Merel Quartet - Dvořák: String Quartets No. 12 Op. 96 "American" & No. 13 Op. 106 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 American: I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 American: II. Lento
03. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 American: III. Molto vivace
04. String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 American: IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo
05. Cypresses, B. 152: XI. Allegro scherzando
06. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: I. Allegro moderato
07. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: II. Adagio ma non troppo
08. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: III. Molto vivace
09. String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: IV. Finale. Andante sostenuto. Allegro con fuoco
10. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 From the New World: II. Largo (Arr. for String Quartet by Rafael Rosenfeld)

With its new Dvořák recording, the Merel Quartet presents a powerful, stylistically rich portrait of a composer who is still regarded today as the epitome of musical humanism. Antonín Dvořák combined melodic immediacy, harmonic inventiveness and an unmistakable warmth of expression in his chamber music. This recording brings together central works from his late creative phase and complements them with two precious rarities in delightful arrangements for string quartet.