Haydn conceived these three quartets specifically for public performances, in the large hall of Hannover Square in London, where the draper-violinist-impressario Johann Peter Salomon used to organize chamber and orchestral concerts. In this way, this trilogy opus 74 requires a resolutely symphonic style in order to reach a full splendour, as the first and famous London Symphonies, from the same time.
PRD/DSD 250 212