppo
  3. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 64, No. 1, Hob. III: 65: Allegretto scherzando
  4. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 64, No. 1, Hob. III: 65: Finale: Presto
  5. String Quartet In B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2, Hob. III: 68: Allegro spiritoso
  6. String Quartet In B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2, Hob. III: 68: Adagio ma non troppo
  7. String Quartet In B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2, Hob. III: 68: Menuetto: Allegretto
  8. String Quartet In B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2, Hob. III: 68: Finale: Presto
  9. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3, Hob. III: 67: Vivace assai
  10. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3, Hob. III: 67: Adagio
  11. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3, Hob. III: 67: Menuetto: Allegretto
  12. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3, Hob. III: 67: Finale: Allegro con spirito

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 64, No. 4, Hob. III: 66: Allegro con brio
  2. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 64, No. 4, Hob. III: 66: Menuetto: Allegretto
  3. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 64, No. 4, Hob. III: 66: Adagio - Cantabile e sostenuto
  4. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 64, No. 4, Hob. III: 66: Finale: Presto
  5. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob. III: 63: Allegro moderato
  6. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob. III: 63: Adagio - Cantabile
  7. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob. III: 63: Menuetto: Allegretto
  8. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob. III: 63: Finale: Vivace
  9. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III: 64: Allegro
  10. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III: 64: Andante
  11. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III: 64: Menuetto: Allegretto
  12. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III: 64: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 28 In E Flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1: Allegro moderato
  2. Quartet No. 28 In E Flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1: Minuet: Un poco allegretto
  3. Quartet No. 28 In E Flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1: Affetuoso e sostenuto
  4. Quartet No. 28 In E Flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1: Finale: Presto
  5. Quartet No. 25 In C Major, Op. 20, No. 2: Moderato
  6. Quartet No. 25 In C Major, Op. 20, No. 2: Capriccio: Adagio
  7. Quartet No. 25 In C Major, Op. 20, No. 2: Minuet: Allegretto
  8. Quartet No. 25 In C Major, Op. 20, No. 2: Fuga a quattro soggetti
  9. Quartet No. 26 In G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3: Allegro con spirito
  10. Quartet No. 26 In G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3: Minuet: Allegretto
  11. Quartet No. 26 In G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3: Poco adagio
  12. Quartet No. 26 In G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3: Finale: Allegro di molto

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 27 In D Major, Op. 20, No. 4: Allegro di molto
  2. Quartet No. 27 In D Major, Op. 20, No. 4: Un poco adagio e affettuoso
  3. Quartet No. 27 In D Major, Op. 20, No. 4: Menuet alla Zingarese: Allegretto
  4. Quartet No. 27 In D Major, Op. 20, No. 4: Presto e scherzando
  5. Quartet No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5: Moderato
  6. Quartet No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5: Menuet
  7. Quartet No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5: Adagio
  8. Quartet No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5: Finale: Fuga a due soggetti
  9. Quartet No. 24 In A Major, Op. 20, No. 6: Allegro di molto e scherzando
  10. Quartet No. 24 In A Major, Op. 20, No. 6: Adagio
  11. Quartet No. 24 In A Major, Op. 20, No. 6: Menuet
  12. Quartet No. 24 In A Major, Op. 20, No. 6: Fuga con tre soggetti

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 35 In D Minor, Op. 42: Andante ed Innocentemente
  2. Quartet No. 35 In D Minor, Op. 42: Menuetto: Allegretto
  3. Quartet No. 35 In D Minor, Op. 42: Adagio e cantabile
  4. Quartet No. 35 In D Minor, Op. 42: Finale: Presto
  5. Quartet No. 9 In F Major, Op. 2, No. 4: Presto
  6. Quartet No. 9 In F Major, Op. 2, No. 4: Menuet
  7. Quartet No. 9 In F Major, Op. 2, No. 4: Adagio
  8. Quartet No. 9 In F Major, Op. 2, No. 4: Menuet: Allegretto
  9. Quartet No. 9 In F Major, Op. 2, No. 4: Finale: Allegro
  10. Quartet No. 10 In B Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6: Adagio With Variations
  11. Quartet No. 10 In B Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6: Menuet
  12. Quartet No. 10 In B Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6: Scherzo: Presto
  13. Quartet No. 10 In B Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6: Menuet
  14. Quartet No. 10 In B Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 11 In D Minor, Op. 9, No. 4: Moderato
  2. Quartet No. 11 In D Minor, Op. 9, No. 4: Menuet
  3. Quartet No. 11 In D Minor, Op. 9, No. 4: Adagio - Cantabile
  4. Quartet No. 11 In D Minor, Op. 9, No. 4: Finale: Presto
  5. Quartet No. 12 In C Major, Op. 9, No. 1: Moderato
  6. Quartet No. 12 In C Major, Op. 9, No. 1: Menuet: Un poco allegretto
  7. Quartet No. 12 In C Major, Op. 9, No. 1: Adagio
  8. Quartet No. 12 In C Major, Op. 9, No. 1: Finale: Presto
  9. Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op. 9, No. 3: Moderato
  10. Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op. 9, No. 3: Menuet: Allegretto
  11. Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op. 9, No. 3: Largo
  12. Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op. 9, No. 3: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 14 In E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2: Moderato
  2. Quartet No. 14 In E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2: Menuet
  3. Quartet No. 14 In E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2: Adagio
  4. Quartet No. 14 In E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2: Finale: Allegro di molto
  5. Quartet No. 15 In B Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 5: Poco adagio
  6. Quartet No. 15 In B Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 5: Menuet: Allegretto
  7. Quartet No. 15 In B Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 5: Largo: Cantabile
  8. Quartet No. 15 In B Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 5: Finale: Presto
  9. Quartet No. 16 In A Major, Op. 9, No. 6: Presto
  10. Quartet No. 16 In A Major, Op. 9, No. 6: Menuet
  11. Quartet No. 16 In A Major, Op. 9, No. 6: Adagio
  12. Quartet No. 16 In A Major, Op. 9, No. 6: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 29 In G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 'How Do You Do?': Vivace assai
  2. Quartet No. 29 In G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 'How Do You Do?': Largo e cantabile
  3. Quartet No. 29 In G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 'How Do You Do?': Scherzo
  4. Quartet No. 29 In G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 'How Do You Do?': Finale
  5. Quartet No. 30 In E Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 'The Joke': Allegro moderato
  6. Quartet No. 30 In E Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 'The Joke': Scherzo
  7. Quartet No. 30 In E Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 'The Joke': Largo e sostenuto
  8. Quartet No. 30 In E Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 'The Joke': Finale
  9. Quartet No. 31 In B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1: Allegro moderato
  10. Quartet No. 31 In B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1: Scherzo
  11. Quartet No. 31 In B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1: Andante
  12. Quartet No. 31 In B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1: Finale

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 32 In C Major, Op. 33, No. 3 'The Bird': Allegro moderato
  2. Quartet No. 32 In C Major, Op. 33, No. 3 'The Bird': Scherzo: Allegretto
  3. Quartet No. 32 In C Major, Op. 33, No. 3 'The Bird': Adagio ma non troppo
  4. Quartet No. 32 In C Major, Op. 33, No. 3 'The Bird': Finale: Rondo - Presto
  5. Quartet No. 33 In D Major, Op. 33, No. 6: Vivace assai
  6. Quartet No. 33 In D Major, Op. 33, No. 6: Andante
  7. Quartet No. 33 In D Major, Op. 33, No. 6: Scherzo: Allegretto
  8. Quartet No. 33 In D Major, Op. 33, No. 6: Finale: Rondo - Presto
  9. Quartet No. 34 In B Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 4: Allegro moderato
  10. Quartet No. 34 In B Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 4: Scherzo: Allegretto
  11. Quartet No. 34 In B Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 4: Largo
  12. Quartet No. 34 In B Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 4: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 2 In F Major: Moderato
  2. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 2 In F Major: Menuetto: Allegretto
  3. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 2 In F Major: Adagio
  4. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 2 In F Major: Finale: Allegro di molto
  5. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 1 In E Major: Moderato
  6. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 1 In E Major: Menuetto: Allegretto
  7. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 1 In E Major: Adagio
  8. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 1 In E Major: Finale: Presto
  9. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 4 In C Minor: Moderato
  10. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 4 In C Minor: Menuetto
  11. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 4 In C Minor: Adagio cantabile
  12. String Quartet Op. 17 No. 4 In C Minor: Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 17, No. 6: Presto
  2. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 17, No. 6: Menuetto
  3. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 17, No. 6: Largo
  4. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 17, No. 6: Presto
  5. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3: Andate grazioso
  6. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3: Menuetto: Allegretto
  7. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3: Adagio
  8. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3: Allegro molto
  9. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 17, No. 5: Moderato
  10. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 17, No. 5: Menuetto
  11. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 17, No. 5: Adagio
  12. String Quartet In G Major, Op. 17, No. 5: Presto

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 66 In G Major, Op. 77, No. 1: Allegro moderato
  2. Quartet No. 66 In G Major, Op. 77, No. 1: Adagio
  3. Quartet No. 66 In G Major, Op. 77, No. 1: Menuetto: Presto
  4. Quartet No. 66 In G Major, Op. 77, No. 1: Finale: Presto
  5. Quartet No. 67 In F Major, Op. 77, No. 2: Allegro moderato
  6. Quartet No. 67 In F Major, Op. 77, No. 2: Menuet: Presto
  7. Quartet No. 67 In F Major, Op. 77, No. 2: Andante
  8. Quartet No. 67 In F Major, Op. 77, No. 2: Finale: Vivace assai

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 1: Allegro
  2. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 1: Adagio non lento
  3. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 1: Menuetto: Poco allegretto
  4. String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 1: Finale: Vivace
  5. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 50, No. 2: Vivace
  6. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 50, No. 2: Adagio: Cantabile
  7. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 50, No. 2: Menuetto: Allegretto
  8. String Quartet In C Major, Op. 50, No. 2: Finale: Vivace assai
  9. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 3: Allegro con brio
  10. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 3: Andante piu tosto Allegretto
  11. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 3: Menuetto: Allegretto
  12. String Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 3: Finale: Presto

Tracks:

  1. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 4 In F Sharp Minor: Allegro spirituoso
  2. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 4 In F Sharp Minor: Andante
  3. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 4 In F Sharp Minor: Menuetto: Poco allegretto
  4. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 4 In F Sharp Minor: Finale: Fuga: Allegro moderato
  5. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 5 In F Major: Allegro moderato
  6. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 5 In F Major: Poco adagio
  7. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 5 In F Major: Menuetto: Allegretto
  8. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 5 In F Major: Finale: Vivace
  9. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 6 In D Major: Allegro
  10. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 6 In D Major: Poco adagio
  11. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 6 In D Major: Menuetto: Allegretto
  12. String Quartet Op. 50 No. 6 In D Major: Finale: Allegro con spirito

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Many Hours of Magnificent Listening Pleasure.......2007-02-20

When these quartets were recorded, in the 1990's and early 2000's, the Kodaly Quartet ("KQ") had been playing together for more than a quarter century. It shows. What is evident on these recordings is the perfect cohesion of these highly talented musicians; they clearly have an intimate knowledge of the score of each quartet and thoroughly enjoy playing together. The KQ's performance is fresh, truly conveys their love for this music, and fully brings to life the range of emotions contained in this musical microcosm - playfulness, elegance, sunny joy, and gentle reverie - with every movement of these quartets having a quality of refinement and graciousness that allows the listener to savor every note.

The allegro movements on these CDs have a wonderful rhythmic vitality.
While listening to them, one can imagine elegantly dressed men and women in the 18th century, with the women in long, flowing silk dresses, moving across the dance floor to the sounds of this wonderful music. Although this chamber music was originally composed for small private gatherings, the fast movements have a lively rhythm that evokes the image of dancing couples.

The slow movements are played with a beautiful tenderness that invites the listener to float upwards with closed eyes into a serene musical heaven, floating in the clouds like an albatross with its wings outspread, being lifted by air currents as it slowly glides through an azure sky on a warm summer day.

These digital recordings have an excellent crystal clear sound quality, capturing the KQ's precision and their sensitivity to every nuance of every note. The sound engineering is truly first-rate, giving a feeling of immediacy and physical presence to the instruments. It is only one step away from having the musicians actually performing in front of you, in your own living room.

I am absolutely delighted with this series of the complete Haydn string quartets by the KQ. As it turns out, every CD in the series has been a delight, including the ones with "spurious arrangements" and quartets that may very well not have been composed by Haydn at all, but by Romanus Hoffstetter (1742 - 1815).

Even the early string quartets are more than mere historical footnotes. They are also beautiful music, irrespective of who composed them, Haydn or Hoffstetter. They are delightful and very worthy compositions in their own right. As stated by Allan Badley in the booklet notes to one of the CD's of the earliest quartets: "There is much to admire in the Op. 3 Quartets, whoever the composer may have been. They are elegant, neatly composed works with lively outer movements, gentle, graceful slow movements, and the kind of lilting, intoxicating minuets that are an integral part of Austrian music of the period." The fact that these string quartets are less musically complex than Haydn's later masterpieces, such as the Opus 71, "Apponyi" quartets, does not detract from their beauty.

I would gladly have paid twice as much for this set of CDs and still felt it was an excellent value. The CD booklet notes are well-written, with historical information, musical analysis, and information on the Kodaly Quartet. Very highly recommended.
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      Tracks:

      1. String Quartet in B-Flat, Op. 76 No. 4 Sunrise - II Adagio - Franz Joseph Haydn
      2. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65 - III Largo - Frederic Chopin
      3. Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat, D.898 - II Andante, un poco mosso - Franz Schubert
      4. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 - II Andante un poco adagio - Johannes Brahms
      5. String Quartet No. 17 In B-Flat, K.458 Hunt - III Adagio - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      6. String Quartet No. 17 In B-Flat, K.458 Hunt - III Adagio - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      7. Sonata In E Minor, F.XVI, No. 1 - II Largo - Antonio Vivaldi
      8. Mhenerzungen, Op. 132 - III Ruhiges Tempo, Mit Zartem Ausdruck - Robert Schumann
      9. Sonata No. 5 For Piano & Violin In F, Op. 24 Spring - Ii Adagio Molto Espressivo - Ludwig Van Beethoven
      10. Quintet For Piano & Winds In E-Flat, K.452 - II Larghetto - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      11. Seven Last Words From The Cross - VII Largo - Franz Joseph Haydn

      Tracks:

      1. String Quartet In C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1 - II Romanze; Poco Adagio - Johannes Brahms
      2. FantasiestOp. 73 - I Zart Und Mit Ausdruck - Robert Schumann
      3. Serenade In D, Op. 8 - Adagio
      4. Clarinet Quintet In A, K.581 - II Larghetto - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      5. String Quartet No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2 - II Andante - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
      6. String Quartet, Op. 10 - III Andantino, Doucement Expressif - Claude Debussy
      7. Violin Sonata No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 108 - II Adagio - Johannes Brahms
      8. Quintet For Piano & Winds In E-Flat, Op. 16 - II Andante Cantabile - Ludwig Van Beethoven
      9. String Quartet No. 1 In D, Op. 11 - II Andante Cantabile - Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      10. Clarinet Trio In B-Flat, Op. 11 - II Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
      11. String Quartet In E-Flat, D.87 - III Adagio - Franz Schubert
      12. Serenade (Andante Cantabile) - Franz Joseph Haydn
      13. Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) - Johannes Brahms
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      10. El Organo Historico Espanol I: Fabordon Y Glosas Del Sexto Tono - Kimberly Marshall
      11. Missa Pro Defunctis, A 5: Pie Jesu Domine - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
      12. Tres Libros De Musica En Cifras Para Vihuela: Fant Que Contrahaze La Harpa - Hopkinson Smith
      13. Ensaladas: Mateu Fleccha L'Ancien La Bomba, Ensalada Studium Musicae Valencia - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
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      18. Lope De Vega: Intermedios Del Barroco Hispanico: No Hay Que Decirle El Primor - Montserrat Figueras
      19. El Organo Historico Espanol 9: Toccata Del Sexto Tono - Francis Chapelet
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      5 out of 5 stars Hesperion XX and others.......2007-03-28

      This is a truly inspirational disc that features several different artists. I came across this disc years ago because of my interest in time period music performed by Jordi Savall and the lovely voice of Monteserrat Figueras in the group Hesperion XX. Both are featured on this disc extensively. Listening to this music is almost like a religious experience, it elevates your senses beyond the mundane for a richly rewarding experience; it is an auditory time warp. Essentially this is a compilation of time period music with compositions mostly from the 1500's. Besides the fabulous work by Hesperion XX the disc also includes some interesting work by Hopkinson Smith on Vihuela while Figueras sings in her lovely soprano voice. There are also some nice orchestra pieces most notably by Issac Ibeniz on "Iberia, El Puerto" which is a lush theme that would sit well in a movie about Spain's Golden Age, Manuel de Falla's beautiful compostion of "El Sombrero De Tres Picos" as performed by Joven Orchestra Nacional de Espana and Roberto Gerhard's "Don Quijote Albada Danza" as performed by the Orchestra Sinfonica de Tenerife. Also of note is the work of Francisco Guerau and the magical baroque guitar of Hopkinson Smith as performed on "Treze diferencias de Canario." Listening to this music reminds one of the grandeur of Spains's past in the Age of Discovery. This is classical album for people like me, who really don't know that much about classical music but realizes good music when he hears it. Recommended for people who like to listen to time period music and the interpretations of Hesperion XX.

      5 out of 5 stars This is the best classical music.......2001-02-05

      I did'nt really like classical music till i bought España - Anthology of Spanish Music CD. I really, really love this CD. If your an artist and sometimes lack inspiration, I recommend this CD! It will get you in the mood to paint!

      4 out of 5 stars Great collection.......2000-11-04

      Two complaints: no liner notes so any potential educational value is lost (I have a number of reference books around the house and some of these composers don't show up anywhere in them) and there is at least one extremely jarring organ work that blasts out of nowhere. A more listener friendly compilation would've sequenced the disc differently or left it out alltogether. That said, this is a wonderful collection of music that I have (mostly) never heard before. I'm glad Naive Astree saw fit to put a lot of obscure and out-of-print recordings together to form this audio introduction to an underappreciated canon.

      Highlights include:

      Track 8 - Jordi Savall (gamba), Ton Koopman (harpsichord), and Rolf Lislevand (lute) turn in a brief but jaunty chamber performance of Ortiz. Left me wanting more.

      Track 11 - Hesperion XX give a haunting vocal performance of Morales' Pie Jesu Domine. I'm not one to ususally appreciate this sort of music (so consider me uninformed) but I found this truly beautiful.

      Track 15 - features Hopkinson Smith on the baroque guitar performing a fascinating Guerau work. Descending arpeggios like gentle, trickling waterfalls. Smith is a stunning performer. I wish he was better known in the U.S.

      Track 22 - from Haydn's original orchestral version of "The Seven Last Words Of Christ On The Cross," this is the one tempestuous movement from a work of mostly subdued music. Deep, powerful string sound from Savall's Le Concert Des Nations. Very well recorded.

      While I'd like to know more about the works and the composers behind them there is so much here to be enjoyed on a purely aesthetic level that I can't whine too much. If you have any interest, by all means pick up this bargain. You will be introduced to a number of great performers and works.
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        		Imagine

        Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by ElgarAll Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by LisztAll Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by MassenetAll Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by Robert SchumannAll Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by DebussyAll Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        NocturnesNocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        RomanticRomantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        CelloCello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        London Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000001HOC
        Release Date: 1994-06-28

        Tracks:

        1. Thais - Meditation - Kenneth Smith/Paul Rhodes
        2. Prld A L'Apres-Midi D' Un Faune - The State Of Mexico SO/Enrique Batiz
        3. Reverie - Gordon Fergus-Thompson
        4. Ste Algerienne - Reverie Du Soir - LSO/Yondani Butt
        5. Scenes Exc Childhood - Traumerei (Dreaming) - Kenneth Smith/Paul Rhodes
        6. Pno Son No.14 'Moonlight' - 1st Movt - John Lil
        7. Liebestraum No.3 - Kenneth Smith/Paul Rhodes
        8. Apres Un Reve (After A Dream) - Julian Lloyd Webber/Yitkin Seow
        9. Berceuse, Op.16 - Rodolfo Bonucci
        10. The Seven Last Words - Meditation On 'Today Thou Shalt Be W. Me In Paradise' - The Lindsays
        11. The Light Of Life - Meditation - RPO/Yondani Butt
        12. Meditation - Bernard Gregor-Smith/Yolande Wrigley
        13. By The Sleepy Lagoon ('Desert Island Discs' Theme) - East Of England Orch/Malcolm Nabarro
        Haydn: The Seven Last Words
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          		Haydn: The Seven Last Words
          Fitzwilliam String Quartet
          Manufacturer: Linn Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00005B65W
          Release Date: 2001-06-05

          Tracks:

          1. Intro
          2. Son I: Pater Dimitte Illis, Non Enim Sciunt, Quid Faciunt
          3. Son II: Amen Dico Tibi: Hodie Mecum Eris In Paradiso
          4. Son III: Mulier Ecce Filius Tuus, Et Tu, Ecce Mater Tua!
          5. Son IV: Eli, Eli, Lama Sabacthani?
          6. Son V: Sitio
          7. Son VI: Consumatum Est!
          8. Son VII: Pater! In Manus Tuus Commendo Spiritum Meum
          9. Il Terremoto
          Lockenhaus Collection [Philips Digital Classics]
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            		Lockenhaus Collection [Philips Digital Classics]
            Heinz Holliger (oboe) , Gidon Kremer (violin) , Erwin Schulhoff (composer) , Franz Schubert , and Alfred Schnittke
            Manufacturer: Polygram Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            DuetsDuets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            QuintetsQuintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            SeptetsSeptets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            TriosTrios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by BrahmsAll Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            Casals, PabloCasals, Pablo | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            Gubaidulina, SofiaGubaidulina, Sofia | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by MessiaenAll Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAll Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by SchnittkeAll Works by Schnittke | Schnittke, Alfred | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by SchubertAll Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by Robert SchumannAll Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by ProkofievAll Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
            DivertimentosDivertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
            ClarinetClarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
            FluteFlute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
            ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            Salzburg Chamber OrchestraSalzburg Chamber Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            CantatasCantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B00000E4ZO
            Release Date: 1992-10-20

            Music Track:

            1. Thinking of You
            2. Tomásek: Eclogues
            3. Turina: Danzas Fantásticas
            4. Uccelini: Weke Fur Violine
            5. Vivaldi: Opera VII, Libro-Concerti 7-12
            6. Weiss: Complete Works for Lute V.1
            7. Willey: String Quartet No4; String Quartet No5
            8. Women Composers & the men i their lives
            9. 2 American Concertos
            10. 21 Piano Concertos Rondo K382 (Bonus DVD)

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