Joyful Haydn from the Vertavo Quartet

By Sebastian Scotney, 26 April 2018

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“Gentle graceful shaping and forethought informed every phrase”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 25 April 2018

Haydn, String Quartet no. 54 in B flat major, Op.71 no.1, Hob III:69

Haydn, String Quartet no. 47 in B flat major, Op.55 no.3, Hob III:62

Haydn, String Quartet no. 68 in D minor, Op.103, Hob III:83

Haydn, String Quartet no. 58 in F major, Op.74 No.2, Hob III:73

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Sebastian Scotney

Sebastian has written about music for the Daily Telegraph, Prospect, Arts Industry and the Bulletin in Brussels. He has been a professor at the Royal College of Music and has recorded a CD of the Mozart clarinet quintet with the Maggini Quartet.

Joyful Haydn from the Vertavo Quartet at Wigmore Hall