Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 20 No. 5 in F minor (page 1 of 4)

The Chiaroscuro Quartet revel in the composer's play of ideas...It was the interpretation of No. 5 that blind-sided me on a first listening...This is a deeply absorbing reading, and can make... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, More…

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Catalogue No: BIS2168
Label: BIS
Length: 75 minutes

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The Doric Quartet, making sparing use of vibrato, play with much sensitivity. Their slow movements, in particular, are beautifully done...But elsewhere a determination to characterise the music... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, More…

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Catalogue No: CHAN10831(2)
Label: Chandos
Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

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Offer, Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20

performed from the Artaria edition published in Vienna in 1801

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this recording maintains their historically informed, period instrument approach. Once again, preparation has been meticulous...The almost vibrato-less playing is immaculate in intonation and... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, More…