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An Evening in Vienna 1784: Haydn, Mozart, Dittersdorf, Vanhal | Supraphon SU43452

An Evening in Vienna 1784: Haydn, Mozart, Dittersdorf, Vanhal

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Label: Supraphon

Cat No: SU43452

Barcode: 0099925434526

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 20th September 2024

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“…Storace gave a quartet party to his friends. The players were tolerable, not one of them excelled on the instrument he played; but there was a little science among them, which I dare say will be acknowledged when I name them: First violin Haydn, second violin Baron Dittersdorf, violoncello Vanhal, viola Mozart…”

The tenor Michael Kelly’s recollection of that musical evening in 1784 in Vienna has been the source of much speculation by musicologists, and it is also one of the things that inspired this recording. The four composers, all highly acclaimed in their day, met in multiethnic Vienna, and they shared the bond of friendship. While Mozart behaved towards Haydn with respect like that of a pupil towards a master and dedicated a series of six string quartets to him (including the “Dissonance” Quartet in C major), Haydn told Mozart’s father that his son was “the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name.” Dittersdorf was likewise unsparing with superlatives in his autobiography: “He is undoubtedly one of the greatest original geniuses, and I have never before known any composer with such an amazing wealth of ideas.”

The names of Dittersdorf and Vaňhal are familiar to some, but few have encountered their music. This recording offers an opportunity to discover those nearly forgotten masters’ works superbly interpreted by the Bennewitz Quartet. The enthusiastic acclaim of international critics for their previous Haydn album is affirmation of their extraordinary quality in this repertoire.

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