Flonzaley String Quartet - Haydn "Lark" 1st movement

The Flonzaley String Quartet performs Haydn's Opus 64 #5 "The Lark" 1st movement - Allegro moderato. From Biddulph recording which is out of print.
The Quartet was the deliberate creation of Éduard J. de Coppet of New York, who in 1902 engaged the original members to devote themselves entirely to quartet-playing, and not with any view to giving regular concerts in public. The group took its name from de Coppet's summer villa near Lausanne, in Switzerland, where the four musicians first rehearsed. After a long period of practice, the Quartet made a European tour and won high praise for the perfection of its ensemble and its artistic finish. Both violinists and the violist had been students of the Belgian maestro César Thomson. The group was first heard in New York, in private and at charity concerts, in autumn 1904, but it did not give a public concert in the USA until 5 December 1905. After that it appeared regularly in Europe and America. The members stuck to the original principle of not accepting any outside engagement, and having no pupils, and by devoting themselves entirely to the quartet maintained a position of acknowledged superiority in their field. They disbanded in 1928. (from Wikipedia)

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[eliyaguy]

at second and third listening, it is more and more exciting. so wonderful!

[2ndviolinist]

@eliyaguy This was the 1st piece I heard by the quartet on an LP I bought in the '70s or early '80s. I think my favorite Flonzaley is Mozart K 421, but this is a close second.

[kamvysis]

Ofcourse, it isaway of speaking.

[2ndviolinist]

@kamvysis Sorry to sound dogmatic.

[kamvysis]

There are Beethovensesque parts, no?

[2ndviolinist]

@kamvysis He did teach Beethoven. It would be more correct to say Beethoven sounds like Haydn at times.

[heapbigtalk]

this is lovely ...i was seeking a different one tho ~

[MrGer2295]

BEAUTIFUL!!! Thank you for my friend for sharing this Great video.

[eliyaguy]

thanks for this, too!

[kamvysis]

You' re welcome.