Day 83: More Strings

HaydnCD83Today’s CD contains three more compositions from Haydn, performed by the Buchberger Quartet. None of them stand out to me. They’re all equally good.

So I’ll just introduce the members of the Buchberger Quartet (their site is in German):

Hubert Buchberger violin
Julia Greve violin
Joachim Etzel viola
Helmut Sohler cello

The other players in the quartet do not have their own web sites, apparently. So, no link to them. Sorry.

The string quartets on this CD were composed in 1769, which means Haydn was 37 years old.

I listened to this CD 2-3 times through. It was all pleasant, innocuous stuff. Nothing earth-shattering.

Here’s what I listened to this morning:

String Quartet in E Flat Op. 9 No. 2:

String Quartet in B Flat Op. 9 No. 5:

String Quartet in A Op. 9 No. 6:

If I had to choose a “favorite” from the three compositions, I’d have to say String Quartet In A Op. 9 No. 6. It’s livelier and slightly more engaging for me. The opening Presto movement, especially, is quite pleasant.

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