The Amsterdam String Quartet is a leading period instrument string quartet, specializing in repertoire from 1762 to 1847, the 'golden age' of the string quartet.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in June 2008 at the Hervormde Kerk, Rhoon, using Bruel & Kjaer 4006 and Schoeps microphones, and DSD Super Audio digital conversion.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn's remarkable series of 68 string quartets spans his entire compositional career, from his 20s until close to his oratorios The Creation and The Seasons.
Notable Performances
Haydn took his Op. 64 string quartets to London on his first trip to the English capital in 1790, performing three of them at the 1791 Salomon concerts.
Composition History
Haydn's Op. 20 string quartets are nicknamed the 'Sun' quartets because of an engraving of a blazing midday sun on the title page of an early unauthorized edition by Hummel.
Critical Reception
Haydn's Op. 20 quartets were widely admired by composers like Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms, and maintained a prominent place in concert halls through the 20th century.
Composition History
Haydn's Op. 77 No. 1 in G was composed in 1799 as part of a commission from Prince Franz Joseph Lobkowitz for six quartets, though only two were completed.
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