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The title of alto saxophonist/composer Roger Hanschel’s Niederschlagsmengen, for saxophone […]
This is a splendidly intelligent coupling: three fine works for unusual chamber forces. The second Terzetto, Op. 75a, is better known in its arrangement for
This is a wonderful coupling. Usually the two Op. 77 quartets appear only with the two movements of the incomplete Op. 103; here we also
The Auryn Quartet’s Haydn cycle is now complete, and it is easily the finest available in terms of consistency of approach, technical excellence, and sonic
Haydn’s early quartets are delightful, not just for their sprightly allegros and folksy minuets, but especially for their soulful adagios. That of Op. 2 No.
Like Op. 9, the Op. 17 quartets receive little attention not because there’s anything wrong with them, but because they were eclipsed by Haydn’s later
This is easily the finest set of the Op. 33 quartets available. I can’t possibly discuss all of the wonderful things that the Auryn Quartet
There is no finer version available of Haydn’s Op. 74 quartets, and certainly none better recorded. Playing on this level silences criticism, so I’ll just
This is excellent quartet playing. Some listeners might well prefer a touch more rhythmic drive in, say, the first movements of the C major and
The Auryn Quartet’s performance of Schubert’s C major Quintet is so immaculately and persuasively realized that, like the work itself, it’s scarcely believable that any
