Helena Sucharova-Weiser, Vlach Quartet Prague - Dvorak, A.: Piano Quartets (2009)

Tracklist

01. Piano Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 23: I. Allegro moderato
02. Piano Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 23: II. Andantino con variazioni
03. Piano Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 23: III. Finale. Allegretto scherzando
04. Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87, B. 162: I. Allegro con fuoco
05. Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87, B. 162: II. Lento
06. Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87, B. 162: III. Allegro moderato, grazioso
07. Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87, B. 162: IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo

Dvorák’s two piano quartets stand beside those of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schumann as important contributions to the chamber music repertoire.

Enlivened by Czech inflections, the elegant charm of the First, with its marvellous set of variations and combined scherzo-and-finale last movement, contrasts with the more serious and weighty character of the Second, where an expressive theme for cello in the slow movement and a lyrical scherzo in waltz-time lighten the prevailing mood.

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