4 reviews for 175 CD / Auryn’s Haydn: op. 17

1. Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik – 1. July 2011

   Laudatio for the Award of the German Record Critics' Annual Prize to the Haydn Cycle by the Auryn Quartet
   Joseph Haydn is considered the father of the string quartet genre. The Auryn Quartet recorded his nearly 70 string quartets over a two-year period: for the first time using the critically edited "purified" text, with esprit, lively emotion, and highly differentiated ensemble playing, all within a natural sound space: a small sensation. Such an undertaking requires a label that is not only technically state-of-the-art but also willing to take risks. The Stuttgart-based TACET Musikproduktion has distinguished itself several times through this very combination of skill and daring. Therefore, we award the Annual Prize to the Auryn Quartet and their producer/sound engineer Andreas Spreer for their epochal Haydn project, which is already assured a prominent place in the annals of sound recording.
   
   (Für die Jury: Thomas Rübenacker)

2. Pizzicato – 1. October 2009

   The Auryn Quartet, on the other hand, always focuses on the substance of the music and offers a more classical interpretation, which, through its very clear articulation of the lines, sounds incredibly current and, in fact, timeless. The very present sound image emphasizes the straightforward and clear playing of the four musicians, so that the impact of the interpretations is not only due to their musical skill but also to the recording technique, which has captured Haydn’s quartets with great presence and attention to detail on the CD.
   Steff

3. Clasics Today France – 1. March 2009

   This is the standout volume of the Auryn Quartet's complete recording — the one where the stars align. The setting remains this church with its rather spacious acoustics, but during this session, there's a kind of electricity in the air, an atmosphere of intense concentration that makes the recording of this Opus 17 a foregone conclusion. (...)

   Christophe Huss

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   Original Review in French language

   Voici le volume par excellence de l’intégrale du Quatuor Auryn, celui où les astres s’alignent. On reste dans cette église à l’acoustique assez vaste, mais il y a lors de cette session une sorte d’électricité dans l’air, une atmosphère de concentration intense qui fait de L’enregistrement de cet Opus 17 une affaire entendue. (…)
   Christophe Huss

4. Österreichische Musikzeitschrift – 1. March 2009

   (...) This also applies to the first six string quartets, which are expertly illuminated on superb-sounding TACET CDs by the German Auryn Quartet. (...) These and other Haydn recordings of the Auryn Quartet convince and indeed thrill the listener through instrumental mastery and sensitivity in their reaction to the respective movement characters. This is doubtless one of the most important contributions to the Haydn Year. (...)
   Peter Cossé