Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 74 – Folk Music from Scotland is the new album from the Maxwell Quartet. The intriguing juxtaposition of Haydn string quartets with traditional Scottish folk music once again forms the basis of the program.
The prize-winning quartet is performing Haydn’s Op. 74 and their selection of folk music will include traditional tunes from the Highlands and Shetland plus music by Niel Gow, Jean Finlayson of Lewis and Isaac Cooper of Banff. Following the Maxwell’s performance of Haydn’s String Quartet in F, Op. 74 No. 2 at the 2020 Edinburgh International Festival.
Maxwell Quartet
Colin Scobie, Violin 1
George Smith, Violin 2
Elliott Perks, Viola
Duncan Strachan, Cello
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Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 01:21:43
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| SKU | CKD641 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Recording Location | The Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d’Abernon, Surrey, UK, on 14–17 December 2019 |
| Recording Producer & Engineer | Philip Hobbs |
| Release Date | June 25, 2024 |
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This release includes a nice selection of works in excellent performances by the Maxwell Quartet. It is an intriguing juxtaposition of Haydn string quartets with traditional Scottish folk music once again forms the basis of the program. There is no logical connection between the three Haydn quartets of Op. 74 and three Scottish folk tunes that have been selected and arranged by the Maxwell Quartet. Haydn never made it to Scotland and there is no indication that his musical life was in any way impacted by Scottish folk music. But, the combination works! It creates an interesting, and excellent, recital program…
And yet, and yet… This wonderful set of performances is limited by the original recording format of 96kHz/24-bits that Linn Records has stubbornly committed itself to using. According to Linn, there is no reason for higher resolution. Well, I disagree–vehemently. It is so saddening to me that this excellent music is hamstrung by sounding as if it is being playing inside a sock in the original 96kHz format. Fortunately, NativeDSD’s mastering engineer Tom Caulfield has applied his “Higher Rates Program” magic to remaster the original file from Linn to DSD128. This is not a full saving grace, but it helps immensely.
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