Joseph Haydn@Serenade
Attr. Hoffstetter
The set of six quartets that appeared in Paris in 1777 as Haydn's Op. 3 seems to have been one publication without his consent, which would not be rare at that time.
It was not until well into 20th century that deception was even suspected.
Musicologists are not unanimous in believing these quartets to be by another hand, but most now agree that they are probably the work of one Roman Hoffstetter, a German composer who was a self-confessed Haydn imitator.
They are in the understanding, first-violin-dominated style of Haydn's early quartets, though the poised lyricism of the slow movement of No. 5 is remarkable enough for it to have been singled out and known for many years as "Haydn's Serenade".
I Musici@Violin Solo: Carmirelli
Recorded in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, 7/1982
I Musici - Performers
The ensemble I Musici made their debut in the Academia di Santa Cecilia in Rome in March 1952 and they have made music uninterruptedly for over 40 years.
In addition to their concert performances, their phonographic activities have obviously been extremely successful, being climaxes the different versions of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons".