Stamitz Quartet - Czech String Quartets (2013)

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, B. 18: I. Allegro con brio
02. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, B. 18: II. Andantino
03. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, B. 18: III. Allegro energico
04. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, B. 18: IV. Finale. Allegretto
05. Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, B. 17: I. Allegro non troppo
06. Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, B. 17: II. Largo
07. Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, B. 17: III. Allegro con brio
08. Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, B. 17: IV. Finale. Andante-Allegro giusto-Allegro con fuoco
09. Andante appassionato, B. 40a
10. String Quartet No. 8 in E Major, Op. 80, B. 57: I. Allegro
11. String Quartet No. 8 in E Major, Op. 80, B. 57: II. Andante con moto
12. String Quartet No. 8 in E Major, Op. 80, B. 57: III. Allegretto scherzando
13. String Quartet No. 8 in E Major, Op. 80, B. 57: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio
14. Echo of Songs, B. 152: I. Moderato (I Know That on My Love to Thee)
15. Echo of Songs, B. 152: II. Allegro ma non troppo (In Many a Heart Is Death)
16. Echo of Songs, B. 152: III. Andante con moto (In the Sweet Power of Your Eyes)
17. Echo of Songs, B. 152: IV. Poco adagio (Oh, Our Love Will Not Bloom into That Long Wished-For Happiness)
18. Echo of Songs, B. 152: V. Andante (Here I Search for Your Dear Letter)
19. Echo of Songs, B. 152: VI. Andante moderato (Oh, Golden Charming Rose)
20. Echo of Songs, B. 152: VII. Andante con moto (I Lurch Around the House)
21. Echo Of Songs, B. 152: VIII. Lento (Here In The Depths Of The Forest)
22. Echo of Songs, B. 152: IX. Moderato (Oh, Dear Soul, Only One)
23. Echo of Songs, B. 152: X. Andante maestoso (There Stands an Ancient Rock)
24. Echo of Songs, B. 152: XI. Allegro scherzando (Nature Is Held in Light Sleep)
25. Echo of Songs, B. 152: XII. Allegro animato (You Ask Why My Songs)
26. String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, B. 19: I. Assai con moto ed energico
27. String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, B. 19: II. Andante religioso
28. String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, B. 19: III. Allegro con brio
29. Quartet Movement in F Major, B. 120
30. String Quartet No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 9, B. 37: I. Moderato
31. String Quartet No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 9, B. 37: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
32. String Quartet No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 9, B. 37: III. Tempo di valse
33. String Quartet No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 9, B. 37: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
34. String Quartet No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 12, B. 40: I. Allegro ma non troppo
35. String Quartet No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 12, B. 40: II. Poco allegro
36. String Quartet No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 12, B. 40: III. Poco adagio
37. String Quartet No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 12, B. 40: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
38. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 2, B. 8: I. Andante-Allegro
39. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 2, B. 8: II. Andante affetuoso ed appassionato
40. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 2, B. 8: III. Allegro scherzando
41. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 2, B. 8: IV. Finale. Allegro animato
42. Terzetto in C Major for Two Violins & Viola, Op. 74, B. 148: I. Introduzione. Allegro ma non troppo
43. Terzetto in C Major for Two Violins & Viola, Op. 74, B. 148: II. Larghetto
44. Terzetto in C Major for Two Violins & Viola, Op. 74, B. 148: III. Scherzo. Vivace
45. Terzetto in C Major for Two Violins & Viola, Op. 74, B. 148: IV. Thema con variazioni
46. String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61, B. 121: I. Allegro
47. String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61, B. 121: II. Poco adagio e molto cantabile
48. String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61, B. 121: III. Scherzo
49. String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61, B. 121: IV. Finale. Vivace
50. Two Waltzes, Op. 54, B. 105: No. 1. Moderato
51. Two Waltzes, Op. 54, B. 105: No. 2. Allegro vivace
52. String Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 34, B. 75: I. Allegro
53. String Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 34, B. 75: II. Alla Polka
54. String Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 34, B. 75: III. Adagio
55. String Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 34, B. 75: IV. Finale. Poco allegro
56. String Quartet No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 16, B. 45: I. Allegro ma non troppo
57. String Quartet No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 16, B. 45: II. Andante cantabile
58. String Quartet No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 16, B. 45: III. Allegro scherzando
59. String Quartet No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 16, B. 45: IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
60. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 'Slavonic': I. Allegro ma non troppo
61. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 'Slavonic': II. Dumka (Elegia). Andante con moto
62. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 'Slavonic': III. Romanza. Andante con moto
63. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 'Slavonic': IV. Finale. Allegro assai
64. String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: I. Adagio ma non troppo allegro appassionato
65. String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: II. Molto vivace
66. String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: III. Lento e molto cantabile
67. String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: IV. Allegro non tanto
68. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 'American': I. Allegro ma non troppo
69. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 'American': II. Lento
70. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 'American': III. Molto vivace
71. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 'American': IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo
72. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: I. Allegro moderato
73. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: II. Adagio ma non troppo
74. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: III. Molto vivace
75. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: IV. Finale. Andante sostenuto-Allegro con fuoco
76. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 'From my Life': I. Allegro vivo appassionato
77. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 'From my Life': II. Allegro moderato a la Polka
78. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 'From my Life': III. Largo sostenuto
79. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 'From my Life': IV. Vivace
80. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: I. Allegro
81. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: II. Allegro moderato
82. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: III. Allegro non più moderato
83. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: IV. Finale. Presto
84. String Quartet No. 1, JWV 11/8 'Kreutzer Sonata': I. Adagio
85. String Quartet No. 1, JWV 11/8 'Kreutzer Sonata': II. Con moto
86. String Quartet No. 1, JWV 11/8 'Kreutzer Sonata': III. Con moto-Vivo-Andante
87. String Quartet No. 1, JWV 11/8 'Kreutzer Sonata': IV. Con moto (Adagio)-Più mosso
88. String Quartet No. 2, J WV11/13 'Intimate Letters': I. Andante-Con moto-Allegro
89. String Quartet No. 2, J WV11/13 'Intimate Letters': II. Adagio-Vivace
90. String Quartet No. 2, J WV11/13 'Intimate Letters': III. Moderato-Adagio-Allegro
91. String Quartet No. 2, J WV11/13 'Intimate Letters': IV. Allegro-Andante-Adagio
92. String Quartet No. 1, H. 117 'The French': I. Moderato-Allegro ma non troppo
93. String Quartet No. 1, H. 117 'The French': II. Andante moderato
94. String Quartet No. 1, H. 117 'The French': III. Allegro non troppo
95. String Quartet No. 1, H. 117 'The French': IV. Allegro con brio
96. String Quartet No. 2, H. 150: I. Moderato-Allegro vivace
97. String Quartet No. 2, H. 150: II. Andante
98. String Quartet No. 2, H. 150: III. Allegro
99. String Quartet No. 3, H. 183: I. Allegro
100. String Quartet No. 3, H. 183: II. Andante
101. String Quartet No. 3, H. 183: III. Vivo
102. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, H. 256: I. Allegro poco moderato
103. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, H. 256: II. Allegro scherzando
104. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, H. 256: III. Adagio
105. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, H. 256: IV. Allegro
106. String Quartet No. 5, H. 268: I. Allegro ma non troppo
107. String Quartet No. 5, H. 268: II Adagio
108. String Quartet No. 5, H. 268: III. Allegro vivo
109. String Quartet No. 5, H. 268: IV. Lento-Allegro
110. String Quartet No. 6, H. 312: I. Allegro moderato
111. String Quartet No. 6, H. 312: II. Andante
112. String Quartet No. 6, H. 312: III. Allegro
113. String Quartet No. 7 'Concerto da Camera', H. 314: I. Poco allegro
114. String Quartet No. 7 'Concerto da Camera', H. 314: II. Andante
115. String Quartet No. 7 'Concerto da Camera', H. 314: III. Allegro vivo
116. Duo No. 1 '3 Madrigals', H. 313 for Violin and Viola: I. Poco allegro
117. Duo No. 1 '3 Madrigals', H. 313 for Violin and Viola: II. Poco andante
118. Duo No. 1 '3 Madrigals', H. 313 for Violin and Viola: III. Allegro
119. String Trio No. 2, H. 238: I. Allegro
120. String Trio No. 2, H. 238: II. Poco moderato


This extensive collection brings together the complete string quartets of Czech composers Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček and Bohuslav Martinů.

Those by Dvořák chart the evolution of his style, from his interest in Wagnerian music in the years prior to 1870 – String Quartet in D major – to the folk-infused works of his later life, such as the String Quartet in G major Op.106, and show the influence of his time in the United States, with the String Quartet in F Op.96 ‘American’. The quartets of Smetana have a distinctive neo-classical flavour while those of Janáček show strong links to his operatic works. Prolific composer Bohuslav Martinů composed six quartets, of which two were mislaid during the war. One of these, his fifth string quartet, is widely considered to be one of the most pivotal works in the composer’s oeuvre, written in 1938, a year of much upheaval in Martinů’s life. Many of the quartets in the collection hold an emotional dimension, all of which are exquisitely brought to life by the Stamitz Quartet.

Established in 1985, the Stamitz Quartet quickly became known as leading interpreters of Czech repertory. Winners of the 1986 National Broadcasting Union Competition in Salzburg, the Quartet’s rise to fame was meteoric; they have since participated in tours throughout Europe and America and undertaken a variety of recording projects, of which this collection is one.

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