Stamitz Quartet

Complete String Quartets

Komponist: Dvorak,Antonin

• Audio CD

Produktbeschreibung

Given their infrequent appearances on concert programmes, Dvorák's string quartets have done rather well in the recorded catalogues. There are several recordings of the complete cycle of 16 works, which span the composer's career. A couple have been made by native ensembles from the composer's Czech homeland but also a couple more by central-European ensembles such as the Stamitz Quartet, who since their foundation in 1985 have been known as leading interpreters of Czech repertoire. The approach of the Stamitz Quartet is quite different from either the Panocha or Prague ensembles, noted David Hurwitz in Classics Today: 'more relaxed, less rhythmically charged, and gracious in an old-world sort of way... The group also gives unusual stature to the somewhat formally scattered early works, particularly the monstrous Third Quartet, which at 72 minutes has to be just about the all-time longest string quartet that ostensibly observes the rules of classical form.' Taken as a whole, the quartets chart the evolution of Dvorák's style, from his interest in Wagnerian music in the years prior to 1870 - in the 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'. If the only Dvorák quartet that you're familiar with is the 'American', then this set will provide an embarkation point for what should prove an immensely fruitful musical journey. The late quartets in particular are shaped by the oscillations between varied weather and song that sit at the heart of the three late symphonies. According to the Taipei Times, this set is 'a feast for a lifetime. They're gorgeously warm and evocative recordings, and no one could possibly go wrong in choosing them...this remains an astonishing bargain.' This reissue includes full programme notes on each work. Reissue of a successful Brilliant Classics box set. Includes the complete string quartets (of course featuring the ever popular American Quartet) as well as the shorter works for string quartet, music which speaks of the beauty of Bohemia, the woods, the streams, the flowers and the rich folklore. Played by the Czech Stamitz Quartet, who have the idiom for this music in their blood. Highly rated in the press: "9/9, warmth and richness, highly rewarding" (Classicstoday.com).

Produktdetails

• Anzahl: 10 Audio CDs
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2017
• Hersteller: Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH / Brilliant Classics,
• EAN: 5028421954981
• Artikelnr.: 48881580

Trackliste

CD 1
1	Streichquartett Nr. 3 D-Dur B 18
2	2. Andantino	00:17:30
3	3. Allegro energico	00:14:47
4	4. Finale: Allegretto	00:13:38
CD 2
1	Streichquartett Nr. 2 B-Dur B 17
2	2. Largo	00:15:28
3	3. Allegro con brio	00:06:56
4	4. Finale: Andante - Allegro giusto - Allegro con fuoco	00:15:16
5	Quartettsatz a-moll B 40 A
CD 3
1	Streichquartett Nr. 8 E-Dur op. 80 B 57
2	2. Andante con moto	00:07:43
3	3. Allegretto scherzando	00:05:18
4	4. Finale: Allegro con brio	00:08:15
5	Cypresses B 152 (Liebeslieder Nr. 1-12) (Für Streichquartett)
6	Nr. 2 Death reigns: Allegro ma non troppo	00:02:17
7	Nr. 3 When thy sweet glances: Andante con moto	00:02:37
8	Nr. 4 Never will love lead us: Poco adagio	00:06:01
9	Nr. 5 Here gaze I: Andante	00:03:25
10	Nr. 6 O charming, golden rose: Andante moderato	00:02:36
11	Nr. 7 I wander oft: Andante con moto	00:02:06
12	Nr. 8 In deepest forest glade: Lento	00:03:05
13	Nr. 9 Thou only dear once: Moderato	00:02:53
14	Nr. 10 There stands an ancient rock: Andante maestoso	00:02:14
15	Nr. 11 Nature lies peaceful: Allegro scherzando	00:02:34
16	Nr. 12 You are asking why: Allegro animato	00:02:44
CD 4
1	Streichquartett Nr. 4 e-moll B 19
2	2. Andante religioso	00:08:44
3	3. Allegro con brio	00:11:41
4	Quartettsatz F-Dur B 120	00:09:27
CD 5
1	Streichquartett Nr. 5 f-moll op. 9 B 37
2	2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto	00:10:00
3	3. Tempo di valse	00:03:49
4	4. Finale: Allegro molto	00:07:50
5	Streichquartett Nr. 6 a-moll op. 12 B 40
6	2. Poco allegro	00:07:34
7	3. Poco adagio	00:08:34
8	4. Finale: Allegro molto	00:09:14
CD 6
1	Streichquartett Nr. 1 A-Dur op. 2 B 8
2	2. Andante affetuoso ed appassionato	00:10:34
3	3. Allegro scherzando	00:05:50
4	4. Finale: Allegro animato	00:10:35
5	Terzett für 2 Violinen und Viola C-Dur op. 74 B 149
6	2. Larghetto	00:05:55
7	3. Scherzo: Vivace	00:04:29
8	4. Thema con variazioni, poco adagio	00:05:25
CD 7
1	Streichquartett Nr. 11 C-Dur op. 61 B 121
2	2. Poco adagio e molto cantabile	00:07:34
3	3. Scherzo	00:08:39
4	4. Finale: Vivace	00:08:02
5	Walzer op. 54 Nr. 1-8 B 105 (Auszug)
6	Nr. 2 Allegro vivace	00:02:45
CD 8
1	Streichquartett Nr. 9 d-moll op. 34 B 75
2	2. Alla Polka	00:06:49
3	3. Adagio	00:07:14
4	4. Finale: Poco allegro	00:07:04
5	Streichquartett Nr. 7 a-moll op. 16 B 45
6	2. Andante cantabile	00:07:50
7	3. Allegro scherzando	00:04:30
8	4. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo	00:07:29
CD 9
1	Streichquartett Nr. 10 Es-Dur op. 51 B 92
2	2. Dumka (Elegie)	00:08:37
3	3. Romanze: Andante con moto	00:07:36
4	4. Finale: Allegro assai	00:07:33
5	Streichquartett Nr. 14 As-Dur op. 105 B 193
6	2. Molto vivace	00:06:15
7	3. Lento e molto cantabile	00:09:00
8	4. Allegro non tanto	00:11:36
CD 10
1	Streichquartett Nr. 12 F-Dur op. 96 "Amerikanisches Quartett" B 179
2	2. Lento	00:08:35
3	3. Molto vivace	00:03:58
4	4. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo	00:05:47
5	Streichquartett Nr. 13 G-Dur op. 106 B 192
6	2. Adagio ma non troppo	00:10:34
7	3. Molto vivace	00:07:21
8	4. Finale: Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco	00:11:19