The Smetana Quartet, The Panocha Quartet, The Škampa Quartet - The Best of Czech Classics - String Quartets (2010)
Artist: The Smetana Quartet, The Panocha Quartet, The Škampa Quartet
Title: The Best of Czech Classics - String Quartets
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 39:52
Total Size: 1.1 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: The Best of Czech Classics - String Quartets
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 39:52
Total Size: 1.1 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life": I. Allegro vivo appassionato (00:07:33)
02. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life": II. Allegro moderato a la polka (00:05:25)
03. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life": III. Largo sostenuto (00:08:44)
04. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, JB 1:105 "From My Life": IV. Finale. Vivace - Meno presto (00:06:01)
05. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: I. Allegro - Molto moderato (00:05:30)
06. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: II. Allegro moderato - Andante cantabile (00:05:40)
07. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: III. Allegro non piú moderato, ma agitato e con fuoco (00:04:33)
08. String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: IV. Finale. Presto - Allegro (00:02:43)
09. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 "Slavonic": I. Allegro, ma non troppo (00:10:45)
10. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 "Slavonic": II. Elegia. Andante con moto (00:07:23)
11. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 "Slavonic": III. Romanza. Andante con moto (00:06:14)
12. String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92 "Slavonic": IV. Finale. Allegro assai (00:07:04)
13. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": I. Allegro ma non troppo (00:09:10)
14. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": II. Lento (00:07:49)
15. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": III. Molto vivace (00:03:52)
16. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo (00:05:12)
17. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 193: I. Allegro moderato (00:09:20)
18. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 193: II. Adagio ma non troppo (00:10:50)
19. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 193: III. Molto vivace (00:07:10)
20. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 193: IV. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco (00:11:05)
21. Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale Saint Wenceslas, Op. 35a (00:06:04)
22. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: I. Fugue. Largo mysterioso (00:13:32)
23. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: II. Fantasia. Allegro passionato ma non troppo presto (00:17:07)
24. String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio con moto (00:03:55)
25. String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": II. Con moto (00:04:09)
26. String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": III. Con moto - Vivo - Andante (00:03:40)
27. String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata": IV. Con moto (00:05:06)
28. String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": I. Andante - Con moto - Allegro (00:05:54)
29. String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": II. Adagio - Vivace (00:05:35)
30. String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": III. Moderato - Adagio - Allegro (00:05:32)
31. String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters": IV. Allegro - Andante (00:07:15)
Total length: 03:39:52
Label: SUPRAPHON a.s.
Performers:
The Smetana Quartet
The Panocha Quartet & The Škampa Quartet
The string quartet is a genre that was neglected by few great composers of the Romantic era, and the Czech masters contributed a number of significant works to its international repertoire.
Smetana’s quartet “From My Life,” Dvorák’s “American” quartet and Janácek’s “Intimate Letters” rank among the mature works of their composers and have become essential repertoire for quartets throughout the world.
Furthermore, Dvorák and Suk founded an uninterrupted interpretational tradition which gave rise to a number of world-famous Czech ensembles.
A direct line of descent can be traced from the Smetana Quartet, which has performed Smetana’s music on hundreds of concert stages, to the Panocha Quartet, which has recorded a highly esteemed recording of the complete Dvorák quartets, and also to the Škampa Quartet, whose Janácek seethes with inimitable raw energy.
This compilation offers the best known works of the Czech quartet repertoire performed by the greatest masters of the art.
Smetana’s quartet “From My Life,” Dvorák’s “American” quartet and Janácek’s “Intimate Letters” rank among the mature works of their composers and have become essential repertoire for quartets throughout the world.
Furthermore, Dvorák and Suk founded an uninterrupted interpretational tradition which gave rise to a number of world-famous Czech ensembles.
A direct line of descent can be traced from the Smetana Quartet, which has performed Smetana’s music on hundreds of concert stages, to the Panocha Quartet, which has recorded a highly esteemed recording of the complete Dvorák quartets, and also to the Škampa Quartet, whose Janácek seethes with inimitable raw energy.
This compilation offers the best known works of the Czech quartet repertoire performed by the greatest masters of the art.
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