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Posted by Chris from Lafayette (A) on July 21, 2012 at 19:35:18

In Reply to: RE: Chris from Lafayette please follow this link... posted by tonyptony on July 21, 2012 at 17:14:11

Difficult question - Some points to consider:

• I used to have the Philips recording of the Orlandos doing Op. 76 No. 4. AFAIR, it was one of the earliest CD's of the Haydn quartets. And I remember thinking it was very good. Somehow, I jettisoned it, but I don't remember why.


• Personally, I don't trust the audio quality on YouTube enough to take away anything but the most general impressions of a performance - just not enough audible detail for me. Of course, everyone's different, and some listeners may find YouTube sufficient.


• If you liked the Orlando Quartet, 3/4 of them banded together later on with a new cellist, and they are now known as the Parkanyi Quartet, one of the ensembles in the Praga series of Haydn. So, yes, you might indeed like that series.


• No ensemble will be the preferred choice 100% of the time. As much as I enjoy the Auryn Quartet's Haydn performances, my wife and I listened to the Peter Orth / Auryn Quartet performance of the Brahms Piano Quintet last week, and we both agreed that this performance was lacking in drive, compared to some other performances of the work. But I still like what I've heard of their Haydn (Op. 17, 33, 71, 74).

Hope this helps.