Zemlinsky Quartet - Smetana: String Quartets (2025) [Hi-Res] [Dolby Atmos]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life”: I. Allegro vivo appassionato
02. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life”: II. Allegro moderato à la Polka
03. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life”: III. Largo sostenuto
04. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life”: IV. Vivace
05. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: I. Allegro
06. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: II. Allegro moderato. Andante cantabile
07. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: III. Allegro non più moderato ma agitato e con fuoco
08. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: IV. Finale. Presto
09. The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100: Dance of Comedians (Transcription for String Quartet by Petr Holman)



An homage to Czech music with Smetana'sString Quartets performed by theCzech Zemlinsky quartetincluding an arrangement for string quartet of "The Dance of Comedians" from the opera The Bartered Bride by Petr Holman.

Smetana's two string quartets could be said to be the first programmatic chamber music pieces ever written. The first quartet is a remarkable work with a very strong connection to Czech musicians. It belongs among the real treasures of Czech chamber music. The main characteristic of the second quartet is its intensity of musical ideas, as the composer was deaf and close to the end of his life. The Dance of Comedians illustrates the famous era of Smetana \u0301s being considered the Czech national composer.

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