Article: Haydn: String Quartets Op.76, 77, 103

Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76, 77, 103. Amadeus Quartet: Norbert Brainin and Sigmund Nissel, violins; Peter Schidlof, viola; Martin Lovett, cello. (Deutsche Grammophon, 289 47i 762-2)

This three-CD set is a must for all string quartet lovers: Haydn's great last nine quartets played by one of Europe's foremost groups closely identified with the "Viennese" classics: the Amadeus Quartet. Formed in London in 1948 by three Austrians and an Englishman, the Amadeus stayed together for 40 years until the death of its violist. These reissues, originally recorded in the 1960s and '70s, show the fruits of this long collaboration. The players think, feel, and breathe together; weaving a seamless ...

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