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Haydn: The Complete String Quartets / Angeles String Quartet
Release Date: 05/22/2000
Label: Decca Catalog #: 464 650 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski, Sara Parkins, Brian Dembow, Stephen Erdody, ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Number of Discs: 21
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 22 Hours 20 Mins.
Works on This Recording
1. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 1 no 1 "La Chasse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1762; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 17 Minutes 4 Secs.
2. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 1 no 2/H 3 no 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1762; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 0 Secs.
3. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 1 no 3/H 3 no 3 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1762; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 15 Minutes 20 Secs.
4. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 1 no 4/H 3 no 4 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1762; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 33 Secs.
5. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 1 no 6/H 3 no 6 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1762; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 16 Minutes 13 Secs.
6. Quartet for Strings in A major, Op. 2 no 1/H 3 no 7 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1765; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 17 Minutes 4 Secs.
7. Quartet for Strings in E major, Op. 2 no 2/H 3 no 8 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1765; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 8 Secs.
8. Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 2 no 4/H 3 no 10 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola), Stephen Erdody (Cello),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1762; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 45 Secs.
9. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 2 no 6/H 3 no 12 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Steven Miller (Violin), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Stephen Erdody (Cello),
Brian Dembow (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1762; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 25 Secs.
10. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 9 no 1/H 3 no 19 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin),
Brian Dembow (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 20 Minutes 32 Secs.
11. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 9 no 2/H 3 no 20 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 16 Minutes 50 Secs.
12. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 9 no 3/H 3 no 21 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 15 Minutes 0 Secs.
13. Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 9 no 4/H 3 no 22 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 57 Secs.
14. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 9 no 5/H 3 no 23 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 59 Secs.
15. Quartet for Strings in A major, Op. 9 no 6/H 3 no 24 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Stephen Erdody (Cello),
Brian Dembow (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: by 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 14 Minutes 34 Secs.
16. Quartet for Strings in E major, Op. 17 no 1/H 3 no 25 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Steven Miller (Violin), Kathleen Lenski (Violin),
Brian Dembow (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 20 Minutes 11 Secs.
17. Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 17 no 2/H 3 no 26 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola), Stephen Erdody (Cello),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 16 Minutes 31 Secs.
18. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 17 no 3/H 3 no 27 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Steven Miller (Violin), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 4 Secs.
19. Quartet for Strings in C minor, Op. 17 no 4/H 3 no 28 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Brian Dembow (Viola), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 20 Minutes 55 Secs.
20. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 17 no 6/H 3 no 30 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 13 Secs.
21. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20 no 1/H 3 no 31 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 15 Secs.
22. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 20 no 2/H 3 no 32 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 20 Minutes 31 Secs.
23. Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 20 no 3/H 3 no 33 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 22 Minutes 57 Secs.
24. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 20 no 4/H 3 no 34 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 26 Minutes 33 Secs.
25. Quartet for Strings in F minor, Op. 20 no 5/H 3 no 35 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 21 Minutes 1 Secs.
26. Quartet for Strings in A major, Op. 20 no 6/H 3 no 36 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 53 Secs.
27. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 33 no 2/H 3 no 38 "Joke" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 16 Minutes 1 Secs.
28. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 14 Secs.
29. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 33 no 4/H 3 no 40 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 15 Minutes 50 Secs.
30. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 33 no 5/H 3 no 41 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 10 Secs.
31. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 33 no 6/H 3 no 42 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 27 Secs.
32. Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 42/H 3 no 43 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 12 Minutes 58 Secs.
33. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 50 no 1/H 3 no 44 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 22 Minutes 21 Secs.
34. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 50 no 2/H 3 no 45 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 39 Secs.
35. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 50 no 3/H 3 no 46 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 20 Minutes 23 Secs.
36. Quartet for Strings in F sharp minor, Op. 50 no 4/H 3 no 47 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 35 Secs.
37. Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 50 no 5/H 3 no 48 "Dream" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 16 Minutes 53 Secs.
38. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 50 no 6/H 3 no 49 "Frog" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 23 Minutes 4 Secs.
39. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 54 no 1/H 3 no 58 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 20 Minutes 44 Secs.
40. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 54 no 2/H 3 no 57 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin),
Brian Dembow (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 19 Secs.
41. Quartet for Strings in E major, Op. 54 no 3/H 3 no 59 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Brian Dembow (Viola), Stephen Erdody (Cello), Kathleen Lenski (Violin),
Steven Miller (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 22 Minutes 36 Secs.
42. Quartet for Strings in A major, Op. 55 no 1/H 3 no 60 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Brian Dembow (Viola), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 17 Minutes 21 Secs.
43. Quartet for Strings in F minor, Op. 55 no 2/H 3 no 61 "Razor" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 25 Minutes 57 Secs.
44. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 55 no 3/H 3 no 62 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 43 Secs.
45. Quartet for Strings in B minor, Op. 64 no 2/H 3 no 68 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 17 Minutes 33 Secs.
46. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 64 no 3/H 3 no 67 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Steven Miller (Violin), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 23 Minutes 59 Secs.
47. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 64 no 4/H 3 no 66 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 16 Minutes 31 Secs.
48. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Kathleen Lenski (Violin),
Steven Miller (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 16 Secs.
49. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 64 no 6/H 3 no 64 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 17 Minutes 25 Secs.
50. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 71 no 1/H 3 no 69 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Kathleen Lenski (Violin),
Steven Miller (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1793; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 23 Minutes 32 Secs.
51. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 71 no 2/H 3 no 70 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1793; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 17 Minutes 22 Secs.
52. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 71 no 3/H 3 no 71 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin),
Brian Dembow (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1793; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 22 Minutes 46 Secs.
53. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 74 no 1/H 3 no 72 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Kathleen Lenski (Violin),
Steven Miller (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1793; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 24 Minutes 32 Secs.
54. Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 74 no 2/H 3 no 73 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1793; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 22 Minutes 36 Secs.
55. Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 74 no 3/H 3 no 74 "Rider" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1793; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 22 Minutes 2 Secs.
56. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 76 no 1/H 3 no 75 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1797; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 23 Minutes 33 Secs.
57. Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 76 no 2/H 3 no 76 "Quinten" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1797; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 21 Minutes 43 Secs.
58. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1797; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 26 Minutes 51 Secs.
59. Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 76 no 4/H 3 no 78 "Sunrise" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1797; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 23 Minutes 48 Secs.
60. Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 76 no 5/H 3 no 79 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Sara Parkins (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1797; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 19 Minutes 30 Secs.
61. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 76 no 6/H 3 no 80 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Sara Parkins (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1797; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 22 Minutes 59 Secs.
62. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 77 no 1/H 3 no 81 "Lobkowitz" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1799; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 23 Minutes 51 Secs.
63. Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 77 no 2/H 3 no 82 "Lobkowitz" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1799; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 25 Minutes 45 Secs.
64. Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 103/H 3 no 83 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1802-1803; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 10 Minutes 48 Secs.
65. Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 1 no 5/ H 2 no 6 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: circa 1757-1759; Austria
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 17 Minutes 29 Secs.
66. Quartet for Strings in B minor, Op. 33 no 1/H 3 no 37 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Sara Parkins (Violin), Brian Dembow (Viola),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1781; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 18 Secs.
67. Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 17 no 5/H 3 no 29 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Brian Dembow (Viola), Kathleen Lenski (Violin), Steven Miller (Violin),
Stephen Erdody (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1771; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 18 Minutes 10 Secs.
68. Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 64 no 1/H 3 no 65 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Stephen Erdody (Cello), Brian Dembow (Viola), Steven Miller (Violin),
Kathleen Lenski (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Angeles String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1994-99
Length: 20 Minutes 31 Secs.
Notes and Editorial Reviews
Artistic Quality: 10
Sound Quality: 10
There was a time when a project of this magnitude would have excited the attention of the entire classical music world. Not now. You can practically count on Philips to release this set as quietly as possible, offer no promotional support at all, and delete it quickly, despite the fact that the whole project was subsidized by The Joseph Haydn Society. Rather than seeing this sort of sponsorship as an opportunity, the label doubtless will treat the whole thing as an insurmountable marketing challenge, which is a terrible pity because this is a marvelous set, easily the finest complete cycle available.
The Angeles String Quartet plays with far more vigor and passion than Decca's Aeolian or Naxos' Kodaly quartets, and with a richer, fuller sound than the otherwise excellent Tatrai Quartet on Hungaroton. They offer plenty of rhythmic energy, but never at the expense of the long line and a fine singing tone, a tendency that disfigures the Lindsays' (ASV) latest offerings in this music. Period instrument ensembles belong in a different category altogether. In short, this group has it all: an impressive combination of technical quality and interpretive insight that makes for some very satisfying and consistently enjoyable listening. All of Haydn's quartets are included except for the arrangement of The Seven Last Words, which sounds pretty silly as a string quartet anyway.
Obviously a set of this size can't be discussed one disc at a time, but a few examples should suffice to demonstrate the high level of musical achievement on offer. One of the biggest challenges in playing Haydn involves timing, particularly of pauses. Haydn was a master of dramatic silence, and he used it in a number of ways, ranging from the disturbing to the comic. An example of the first quality occurs in the first movement development of the G minor Quartet Op. 20 No. 3, where a tiny little melodic "turn" upsets the course of the development section. The famous finale of the "Joke" Quartet (Op. 33 No. 2) shows Haydn using silence to hilarious effect. In both cases, the Angeles Quartet perfectly times the passage in question so as to maximize its emotional impact.
The group responds equally well to such a diverse range of moods as the almost painful emotional outburst in the trio of Op. 54 No. 2's Menuetto, the ethereal magic of the "Rider" Quartet's slow movement, and the grim austerity of the final fugue of Op. 50 No. 4 (the remarkable Quartet in F-sharp minor). It's particularly pleasing to hear such a joyous and gutsy treatment of those numerous drone bass and folk dance effects, most notably in the "Emperor" Quartet's first movement development section. The fortissimo explosions in the third movement of Op. 76 No. 1 offer ample evidence of the Angeles Quartet's generous dynamic range, and they play the "who's got the downbeat" games in Op. 76 No. 6's finale with total security and a real sense of fun.
Finally, in those neglected early quartets, beginning with the ten history-making five-movement "quartet-divertimentos", the Angeles Quartet plays with an engaging and unflagging sense of freshness and vitality. In the long and intricate first movements of Opp. 9 and 17 the music's intellectual nature never overpowers its charm, elegance, and emotional force. By keeping each movement pressing logically forward to the final bar, delighting in the music's questing spirit, and refusing to worry passing details to death, the Angeles Quartet shows us why these works were so important in their day, and why we can and ought to be enjoying them now. And that's no mean achievement.
In short, at budget price this set belongs in the collection of anyone who loves Haydn, chamber music in general, or string quartets in particular, and it's all been recorded with immaculate balances, a fine sense of presence, and genuine tonal warmth. We can only pray that it remains available long enough for music lovers to take note. Outstanding!
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Gramophone Classical Music Guide
2010
“The most relevant comparisons for this collection are the Aeolian Quartet on Decca and the Kodály Quartet on Naxos. The all-digital Naxos series features performances that are, in the main, musically reliable and technically proficient.
But turn back to the 1973-6 Aeolian series, and every work becomes an event, every quirk of harmony, rhythm or timing is etched with maximum relish.
Comparative disc layouts begin to differ from CD 3, and the Angeles omit The Seven LastWords, a work which, beautiful as it is, wasn't originally written for string quartet. Recordingwise, Philips favours a warm, open sound, balanced much as you would hear it from the centre stalls in a smallish-size concert hall. Decca's analogue recordings are closer, dryer, more sensitive to extraneous noise and commonly balanced in favour of Emanuel Hurwitz's first violin.
It's a clear and intimate sound frame and the leader bias actually suits the divertimento-style early quartets, but Philips's more refined engineering makes for less strenuous listening in concert-length sessions. A handful of edits are the only blots on Philips's otherwise immaculate aural landscape.
The svelte texture of the Angeles' pooled sound, their consistent evenness in full chords and the musical like-mindedness of individual players, whether in excited prestos or in shared rubato is admirable. As to contrasts in playing styles, think of the relatively smooth-toned Juilliard or Emerson Quartets (Angeles) as compared with the internally differentiated Amadeus Quartet (Aeolian). The Angeles are generally lighter, faster and subtler in their use of tone colouring whereas the Aeolians' roster of virtues includes strong (even emphatic) characterisation, consistently flexible phrasing and a more pungent approach to rhythm.
Surfing the set for good sampling points brings us, initially, to the early quartets, where both groups sport some superb first-violin solo work, tastefully inflected with Lenski, more candidly expressive with Hurwitz. A particularly telling comparison is provided by the quietly contrapuntal Minuet of Op 17 No 1, where the Angeles' seamless legato contrasts against the Aeolians' near staccato. The exquisite Adagio of Op 20 No 6 is another good place to compare, the Angeles with their perfectly timed pauses, warm cello line and overall restraint set against the more romantic, even rhapsodic, Aeolian. Listening to the first bars of Op 33 No 1 is like eavesdropping on a small gathering mid-conversation, where the cello line gradually gains in urgency. The Angeles' sotto voce handling of the scherzo to Op 33 No 3 is wonderful: it's rather more pensive than the Aeolians and marks much more of a contrast with the chirping trio.
Op 50 No 4's Andante anticipates the dramatic interjections that trouble various late Schubert slow movements. Both groups are effective here, though when the cello marks an expected change of key two minutes or so into the movement, it's the Aeolian's Derek Simpson who makes the biggest impact: you can almost see the rosin erupt from his strings. In Op 50 No 5 late Beethoven springs more readily to mind, but there the Angeles' extra speed and restraint is more effective. Note how beautifully they negotiate the quiet alternation between upper and lower voices towards the end of Op 50 No 6's Poco adagio and the sudden blossoming that follows.
Then again, Op 54 No 1's mobile Allegretto second movement harbours the potential to switch from tenseness to lyrical effusiveness, which the Angeles exploit to the full, as they do for the rhapsodising Adagio of Op 54 No 2. Late Beethoven is evoked once more, this time the Cavatina from Op 130.
Beam up around three minutes into the Adagio of the Lark Quartet (Op 64 No 5) and you'll note how skilfully the Angeles cue a ritardando, while the bracing finale to Op 74 No 3 has just the right bounce to offset all the breathless excitement. The Sunrise Quartet (Op 76 No 4) opens like a spring flower (never more so than in the Angeles' ecstatically controlled performance) and Op 77 No 1's cheeky Allegro moderato bounds in with perfectly modulated high spirits.
Turning to other competition, the Lindsays, Amadeus, Vienna Konzerthaus, Quatuor Mosaïques, Pro Arte and Takács, all have added substantiallyto the Haydn quartet discography, and all have their value. However, in this particular context it really is a head-to-head contest between two 'complete' sets similarly presented.
Richard Wigmore contributes detailed annotation, quite different from Lindsay Kemp's overview for Decca, but just as useful and equally well written. The Angeles appeal perhaps primarily for their restrained expressiveness and consistent attention to detail. Philips's superior recording is another bonus. The Aeolians generate more immediate heat but, ultimately, the Angeles' intelligence and cooler blending pay the higher musical dividends.”
Pressestimmen
H. Arnold in Scala 3 / 01: "Musikalisch klar konturierte, technisch perfekte Wiedergaben, durchgehend auf höchstem Niveau. Eine in jeder Beziehung mustergültige Edition."