Seven String Quartets
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JOSEF HAYDN
Seven String Quartets
The Lindsays (Peter Cropper / Ronald Birks / Robin Ireland / Bernard Gregor-Smith)
[ Opus Arte DVD / DVD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 2 August 2005
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In 2004, while in residence at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland, the Lindsay String Quartet recorded seven of the quartets written by Haydn. "Their playing has a human scale and involvement that make it ideal for Haydn." Guardian
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All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic - LPCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - 224 Minutes - NTSC
In 2004, while in residence at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland, the Lindsay String Quartet recorded seven of the quartets written by Joseph Haydn. Each performance, either in front of an audience, or recorded especially for TV, is introduced by the quartet.
The disc also includes the documentary "4 Better 4 Worse - The Anatomy of a String Quartet" by Reiner E. Moritz, described on the cover as "an in-depth filmic portrait of The Lindsays", but also includes contributions by the Jean Sibelius Quartet from Finland, The Auer Quartet from Hungary, and the Danel Quartet from Belgium.
The disc is presented in anamorphic widescreeen (16:9) and the quality of the picture is absolutely fine. Some more scenic shots of Finland would have been nice, but probably a little pointless considering the subject matter of the DVD. The camera shots of the quartets are suitably 'intimate', but Peter Cropper's grimacing appears even more grotesque than usual when his face fills up your TV screen
"Their playing has a human scale and involvement that make it ideal for Haydn." The Guardian
Tracks:
String Quartet Op 20 no 2
String Quartet Op 20 no 5
String Quartet Op 33 no 3
String Quartet Op 42 in d minor
String Quartet Op 56 no 1
String Quartet Op 56 no 2
String Quartet Op 76 no 5
