Haydn's String Quartet Op.20 No.2 features a 'Fuga a quattro soggetti' (fugue with four subjects), which was his first fugue for quartet.
Interpretation
The Jubilee Quartet presents the three Haydn quartets on this album in reverse chronological order to emphasize the simplicity of Op.64 No.4 and maintain continuity between Op.54 No.2 and Op.20 No.2.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK, between August 2nd and 6th, 2018.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Goethe famously compared a string quartet performance to 'a conversation between four intelligent people,' a concept exemplified by Haydn's Op.20 No.2.
Interpretation
The Jubilee Quartet aimed to interpret Haydn's music by enhancing his dramatic compositional techniques to express its character and musical story fully.
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