Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 33 No. 3 “The Bird” - Hoffstetter: String Quartet “Serenade”

Here is the second volume of the Haydn recordings made by the Quartetto Italiano in 1954-1955. It includes the exquisite “Bird” quartet from the “Russian” cycle dedicated to the emperor Paul and a lovely piece long considered to be from the young Haydn’s hand but now attributed to his contemporary and admirer Roman Hoffstetter.