(2006) Haydn: Three String Quartets from Op. 33 Alessandro Scarlatti The simple and sometimes popular

The simple and sometimes popular character of "Belle Meunière" is only apparent

Teresa Berganza has developed a splendid career as a concert and lied singer

as if there only remained a fragile and radiant reminiscence of Schubert’s scream

alternated by two

This recording is the first of a series dedicated to Franz Schubert’s complete orchestral works featuring the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken under the direction of Marcello Viotti

(2006) Haydn: Three String Quartets from Op. 33 Alessandro Scarlatti The simple and sometimes popularIn April 1782 Joseph Haydn sent his six string quartets op. 33 to Artaria; his publisher in Vienna; with a letter emphasizing the originality of the works: They are in a completely new and unique style; especially since the last [quartets] that I wrote were ten years ago. The preceding quartets (opus 20) did in fact date back to 1772. And although he wrote some thirty quartets between 1766 and 1772; he hadnt composed anything in this genre since ten