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Haydn, Lindsays
String Quartets Op 20 / Sun 2 5 & 6
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in C: First Movement - Moderato
2. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in C: Second Movement - Capriccio (Adagio)
3. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in C: Third Movement - Menuet (Allegretto)
4. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in C: Fourth Movement - Fuga a 4 Soggetti (Allegro)
5. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in F Minor: First Movement - Moderato
6. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in F Minor: Second Movement - Menuet
7. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in F Minor: Third Movement - Adagio
8. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in F Minor: Fourth Movement - Fuga a 2 Soggetti
9. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in A: First Movement - Allegro di molto e scherzando
10. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in A: Second Movement - Adagio
11. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in A: Third Movement - Menuet
12. String Quartets Op. 20 Nos. 2, 5, & 6: String Quartet in A: Fourth Movement - Fuga a 3 Soggetti (Allegro)

CD Details

All Artists: Haydn, Lindsays
Title: String Quartets Op 20 / Sun 2 5 & 6
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Asv Living Era
Release Date: 5/18/1999
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 743625105728

CD Reviews

Haydn Op.20/2,5,6 Lindsays

Ian Campbell Mcneill | 07/14/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Lindsays get a lot of flack for Cropper's apparent intonation, but maybe I'm blessed with soggy ears! At least things all sound in order on this cd. The is one part of No.5, very early on in the first mvmt., where things could perhaps be a bit cleaner, but, overall, the playing here in infectiously delightful.

I actually slightly prefer this to the Quatour Mosaiques Op.20, but of course they are two different soundworlds. The Lindsays appear a little more chamber-ish compared to the QM's "orchestral" sound. The first mvmts. of No.2 and No.5 I preferred in the Lindsay's hands (just because it's HIP doesn't mean it's better!).

I also like the Lindsays in Op.33, and I'm hoping to get them in Op.55. An Amazon reviewer gave their Op.54 a terrible review, so, it seems that with the Lindsays, if you know them and like them as they are, then you shouldn't hesitate. And even if you can't stand the Lindsays, I don't believe they always have this perceived problem, and I definitely can recommend them in Op.20 and Op.33, and hopefully in Op.55.

Perhaps I should give them four stars, but I'm giving them five because I really like this interpretation."