Here Joseph Haydn's music is revealed as the perfect expression of truth. And the Auryn's performance of his string quartets is exactly as it should be: vigorous, beautiful to listen to, and full of feeling. A rediscovery both of sheer beauty and intellectual development.
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Performers: Matthias Lingenfelder, violin Jens Oppermann, violin Stewart Eaton, viola Andreas Arndt, violoncello
Track Listing: Disc One: 1. String quartet op. 1 No. 1, Hoboken III:1 in B flat Major: Presto 2. Minuet - Minuet secondo - Minuet primo da Capo 3. Adagio 4. Minuet - Trio - Minuet da Capo 5. Finale. Presto 6. String quartet op. 1 No. 2, Hoboken III:2 in E flat Major Allegro molto 7. Minuet - Trio - Minuet da Capo 8. Adagio 9. Minuet - Trio - Minuet da Capo 10. Finale. Presto 11. String quartet op. 1 No. 3, Hoboken III:3 in D Major Adagio 12. Menuet - Trio - Menuet da Capo 13. (Scherzo). Presto 14. Menuet - Trio - Menuet da Capo 15. (Finale). Presto J Disc Two: 1. String quartet op. 1 No. 4, Hoboken III:4 in G Major Presto 2. Minuet - Trio - Minuet da Capo 3. Adagio 4. Minuet - Trio - Minuet da Capo 5. Finale. Presto 6. String quartet op. 1 No. 0, Hoboken II:6 in E flat Major Presto 7. Menuet - Trio - Menuet da Capo 8. Adagio 9. Menuet - Trio - Menuet da Capo 10. (Finale). Presto 11. String quartet op. 1 No. 6, Hoboken III:6 in C Major Presto assai 12. Minuet - Trio - Minuet da Capo 13. Adagio 14. Minuet - Trio - Minuet da Capo 15. Finale. Allegro
