The Leipzig Quartet has become one of the most sought-after and versatile ensembles of this genre in the 35 years of its existence. Founded in 1988, three of its members were active in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra until they left the orchestra in 1993 upon completing intensive studies with Gerhard Bosse and Karl Suske in Leipzig, the Amadeus Quartet in London and Cologne, Hatto Beyerle in Hanover and Walter Levin in Lübeck. From then on, they devoted themselves exclusively to the art of chamber music.
received his first violin lessons at the age of four at the Robert Schumann Conservatory in Zwickau. By the time he started College, he had won numerous prizes and awards.
was born in 1968 in Bergen on the island of Rügen. He received his first violin lessons at the age of seven at the Robert Schumann Conservatory in Zwickau.
was born in Leipzig in 1967 and received his first violin lessons at the age of five. He attended the Spezialschule für Musik in Halle/Saale, where he was taught by Prof. Gerhard Bosse and others.
studied in Berlin with Peter Vogler. From 1988 to 1998 he was first chair of the violoncellos at the Staatskapelle Dresden.
works by Roslavets, Mossolov, Lourié and Schostakovich
works by Joseph Haydn, Joachim Raff and Johannes Brahms
works by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schostakovich
works by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schostakovich
Haydn is often regarded as the “father of the string quartet”. And if you approach the complete recording of all of Joseph Haydn’s string quartets, you can feel why with every note and every phrase.
The elaboration of the four-part movement and the limitation to the essentials, the unparalleled mastery of the potential of the four instruments, the intellect, the humor, the rigor, the vocals … Each of Haydn’s quartets is a masterpiece to be rediscovered and enlivened again and again.
We do not have definite answers to all of Haydn’s musical questions. But we have not hesitated to question and to try to understand.
The present recordings reflect not only our ideas and thoughts about Haydn, but rather also the path we have taken with Joseph Haydn for nearly 15 years now.
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