Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20, Volume 2, Nos. 1, 4 & 6 Ildebrando Pizzetti George Benjamin and Colin Matthews

George Benjamin and Colin Matthews

Malcolm Arnold’s collaboration with film-maker and librettist Joe Mendoza

Featuring one of the three surviving Partitas from a presumed set of six

Mary Dullea (piano)

Andrew Arthur (fortepiano)

Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20, Volume 2, Nos. 1, 4 & 6 Ildebrando Pizzetti George Benjamin and Colin MatthewsDudok Quartet Amsterdam Judith van Driel (violin 1) Marleen Wester (violin 2) Marie Louise de Jong (viola) David Faber (cello) Following their acclaimed first instalment of Franz Joseph Haydns six Op. 20 string quartets, the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam returns with the remainder of the works from this hugely significant collection the E flat major, D major and A major quartets. Earning Haydn the title of the father of the string quartet, these works are