Gyrowetz: Flute Quartets, Op. 37

Featuring

Karl Kaiser
Annette Rehberger
Sebastian Wohlfarth
Martina Jessel
Ardinghello Ensemble
Adalbert Gyrowetz

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Compositional Technique

All three quartets are in three movements (fast-slow-fast), which was an exception around 1800, as Haydn's mature string quartets had established the four-movement form.

Composition History

The quartets for flute and string trio, Op. 11, were published in 1791 by the well-known Offenbach publisher André, placing Gyrowetz among his famous contemporaries.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gyrowetz's music is heavily influenced by Haydn's classical style, emphasizing architectural structures, harmonic tension, and music as a balanced language of feeling and reason.

Interpretation

The Ardinghello Ensemble is inspired by historical performance practice, using historical bows and flutes from the Classical and Romantic periods to achieve an authentic sound.

Composer Biography

Adalbert Gyrowetz, a highly talented Czech musician, met Haydn, Mozart, and Dittersdorf in Vienna and later served as Kapellmeister of the Court Theater there.

Composer Biography

During Joseph Haydn's first stay in London, Gyrowetz served as his admiring companion and polyglot interpreter, speaking six languages.

Compositional Technique

The key choices of C major, G major, and D major for these quartets are typical for high classical cycles and are well-suited for the classical transverse flute with four keys and string instruments.