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Walter Meyer wrote of Haydn's Seven Last Words:
>Is the SQ performance a different arrangement from those I've heard played
>by other quartets? If so, why would Haydn have prepared more than one
>string quartet arrangement? If not, I repeat my first question.
No its the same. Rosemary Hughes in her Master Musicians book describes
the quartet reduction as "by Haydn".
>This is getting unnerving. I used to say in jest, and now, less so, that
>none of Haydn's works seem to be by him, viz., the St. Anthony Chorale,
>the "Serenade", one or more of "his" cello concertos, etc. And now, the
>quartet version of the Seven Last Words?
The St Anthony Chorale, used by Brahms in his "variation on a themes by
Haydn" is probably not by Haydn. When you say "the serenade" I'm not sure
which work you mean. What is the Hoboken number? Both the Cello Concertos
are accepted by HC R-L as being by Haydn. It really is a proposterous
suggestion that someone like Anton Kraft could suddenly out of the blue
produced a masterpiece in Haydn style. I am still trying to find out about
a third cello concerto I heard on the radio which is reputedly claimed by
Julian Lloyd Webber to be by Haydn.
The flute and oboe concertos have been known to be spurious for a long
time. The former is however an attractive piece (by hoffmann) in my view.
There are around 150 other works (mainly symphonies) purported to be by
Haydn but without authenticity established. It could be that his symphony
count might rise somewhat one day.
Bob Draper
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