Ronald Birks Peter Cropper Bernard GregorSmith - Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartets Op54 Lindsay String Quartet (11 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Ronald Birks, Peter Cropper, Bernard Gregor-Smith
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op.54 - Lindsay String Quartet
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Qt No.1 in G: First Movement: Allegro Con Brio
2. Qt No.1 in G: Second Movement: Allegretto
3. Qt No.1 in G: Thrid Movement: Menuetto (Allegretto)
4. Qt No.1 in G: Fourth Movement: Finale (Presto)
5. Qt No.2 in C: First Movement: Vivace
6. Qt No.1 in C: Second Movement: Adagio - Third Movement: Menuetto (Allegretto)
7. Qt No.1 in G: Fourth Movement: Finale (Adagio - Presto)
8. Qt No.5 in E: First Movement: Allegro
9. Qt No.5 in E: Second Movement: Largo Cantabile
10. Qt No.5 in E: Third Movement: Menuetto (Allegretto)
11. Qt No.5 in E: Fourth Movement: Finale (Presto)

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CD Details

All Artists: Ronald Birks, Peter Cropper, Bernard Gregor-Smith, Robin Ireland, Lindsay String Quartet
Title: Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op.54 - Lindsay String Quartet
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Asv Living Era
Release Date: 12/9/1993
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 743625058222

CD Reviews

Mixed bag

half | Diamond Bar, CA United States | 05/04/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The performance is highly enthusiastic, and there are many fine expressions of musical ideas which nicely complement Mr Haydn's music. However, the 1st violin struggles with intonation thoughout, which is very distracting. He also frequently muddles through some of the trickier passages. (I never thought I would say "trickier passages" when referring to Haydn). I feel as if I am attending a recital by a student quartet.

Overall, nice ideas but very poorly executed.

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