Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. This fourth volume of Haydn's String Quartets contains full scores of the twelve masterful quartets from Opp. 20 and 33 (six quartets from each). Composed in 1771 and 1781 respectively, these popular quartets are among the most performed and recorded pieces in the repertoire. This inexpensive volume would be an invaluable addition for any music student or Haydn fan. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer who became the figurehead of the classical movement. He formed a close and mutually respectful relationship with Mozart, and later taught Beethoven, but it was his compositions that left an indelible mark on the musical landscape ofWestern Europe./ Répertoire / Musique de Chambre

Op. 74, 76 and 77 (Altmann) (4 ). Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Op. 74, Nos. 1-3; Op. 76, Nos. 1-6; Op. 77, Nos. 1, 2. Eulenberg edition./ Répertoire / Musique de Chambre

F. Violine, Violoncello Und Klavier. Par PLEYEL IGNAZ. Dann sind dermalen Quartetten heraus von einem gewissen Pleyel dieser ist ein Scholar von Joseph Haydn. Wenn Sie selbige noch nicht kennen, so suchen Sie sie zu bekommen, es ist der Mühe werth. Sie werden auch gleich seinen Meister herauskennen. Gut und glücklich für die Musik, wenn Pleyel seiner Zeit im Stande ist, uns Haydn zu remplacieren! So schrieb Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart am 24. April 1784 an seinen Vater, um ihn vom neuesten Stand der Wiener Musikszene zu unterrichten. Ein ungewöhnlich klarer Einsatz für einen Kollegen aus der Feder eines Musikers, der sich mit Lob sonst eher zurückhielt und auch keine Scheu kannte, sich kritisch über Kollegen zu äußern. (…)/ Répertoire / Musique de Chambre

Par KRAUS JOSEPH MARTIN. The first volume of the new scholarly edition contains the complete chamber music without a keyboard instrument. The most important group of works comprises the string quartets, 10 of which have survived. They were composed during the 1770s, whenHaydn was developing this class of music. The differing balance between such contrasting musical elements as entries in imitation, courtly melody, swift changes of tempo and unexpected modulations gives each of the quartets its special charm. Thefact that six of them were published in 1784 as Krauss 'Opus 1' by the publisher J. J. Hummel shows that the composer himself was convinced by his quartets. With the Flute quintet this volume alsocontains another key work in Kraus’s chamber music. Composed in Vienna about 1783 and also issued in manuscript copies, this work was printed by Ignaz Pleyel in Paris in 1799./ Répertoire / Ensemble de Chambre