Authentic Quartet
Orchestra, choir, ensemble
The quartet was founded by Zsolt Kalló in 2002 with the aim of focusing on historically informed performance and representing the music of the former epochs with a true presentation through musical rarities and well known masterpieces. Authentic Quartet is Hungary's leading period instrument string quartet, performing the works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann as well as the finest works of their lesser known contemporaries.
Beside numerous radio recordings they are invited to prestigious festivals, for example the "Haydn at Eszterháza" Festival, Early Music Days in Sopron, String Quartet Festival in the Esterházy Castle and Zemplen Festival. They are glad to play where their music actually belongs - in castles and mansions.
8 CDs were released at Hungaroton - all of them are world premiere recordings: works of Georg Lickl, Nikolaus Zmeskáll, Friedrich Ernst Fesca, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Joseph Wölfl, Franz Krommer, Carl Stamitz (with clarinet solo of Lajos Rozmán) and Johann Baptist Vanhal (with the solo of Miklós Spányi on fortepiano).
They are continually searching for high quality music in Hungarian and foreign libraries and private collections, and once they find a manuscript that matches their criteria, they prepare playable scores to put the music on their concert repertoire.
Beside numerous radio recordings they are invited to prestigious festivals, for example the "Haydn at Eszterháza" Festival, Early Music Days in Sopron, String Quartet Festival in the Esterházy Castle and Zemplen Festival. They are glad to play where their music actually belongs - in castles and mansions.
8 CDs were released at Hungaroton - all of them are world premiere recordings: works of Georg Lickl, Nikolaus Zmeskáll, Friedrich Ernst Fesca, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Joseph Wölfl, Franz Krommer, Carl Stamitz (with clarinet solo of Lajos Rozmán) and Johann Baptist Vanhal (with the solo of Miklós Spányi on fortepiano).
They are continually searching for high quality music in Hungarian and foreign libraries and private collections, and once they find a manuscript that matches their criteria, they prepare playable scores to put the music on their concert repertoire.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Three String Quartets Op.7 Nos. 4-6. | Hungaroton | HCD 32495 |
Own |
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| Stamitz, Carl: 5 Clarinet Quartets | Hungaroton |
Own |
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| 2004 |
Georg Lickl: Vonósnégyesek
(Georg Lickl: 3 String Quartets) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32220 |
Own on period instruments |
| 2006 | Fesca, Friedrich Ernst: String Quartets Op.1 | Hungaroton |
Own |
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| 2008 |
Wölfl, Joseph: Három vonósnégyes Op. 4
(Wölfl, Joseph: 3 String Quartets Op. 4) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32580 |
Own First recordings |
| 2009 | Krommer, Franz: 3 String Quartets, Op.7 | Hungaroton | HCD 32623 |
Own |
| 2010 | 6 Fugues a 4 - 6 Quarttets Op.16 - Sonata in C (pro festo Paschalis) | Hungaroton | HCD 32653 |
Own |
| 2011 | Förster, Emanuel Aloys:3 String Quartets Op.21 | Hungaroton | HCD 32705 |
Own |
| 2013 | Végh János: String Quartets | Hungaroton | HCD 32726 |
Own |
| 2015 |
Pleyel, Ignace Joseph: String Quartets Op.41 Nos 1-2 & Op.42 Nos 1-2
(Pleyel, Ignace Joseph: String Quartets Op.41 Nos 1-2 & Op.42 Nos 1-2) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32783 |
Own First recordings |