Smetana,Janacek,Martinu - Complete String Quartets - Stamitz Quartet

• $45.99

• SKU: 37857
• Availability: In Stock
• Label(s): Brilliant Classics
• Band: Stamitz Quartet
• Year of release: 2005
• 5 CD Set

• Composer Bedrich Smetana, Bohuslav Martinu, Leos Janacek

After the great success of the complete string quartets of Dvorak, played by the Czech Stamitz Quartet (Brilliant Classics 99949), this awardwinning quartet plays here the complete string quartets of their compatriots Smetana, Janacek and Martinu. A fascinating journey through the rich musical history of Czech Republic, from the full blooded romantic quartets of Bedrich Smetana, through the highly personal language of Leos Janacek to the quartets of Bohuslav Martinu, a 20th century master of unbridled energy and impetus. In all these works the eternal and omnipresent spirit of Czech folk music is apparent, either be it obvious or hidden.

CD1
Smetana String Quartets 1 & 2
Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)
STRING QUARTET No. 1 in E minaor “From my Life”
1. Allegro vivo appassionato 8:09
2. Allegro moderato a la Polka 5:54
3. Largo sostenuto 9:26
4. Vivace 6:24
STRING QUARTET No. 2 in D minor
5. Allegro 5:02
6. Allegro moderato 5:59
7. Allegro non piu moderato 4:57
8. Presto-allegro 2:54

Total: 49:14

Stamitz Quartet
Bohuslav Matousek, violin I
Josef Kekula, violin II
Jan Peruska, viola
Vladimir Leixner, cello
Recording: October 1990, Prague

CD2
JANÁCEK String Quartets 1 & 2
LEOS JANÁCEK (1854-1928)
STRING QUARTET No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
1. Adagio 3:56
2. Con moto 4:15
3. Con moto-vivo-andante 3:48
4. Con moto (adagio)-piu mosso 4:51
STRING QUARTET No. 2 “Intimate Letters” (Intime Briefe)
5. Andante-con moto-allegro 6:04
6. Adagio-vivace 5:53
7. Moderato-adagio-allegro 6:04
8. Allegro-andante-Adagio 7:23

Total: 42:50

Stamitz Quartet
Bohuslav Matousek, violin I
Josef Kekula, violin II
Jan Peruska, viola
Vladimir Leixner, cello
Recording: October 1988, Prague

CD3
martinu String Quartets 1-2-3
BOHUSLAV MARTINU (1890-1959)
STRING QUARTET No. 1 (1918)
1. Moderato-allegro ma non troppo 9:35
2. Andante moderato 7:32
3. Allegro non troppo 10:14
4. Allegro con brio 12:41
STRING QUARTET No. 2 (1925)
5. Moderato-allegro vivace 7:20
6. Andante 6:13
7. Allegro 5:54
STRING QUARTET No. 3 (1929)
8. Allegro 4:09
9. Andante 4:49
10. Vivo 3:20

Total: 72:44

Stamitz Quartet
Bohuslav Matousek, violin I
Josef Kekula, violin II
Jan Peruska, viola
Vladimir Leixner, cello
Recording: 1990, Prague

CD4
martinu String Quartets 4-5-6
BOHUSLAV MARTINU (1890-1959)
STRING QUARTET No. 4 Concerto da Camera, (1937)
1. Allegro poco moderato 5:30
2. Allegro scherzando 3:30
3. Adagio 6:33
4. Allegro 4:07
STRING QUARTET No. 5 (1938)
5. Allegro ma non troppo 5:55
6. Adagio 6:19
7. Allegro vivo 5:30
8. Lento, allegro 8:20
STRING QUARTET No. 6 (1946)
9. Allegro moderato 6:36
10. Andante 7:29
11. Allegro 7:50

Total: 68:40

Stamitz Quartet
Bohuslav Matousek, violin I
Josef Kekula, violin II
Jan Peruska, viola
Vladimir Leixner, cello
Recording: 1990, Prague

CD5
MARTINU String Quartet No. 7 / Madrigals / String Trio
BOHUSLAV MARTINU (1890-1959)
STRING QUARTET No. 7 (Concerto da Camera, 1947)
1. Poco allegro 7:06
2. Andante 7:55
3. Allegro vivo 6:00
MADRIGALS for Violin & Viola (1947)
4. Poco allegro 4:22
5. Poco andante 5:58
6. Allegro 5:36
STRING TRIO (1934)
7. Allegro 7:49
8. Poco moderato 6:50

Total: 52:20

Stamitz Quartet
Bohuslav Matousek, violin I
Josef Kekula, violin II
Jan Peruska, viola
Vladimir Leixner, cello
Recording: 1990, Prague