COMPOSERS: Haydn
LABELS: Preiser
WORKS: String Quartets Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3
CATALOGUE NO: 90901-90912 AAD mono
The most nourishing re-enactment of echt Viennese emotion features the Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet, whose supremely accomplished 12-CD survey of Haydn string quartets (48 works in all, taken from Op. 1 through to Op. 77) combines intimacy, warmth and a level of musicianship that lifts these wonderful scores into an elevated realm of musical experience. The players themselves were all members of the Vienna Symphony, although the CD notes tell you nothing about them.