Credits:

Valenti, Tommaso / Datteri, Fabrizio / Wetherill

Description:

Named after an opera by Haydn, the "father of the string quartet," the Armida Quartet was founded in Berlin in 2006. The quartet is dedicated to questioning familiar habits of listening by thoroughly examining and exploring Mozart's works as if the composer were looking over their shoulders. In collaboration with Henle and musicologist Wolf-Dieter Seifert, the quartet has been able to access the original sources of Mozart's string quartets, discovering previously overlooked details and interpreting passages in exciting new ways. The Armida Quartet began their spectacular career as a quartet in 2012 when they won the first prize and six audience awards at the International ARD Competition in Munich, and were selected as BBC "New Generation Artists" from 2014-2016. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Allegro vivace assai
2.String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
3.String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Andante cantabile
4.String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Molto Allegro
5.String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Allegro moderato
6.String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Allegretto
7.String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
8.String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Allegro
9.String Quartet No. 12 in B flat Major, K. 172~Adagio
10.String Quartet No. 12 in B flat Major, K. 172~Menuetto - Trio
11.String Quartet No. 12 in B flat Major, K. 172~Allegro assai
12.String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575~Allegretto
13.String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575~Andante
14.String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575~Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
15.String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575~Allegretto