The expected Haydn qualities of excellence, epigram, adventure, structure, direction, geniality, elegance (but with a strong peasant core) and creativity with a particularly fine slow movement. My 21st century ears needed a bit more weight in the first movement but I gradually adjusted to the thinner sounds and found the performance of the finale particularly delightful.
What a stunning adagio! It has a calm, yet tragic mood, fitting perfectly with the remainder of this gorgeous quartet. Haydn really knew how to impress a king!
The expected Haydn qualities of excellence, epigram, adventure, structure, direction, geniality, elegance (but with a strong peasant core) and creativity with a particularly fine slow movement. My 21st century ears needed a bit more weight in the first movement but I gradually adjusted to the thinner sounds and found the performance of the finale particularly delightful.
This quartet is perfect in its classical style.
What a stunning adagio! It has a calm, yet tragic mood, fitting perfectly with the remainder of this gorgeous quartet. Haydn really knew how to impress a king!
Which country are you king of?
@@concerned1 Lol, that's because the quartets were dedicated to king Frederick William II of Prussia.
Here I am a year later and still delighted but wondering why so few people seem to be listening to Haydn Quartets these days.
Melvyn Elphee 'There is very little that is redeeming in human beings. Most of them are trash.' -Sigmund Freud
#Philistines
In other words, modern music and modern people are degenerate.
Oh we do listen, we just ignore the comments of people like like Mr Elphee.
I like it very much.
Perfect
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