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Joseph HAYDN
String Quartets Op.33 Nos. 1, 4 & 6,
String Quartet Op. 42
Parkanyi Quartet
These last three Opus 33 quartets define the archetype of the
classical string quartet, a genre that would henceforth blossom
independently of its patrons.
Haydn makes of it a music that is light, subtle, intentionally
humorous, concise and radiant, capable of leaving private drawing
rooms for public concert venues.
Mozart immediately detected its originality as would the classic
composers of the 20th century.
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ELGAR Cello Concerto Op.85;
JANACEK The tale; PROKOFIEV Cello Sonata Op.119
Istvan Vardai (cello); Balasz Fülei (piano);
Orchestre de Chambre de Genève / Simon Gaudenz
2009 was a busy year for Istvan Várdai, the latest young artist to
grace the Ysaye Quartet's own Nascor label.
In recent months, he has performed at the Palace of Arts in
Budapest as well as in the Deák Square Lutheran Church. He
has also toured China, Germany and Switzerland, and played at
the Gergiev Festival in Saint Petersburg.
"in the concluding part Várdai's performance took on an
acidic bite, which added even greater poignancy. His
refreshingly unmannered playing eschewed the usual
agonised grimaces and heavy-handed scraping affected
by so many star cellists who play to the gallery. For a
musician so young his playing was remarkably mature and
self-assured." Concert Review, SJSS 2003, musicweb
harmonia mundi UK- released 11th January 2010