Beethoven & Mozart - String Quartets
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Label: Supraphon
Cat No: SU42212
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 19th May 2017
Contents
Works
String Quartet no.1 in F major, op.18 no.1String Quartet no.2 in G major, op.18 no.2
String Quartet no.3 in D major, op.18 no.3
String Quartet no.4 in C minor, op.18 no.4
String Quartet no.5 in A major, op.18 no.5
String Quartet no.6 in B flat major, op.18 no.6
String Quartet no.7 in F major, op.59 no.1 'Razumovsky'
String Quartet no.14 in C sharp minor, op.131
String Quartet no.15 in D minor, K421 ('Haydn Quartet' no.2)
Artists
Vlach QuartetWorks
String Quartet no.1 in F major, op.18 no.1String Quartet no.2 in G major, op.18 no.2
String Quartet no.3 in D major, op.18 no.3
String Quartet no.4 in C minor, op.18 no.4
String Quartet no.5 in A major, op.18 no.5
String Quartet no.6 in B flat major, op.18 no.6
String Quartet no.7 in F major, op.59 no.1 'Razumovsky'
String Quartet no.14 in C sharp minor, op.131
String Quartet no.15 in D minor, K421 ('Haydn Quartet' no.2)
Artists
Vlach QuartetAbout
Two exciting quartets, the Smetana and the Vlach, were active in Prague, ensembles whose difference represented an inspiring polarity of approaches to music interpretation. Ivan Medek thus described the personality of Josef Vlach, who with kindness and authority alike formed the quartet’s soul: “Similarly to Talich, Vlach was not a scholarly artist. Yet he possessed a remarkable ability, an acute sense for that which is really strong and communicative in music. His intellect seemed to be constantly fed from an immense source of profound emotional inspiration.”
The Vlach Quartet recorded Beethoven’s quartets within 10 years (1960-70). Given the year in which it was recorded, 1956, the “bonus” Mozart Quartet in D minor is one of the ensemble’s oldest recordings made soon after their victory in Liège. The presented Beethoven tracks are merely part of the Vlach Quartet’s remarkable legacy, which encompasses quartet works by Czech composers (Dvořák, Suk, Janáček, etc.), as well as by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Ravel. And after you have listened to the fourth disc of this compilation, there will be more to look forward to.
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