The Opus 76 quartets were well-received, with music historian Charles Burney praising them for their 'invention, fire, good taste, and new effects'.
Performer Biography
The Akos Quartet, formed in 2015, won the 3rd Prize and the Bärenreiter Prize at the 13th International Mozart Competition in Salzburg in 2018.
Composition History
Haydn's Opus 76 string quartets were dedicated to Count Joseph Georg von Erdödy and published by Artaria in 1799.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn, a prolific composer, wrote 106 symphonies, 68 string quartets, 62 piano sonatas, 45 keyboard trios, and 13 operas.
Interpretation
The Akos Quartet performs with either classical or modern bows, depending on the repertoire, inspired by the 2015 'The Revolutionary Bow' exhibition.
Instruments
The cellist, Cyrielle Golin, plays a cello made by François Hippolyte Caussin around 1860.
Cultural Impact
The second movement of the third quartet in C major, known as 'The Emperor', is a harmonized chorale on the theme 'Gott erhalte den Kaiser', which became the German national anthem in 1813.
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