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Posted on July 21, 2012 at 17:14:11
tonyptony
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 It's one more question I had about the Haydn quartets, but it's buried in the thread from a couple of weeks ago. Thanks!

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/music/messages/19/195066.html

 

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RE: Chris from Lafayette please follow this link..., posted on July 21, 2012 at 19:35:18
Chris from Lafayette
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 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.

 

RE: Chris from Lafayette please follow this link..., posted on July 22, 2012 at 07:00:26
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 Thanks Chris. What I wasn't too enamored with what in the Youtube clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNHZquDP1as

was (it seemed to me) the use of a bit of rubato (note at the 32-33 second mark, but heard throughout). The Orlando achieved a feeling of drawing me into the music without that bit of personalization. Granted, it's very slight, but seems unnecessary to me.

 

Yes - that rubato is VERY subtle! [nt] ;-), posted on July 22, 2012 at 15:34:44
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RE: OK, so I'm being a picky SOB! :-) [nt], posted on July 22, 2012 at 15:53:31
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LOL! - You have to do what's right for you., posted on July 22, 2012 at 19:54:47
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 You HAVE made me curious to hear that Orlando Quartet recording again. ;-)

 

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