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The London Haydn Quartet are working their way through their eponymous composer's string quartets slowly and chronologically; Hyperion released the Op 9 set in 2007, while those of Op 17 came out two years ago. It's with the six quartets of Op 20, composed in the early 1770s, though, that the LHQ begin to tackle the core quartet repertory. Using gut strings, classical bows and a bare minimum of vibrato, and making a point of using the Artaria edition of the works that Haydn himself supervised for publication in 1801, their performances often seem strikingly austere, and will not be to all tastes; they sometimes have a rawness that harks back to the early hair-shirt days of the period-instrument movement. In the faster music, that edge to the sound gives the performances extra bite.*** --Guardian,01/09/11
The commitment of this string quartet to one composer pays off.Their wiry,period tone suits Haydn's melodius,down-to-earth writing.They capture the urbane wit and complex intelligence of Vienna's first superstar. **** --Classic fm Magazine,Nov'11
Haydn's last thoughts on his 'Sun' Quartets in provocative performances. --Gramophone awards issue '11
The almost vibrato-less playing is immaculate in intonation and subtly responsive to shifts and contrasts of Haydn's invention. Performance *** Recording **** --BBC Music Magazine,Dec'11
Critics Choice 2011 --Gramophone,Dec'11
The commitment of this string quartet to one composer pays off.Their wiry,period tone suits Haydn's melodius,down-to-earth writing.They capture the urbane wit and complex intelligence of Vienna's first superstar. **** --Classic fm Magazine,Nov'11
Haydn's last thoughts on his 'Sun' Quartets in provocative performances. --Gramophone awards issue '11
The almost vibrato-less playing is immaculate in intonation and subtly responsive to shifts and contrasts of Haydn's invention. Performance *** Recording **** --BBC Music Magazine,Dec'11
Critics Choice 2011 --Gramophone,Dec'11
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The London Haydn Quartet
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By S. Miller
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Compared to the other recordings that I have of the op20 set, this one sounds very lean and spare. It is much less dynamic that the Mosaiques, who are also on period instruments, and the Auryn, and less dynamic than the Pellegrini. The London Haydn Quartet sound reminds me of viols, so if that's your taste you'll like this. I don't think the wonderful range of emotional expression of Haydn comes through, nor the 'dialogue between intelligent individuals'. I would recommend any of the other three sets that I have named.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By PB in France
Format:Audio CD
Revelatory performances and superb recordings of these fascinating seminal works. Beautiful in sound, yet never sacrificing artistic truth, details are revealed again and again by a string quartet whose love of Haydn is evident.
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